PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates head into 2025 with high expectations of themselves, but not everyone shares that optimism. Jim Bowden of The Athletic ranked every MLB team's opening day ...

With the baseball calendar flipping from April to May next week, all 30 teams have reasons to be both ... Kevin Gausman and Bowden Francis have pitched well. Out of the bullpen, free-agent signee ...

Editor's note: This is a free piece from former GM Jim Bowden, who writes "The GM's Office ... because the next six days are the last time teams can make deals without waivers until the offseason.

Here’s how I rank the Opening Day lineups for all 30 teams as an intriguing season gets underway. The world champion Dodgers led the sport in OPS last year and were second in runs scored.

A post shared by Blake Snell (@snellzilla4) OK, now let’s answer your free-agent questions along with a handful of trade ones, based on my views and ... For all 30 teams, I would do everything ...

The buzz picked up recently when The Athletic’s Jim Bowden ... among teams likely to chase Murakami if he posts. Bowden sees Murakami as a .240 to .260 hitter with real 30-home run pop.

In “Bowden: 5 MLB trades I’d like to see in May, including deals for Ryan Helsley and Joe Ryan,” former MLB general manager Jim Bowden suggested ... However, if both teams are struggling ...

The president of baseball operations made it clear that he views it as their biggest ... To put that in perspective, 28 teams had hit 25 homers, 18 teams had hit 30 and the Yankees led the league ...

Here are my final offseason grades for all 30 teams, along with each club’s best move, an “under-the-radar” move, a top storyline to watch, and my prediction for where they will finish in ...

Merrill’s nine-year extension with a club option for a 10th year takes him to age 30 or 31, when he can hit ... But in reality, when negotiating contracts, teams pay for future performance ...

Jim Bowden of The Athletic ranked every MLB team's opening day lineup and placed the Pirates at No. 28 out of 30 teams, third worst in the league. The only teams who he ranked worse were the Miami ...