Rounding up the best from our sister sites
Another week of baseball is in the books, and another week of excellent writing from our SB Nation sister sites that will give you some great reading material to enjoy on a chill Sunday.
AL East
Pinstripe Alley (New York Yankees): Jeff Middleton looks at how the return of Clarke Schmidt to the Yankees’ rotation offers some much-needed relief for their injured roster .
Bluebird Banter (Toronto Blue Jays): Tom Dakers rounds up who has been hot and who has been cold for Blue Jays this month .
Camden Chat (Baltimore Orioles): Alex Church explains why the Orioles bullpen can’t be expected to constantly save the day from the flailing starting rotation.
DRaysBay (Tampa Bay Rays): Adam Sanford spotlights pitcher Shane Baz as the player of the series.
Over The Monster (Boston Red Sox): Matthew Gross believes that the 2025 Red Sox are poised for a break out.
AL Central
South Side Sox (Chicago White Sox): Leigh Allan offers some commentary on the White Sox season and the team ownership.
Twinkie Town (Minnesota Twins): Benjamin Jones wonders if its possible for the floundering Twins to save their season .
Royals Review (Kansas City Royals): Jacob Milham suggests that the Royals “can’t hit water in a fountain,” and with all these AL teams struggling and slumping, that should spell good news for the Tigers.
Covering the Corner (Cleveland Guardians): Quincy Wheeler is learning how to eat crow when it comes to certain Guardians players .
AL West
Lookout Landing (Seattle Mariners): Brenbee Everfolly assesses how the Mariners’ win-loss record has shifted and how their season has progressed so far .
Crawfish Boxes (Houston Astros): Cody Poage wonders if Jeremy Pena could be an above-average hitter, and how it might happen .
Lone Star Ball (Texas Rangers): Adam J. Morris takes a moment to check in on some former Rangers to see how they’re doing.
Athletics Nation (Athletics): Nico explains why, in baseball, the glass can always be half full.
NL East
The Good Phight (Philadelphia Phillies): The Smarty Jones would like everyone to please calm down about Jeff Hoffman .
Amazin’ Avenue (New York Mets): Lukas Vlahos offers a final grade on the Mets’ very expensive offseason.
Federal Baseball (Washington Nationals): Sam Sallick would like to know why the Washington Nationals can’t build a competent bullpen.
Battery Power (Atlanta Braves): DJourn offers us a crystal-ball level look at how the Braves’ 2025 season is going to play out.
NL Central
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Chicago Cubs): Al Yellon explains why MLB’s adjusted weather policies are even less fan-friendly than ever before .
Brew Crew Ball (Milwaukee Brewers): Adam Zimmer wonders if Brice Turang’s breakout is legit. Tigers’ fans, unfortunately, got to see it in action this week.
Red Reporter (Cincinnati Reds): Wick Terrell assesses the best move the Reds made this offseason.
Bucs Dugout (Pittsburgh Pirates): Jaiman White tries to determine just how bad the Pirates’ offensive struggles are.
Viva El Birdos (St. Louis Cardinals): George Bowles offers up some Cardinals-themed haikus for the month of April , and I couldn’t be happier about it.
NL West
True Blue LA (Los Angeles Dodgers): Eric Stephen offers up memories of 5000 games at Dodgers’ stadium.
Gaslamp Ball (San Diego Padres): Cheri Bell looks at how the Padres rounded out their starting rotation.
Purple Row (Colorado Rockies): Samantha Bradfield thinks Chase Dollander is one to watch and has a few reasons why .
AZ Snake Pit (Arizona Diamondbacks): Makakilo has an early perspective on the DBacks baserunners.
McCovey Chronicles (San Francisco Giants): In a community thread, Sami Higgins wonders if it’s time for fans to start worrying about our old friend Justin Verlander .