Preboarding, Part 2: What you might call breakout players
Plus: 5 World Baseball Classic battles of note
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Bandwagon Preboarding: Picking MLB players to make the leap in 2026
Hey, hope everyone has been enjoying early World Baseball Classic action. We’ll get to some fun stuff from that in the bits and bobs. First, though, we’re kicking into full preview mode this week at Bandwagon HQ. Today I’ve got Part 1 of what I’m calling
Keep Slides Weird
Somewhere around the summer of 2023, I developed a nagging feeling that the slides in Major League Baseball games were better. By better, I didn’t mean cleaner or more fundamentally sound, but I recognize that was the most obvious way to understand the hypothesis. And by that reading, it
An early spring training study guide
Good morning from the middle of a blizzard, it’s going to feel especially notable that baseball is on TV today. As promised in last week’s essay on the rise of game-calling from the dugout, I’ve got bonus bits and bobs for you today, with a full
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The call is coming from inside the dugout
On a potentially revolutionary strategy shift. Plus: An announcement about the newsletter
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What if baseball were the Olympics?
Skills that matter, and the MLB stars who would stand on the podium. Plus: Injury reveals and beat writers
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The Pirates of promise
The No. 1 prospect in baseball is about to join Paul Skenes in Pittsburgh. Will it matter? Plus: Framber Valdez, bidets and ... insurance?
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A brief history of the early opt-out
Pillow contracts have become trampoline deals
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Shh, the offseason is still on
The Mets, a wish list for the rest of the winter, and Stuff
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The Dodgers are flying first-class
Status envy, the salary cap debate and fans
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Albuquerque
Alex Bregman, Carlos Beltrán and our acceptance of living on the edge
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Tommy Pham is the MVP of baseball access journalism
Plus: Venezuelan baseball impact, head-scratching deals for Japanese stars and Kyle Tucker's market