The Red Sox, Astros, and Yankees haven’t gone anywhere, but the rest of baseball’s playoff picture is growing ever murkier. Manny Machado’s a Dodger now, but there’s plenty of time for more deals before the trade deadline. And there’s a lot to look forward to in the second half, including Matt Harvey’s resurgence and Edwin Díaz’s record-setting pace.
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MLB Midseason 2018
The All-Star break has come and gone, and there’s a lot of baseball to discuss
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July 20, 2018
The 2018 MLB Playoff Race Doesn’t Have to Be Boring
For the first time in the four-wild-card era, more than half of MLB teams at the All-Star break were clearly playoff or non-playoff clubs—but quality without quantity isn’t a bad thing
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July 20, 2018
The 2018 MLB Midseason Awards
Mike Trout is good (shocker), Jacob deGrom deserves two awards, and the NL has an MVP mess that may be even more difficult to predict than which of the league’s teams will make the playoffs
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July 19, 2018
The Oakland A’s Are Giving Us an AL Playoff Race
The newest AL contender is winning with an underappreciated lineup, dominant bullpen, and close-game luck—in other words, they’re chasing the Mariners using Seattle’s own formula
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July 19, 2018
The Ringer Staff’s 2018 MLB Second-Half Predictions
Did someone say Matt Harvey in the World Series???
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July 18, 2018
The Modern-Day Duo That’s Chasing Ruth and Gehrig
Cleveland infielders José Ramírez and Francisco Lindor are on a historic WAR pace for position-player teammates. How do they compare to the GOAT Yankees tandem?
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July 18, 2018
The 2018 MLB Midseason Power Rankings
The Red Sox, Astros, and Yankees haven’t gone anywhere, but the rest of baseball’s playoff picture is growing ever murkier
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July 18, 2018
Why Manny Machado Makes the Dodgers a World Series Favorite
The acquisition of the Orioles infielder could mean that the World Series is L.A.-bound
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July 17, 2018
The 2018 Red Sox Might Be the Best in Franchise History
In the regular season, at least. Thanks to a few key factors that call back to the last best Boston team, the Sox are on a record-setting win pace.