Ohtani Isn't Losing the MVP to PCA. He's Losing It to His Knee
Ohtani's MVP odds have cratered. The real culprit isn't Crow-Armstrong's monster August — it's a knee, a biceps, and a swing that hasn't looked right in weeks.
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Ohtani Struck Out Four Straight. Nobody's Fine.
Ohtani struck out four straight times as the Dodgers blew three leads to a Cardinals team playing out the string. Dave Roberts isn't calling it a fluke.
The Dodgers' Real Red Flag Isn't Their Pitching
Everyone's watching the Dodgers' rotation for an October collapse. The lineup that ranked 21st in wRC+ and went 2-14 against playoff arms is the real problem.
The 'LA Doesn't Care' Argument Meets the Attendance Data
Every August, someone declares LA a bad sports town. Colin Cowherd pulled the attendance numbers this time, and we checked them ourselves first.
Chris Sale and Yamamoto Are Both Lying to Their ERA
Chris Sale is 2.20 and losing. Yamamoto is 2.61 and rising. Tonight in Atlanta, only one of those numbers is telling the truth about a sweep on the line.
Tommy John Dies at 83, Leaves Behind More Than a Surgery
Tommy John won 288 games across 26 seasons, but the elbow surgery bearing his name outgrew the man himself decades ago. He died Saturday at 83.
Tarik Skubal Doesn't Sympathize, and He's Right
Tarik Skubal told outraged Tigers fans he doesn't sympathize with anyone who blames the Dodgers. He's not wrong. That's exactly what makes it sting.
The Dodgers Just Broke Baseball's Betting Market
The Dodgers are +150 to win the World Series in mid-August. Only the Yankees are inside +600. That's not a betting line, that's MLB admitting the season's over.
Max Muncy Just Broke Dodger Stadium's Home Run Record
Max Muncy's pinch-hit, 426-foot blast set the Dodger Stadium home run record. It's also fresh evidence the A's badly misjudged what they let go.
24 Teams Are Still Alive for the MLB Playoffs
Twenty-four MLB teams sit within six games of a playoff spot in mid-August, and the trade deadline's biggest names all landed on contenders, not rebuilders.
MLB's Salary Floor Is the Bait, Not the Point
MLB's $245.3M cap and $171.2M floor look like fairness, but the math only asks one side to actually change, and it isn't ownership footing that bill.
Dodgers' Losing Streak Hits Six After Cubs Sweep
The Dodgers just traded for Tarik Skubal and lost six straight anyway. The Cubs completed the sweep, and no deadline arm was going to fix this.
Tarik Skubal's Dodgers Debut Made Detroit's Return Look Even Worse
Tarik Skubal allowed one true mistake in six innings against the Cubs. For a two-time Cy Young winner traded for three prospects, that's the whole argument.
Dodgers Add Skubal. The Luxury Tax Did Nothing.
The Dodgers just added a two-time reigning Cy Young winner to a roster that already has Ohtani. The luxury tax was built to stop exactly this. It didn't.
Everyone Knows Skubal's a Dodger. The Tigers Don't.
Prediction markets and Jeff Passan both have the Dodgers favored to land Tarik Skubal. Detroit hasn't opened serious trade talks yet. That gap is the story.
The Dodgers Are Shopping at Both Ends of the Market
The Dodgers are chasing two pitchers at once, the Mets already sold, and the Red Sox got burned before Curtis Mead ever played a game this season.
Ohtani's Return Comes Down to One Joint, Says Friedman
Friedman said Ohtani 'would be pitching right now' if not for the knee. That specificity, not a vague shutdown, is the real update on the two-way experiment.
Tarik Skubal Trade Talk Is Detroit's White Flag
Rival execs tell Jeff Passan the Tigers want to trade Tarik Skubal, not that they have to. Five days before the deadline, that distinction says everything.
ABS Caught the Bad Call. The Rulebook Buried It.
MLB's automated strike system proved an umpire wrong on a 96 mph pitch to Brett Baty, then let the call stand because the Dodgers had no challenges left.
Tarik Skubal Trade Talk: Three Truths, Zero Answers
Skubal doesn't want to go. Hinch won't say. Rival execs expect Detroit to keep him if it keeps winning. All three are honest. None has the answer yet.
Dodger Deadline Theater Is Running Again
The Dodgers told reporters they're fine without Tarik Skubal. Rival GMs aren't buying it. Here's why LA's disinterest is exactly how this plays out.
The Dodgers Say Ohtani's Fine. That's the Problem.
Ohtani's knee kept him out of the All-Star Game in Philadelphia. The Dodgers say he'll be fine. They've said that before about this same knee.
The Framework Doesn't Fit: Shohei Ohtani's 0.74 ERA Is Exposing a Hole in Baseball Analytics
Ohtani's 0.74 ERA through 10 starts puts him next to deGrom 2021 and Marichal 1966. The data isn't just historic — it's exposing a flaw in how we calculate player value.
Shohei Ohtani Is Playing in a Tier of One
Ohtani carries a 0.74 ERA through 10 starts and leads all of baseball with a 1.215 OPS. Naveen Iyer makes the case for a player who has moved beyond comparison.
Gamblers Threatened Tanner Scott's Wife. MLB Cashed In.
Gamblers sent Maddie Scott death threats after a Tanner Scott blown save. MLB collected $235M in sportsbook deals and Manfred refused prop bet restrictions.
Ohtani Hit a Homer AND Threw 6 No-Hit Innings Last Night
Shohei Ohtani hit a 424-foot leadoff homer in the 1st inning, then went out and threw six no-hit innings — a modern-era first. His ERA now sits at 0.82.