2026 Guardians: Hits Wanted
The Guardians can’t hit. Fortunately for them and their .229 team average, they haven’t needed to.
Bob Moffitt
60 Games In: Twins Could Make A Run
Advertisements space is available. Email Thespitter.editor@gmail.com for details Seven guys for the Minnesota Twins are hitting between .245 and .261. That should be good enough to have a winning record. Catcher Ryan Jeffers was hitting .295 to lead the team until he broke a bone in his hand. Orlando Arcia is hitting .281, but that’s 40 points above his career
Read more2026 Mariners At The Quarter Pole
Advertisements The Mariners have been unable to sustain anything resembling a real winning streak. Their longest is two. The fact that they are only four games below .500 is encouraging given that Cal Raleigh’s production has been dreadful (.161 ave., 7 Hrs, 57 strikeouts) is on the Injured List. He wasn’t doing anything before going 0-38 with an oblique strain.
Read more2026 Athletics At The Quarter Pole
Advertisements Sacramento is on track to be pretty good when the team moves into its new home in Las Vegas. Yes, the city hosting a team deserves to have its name attached. Shame on you MLB for allowing the owners to just call them the Athletics. Sacramento has bombed its way to first place, but two games over .500 is
Read more2026 Astros At The Quarter Pole
Advertisements In honor of the Preakness Stakes running today, here’s a look at the Houston Astros season so far. The Astros have nothing in common with the entrants in Baltimore. They are slowwwwwww. Who’s leading off? It doesn’t matter because no one is young enough, fast enough, or on base enough to steal a bag. They have 16 all told
Read moreMilwaukee Brewers 2026 Forecast
The starters get them 65 percent of the way there. The bullpen holds on as best as it can. The offense struggles. Lots of one-run games here.
Read more2026 Preview: N.L. Central
One NL Central team is the result of four years of drafting and trading at the minor league level. There are so many questions. The price of experience will be steep. A 70-win should be considered a success.
Read moreSt. Louis Cardinals 2026 Forecast
Advertisements In St. Louis JJ Wetherholt will be asked to lead the offense. The rookie hit .306 in two minor league seasons. He has 30 homer, 30 stolen base ability. He could be one of the game’s future stars. Jordan Walker, Iván Herrera, Masyn Winn, Nathan Church, Nolan Gorman, Thomas Saggese and Victor Scott are all 25 years old or
Read moreThe Reds Are In First And They Can’t Hit. How Are They Doing It?
How are they doing it? There are answers. Luck seems to be one. Is it working? Yes. Sustainable? Probably not.
Read moreHow Networks Killed Baseball
What in the hell am I paying for? No idea. It certainly isn’t consistent baseball coverage.
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