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What a tremendous time to be a fan of baseball. We have Spring Training underway, getting an early look at how our beloved teams will shape up this season. And on top of that, the World Baseball Classic is officially underway. This means everywhere we look, there’s baseball to watch and talk about, and all before the regular season gets going at the end of this month.
We’ve got lots of little WBC tidbits in today’s news, plus some discussion of baseball’s top prospects, and one major league pitcher who might be starting to worry his team.
It’s Friday, so grab a coffee, kick back, and get your daily dose of baseball news in.
- Michael Baumann makes some hasty judgements about the Team USA lineup.
- Kevin McGonigle is one of the hottest prospects in baseball. How long should the Tigers wait before bringing him to the big leagues? Story by Dan Szymborski.
- Paul Casella shares that it didn’t take long for Jesus Luzardo to abandon his promise of not relying on the ABS challenge system.
- Mike Petriello ranks all 30 clubs into 9 tiers.
- Ryan Phillips makes some bold predictions for the World Baseball Classic.
- Evan Drellich wonders how the exit of Tony Clark is going to impact the union with a looming lockout coming. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Michael McCarthy looks a bit deeper into the Benetti announcement.
- It might be a bit early to worry, but Roki Sasaki isn’t having a great Spring Training. Story by Michael Baumann.
- Ben Clemens gets deep into the nerdy baseball math.
- Keegan Matheston offers some fun storylines to follow with the Blue Jays this season.
- Speaking of the Jays, watch their recent Spring Training game end on an ABS challenge. Story by Theo DeRosa.
- Tim Capurso and Ryan Phillips put together an All-Time World Baseball Classic roster.
- Team USA narrowly edges out Team Japan as the odds-on favorite to win the WBC reports Doug Greenberg.
- Grant Brisbee ranks all the teams participating in the WBC. (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Card collectors, get ready.
- Davy Andrews offers some WBC rooting options for Pool C and Pool D.
- The Brewers now have the hottest farm system in baseball. (MLB Staff)
- Kyle Koster explains Team Korea’s sweet but meaningful home run celebration.
- Astros’ Jeremy Pena will miss the WBC after fracturing his finger. (ESPN)
- Jayson Stark asking an important question: will the ABS kill managerial ejections? (The Athletic subscription required.)
- Cutch is leaving Pittsburgh!
And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.
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