Author: Chris Bello

It’s almost deadline day. Which should jumble next Saturday’s rankings. Certain teams believe their buyers and will ill-advisedly add. (I’m looking at you, Minnesota.) Certain teams who are on the cusp may swing for the fences and be rewarded. (I’m looking at you, Pirates.) Then there are the sellers, who will look to sell off pieces in hopes of a brighter future. There...

Matt Damon is Odysseus. Noah Kahan is on tour. And the Red Sox won 15 in a row to get back in the playoff race. It’s truly a Boston summer. The Sox have won 16 of their last 17 games and sprung into the wild card race. Once viewed as sellers this deadline, Boston instead has positioned themselves to add and go for a pennant in a weak American League. If they were to add, Boston could...

The Mets selected left-handed pitcher Shane Sdao with their fourth-round draft pick in the 2026 draft. Sdao is a native of Montgomery, Texas, and pitched for Texas A&M from 2023-2026. The lefty pitched to a 7.03 ERA in 2026, but struck out 83 batters in 71 1/3 innings. The former Aggie has a strong two-pitch arsenal. His fastball sits in the 92-94 range, but has touched 97 miles per hour....

The 2026 MLB draft is here. Day one of the 62nd annual draft will begin in Philadelphia at 1 PM, where all 30 teams will make selections through round four of the draft. Coverage of the draft will begin on NBC and Peacock at 1:00 p.m., providing viewers with a pre-draft show until the White Sox make the first overall selection in the draft at 1:30 p.m. Picks one through ten will be shown on NBC...