Day: June 7, 2026

There are few certainties in life. The sun rises in the east. Pitchers eventually get hurt. And at some point every offseason, the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres are going to make a trade that leaves the rest of the league staring at the transaction log wondering if they accidentally opened last year's file. I'm not kidding. By my unofficial count, over half of Kansas City's trades in recent seasons have involved...

Re-sign numbers are out. The draft is less than a week away. Front offices are working the phones. Owners are staring nervously at spreadsheets. And somewhere, at least one general manager is trying to convince himself that a .199 hitter making nearly $400,000 a year is actually a market inefficiency. Baseball is back. The biggest story so far isn't a trade. It isn't a draft rumor. It's the reaction to the new contract calculation system. For...