Day: June 1, 2026

There are days when a trade comes across my desk and I immediately start writing. There are days when I spend an hour digging through statistics, contracts, scouting reports, and organizational trends trying to understand what just happened. And then there are days like today. The St. Louis Cardinals traded Luis Sojo to the Florida Marlins for Gary Disarcina. Seriously. What am I supposed to do with this? This...

The Cincinnati Reds are in unfamiliar territory. Not because they're drafting in the first round. They're always around. Not because they're bad. They're very much not. What's unusual is seeing Cincinnati picking this high after the type of season they just had. This is a franchise accustomed to competing. And honestly, they did plenty of that last season. Division winners. Top three in most offensive categories. Top three in most starting...