MJ Melendez Revamps Swing

Kansas City outfielder MJ Melendez revamped his swing during the offseason. Anne Rogers of MLB.com noted that the 26-year-old lowered his leg kick and adjusted his hands, making his stance more "balanced." Melendez decided to revamp his swing in hopes of tapping into his power more consistently. Throughout his three-year MLB career, Melendez has flashed […]

Kevin Yu A Risky Play With Upside At Mexican Open

After finishing T17 at the Genesis Invitational, Kevin Yu now has back-to-back top-20 finishes, marking an impressive turnaround after starting the year with a T44, two missed cuts, and a 64th-place finish in his first four events. Yu now turns his attention to the Mexican Open, an event he has yet to play in his […]

Jameson Taillon Hoping To Regain Some Velocity

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon threw long toss like he did in his high-school days this offseason in hopes of being able to regain some velocity heading into the 2025 season. The 33-year-old veteran had one of the better seasons of his eight-year MLB career last year in Chicago, going 12-8 with a 3.27 ERA […]

Cubs Could Pair Justin Turner, Michael Busch At First Base

The Athletic's Patrick Mooney writes that the Chicago Cubs could pair the recently-signed Justin Turner, who hits right-handed, with left-handed-hitting Michael Busch at first base in 2025 while also getting him additional at-bats as the designated hitter. Turner has mainly played third base in his 16-year MLB career, but it's unclear how much the Cubs […]

Will Smith Won't Play Until Next Week

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that catcher Will Smith (ankle) probably won't make his Cactus League debut until next week. Smith is dealing with a minor ankle injury, but the Dodgers aren't going to push him early on in spring training. The 29-year-old has been able to catch bullpen sessions and take batting […]

Joe Ross Being Built Up As A Starter

The Philadelphia Phillies are building up right-hander Joe Ross as a starting pitcher in spring training in case he's needed to begin the 2025 regular season in the rotation due to an injury. But if pitchers Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Cristopher Sanchez, Jesus Luzardo and Ranger Suarez are all healthy heading into Opening Day in […]

Taylor Moore An Intriguing Option At Mexican Open

Taylor Moore has found success early in 2025, recording three top-25 finishes, including two top-10s in his first five events of the year. He now looks ahead to the Mexican Open, where his lone result at this event was a missed cut last year. This course favors players who are long off the tee and […]

Shota Imanaga Named Opening Day Starter

The Chicago Cubs announced on Tuesday that left-hander Shota Imanaga will start on Opening Day on March 18 in Tokyo, Japan, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Imanaga exceeded expectations in his first year in the big leagues in 2024, making the All-Star team while going 15-3 with a 2.91 ERA (3.72 FIP), 1.02 WHIP and […]

Rasmus Hojgaard Eyeing A Major Bounce-Back At Mexican Open

Rasmus Hojgaard struggled at the Genesis Invitational, posting the worst score of the event at 15-over and missing the cut. However, he has a solid track record of bouncing back from poor performances, with his last two missed cuts (both on the DP World Tour) followed by finishes of T13 and T20 in his next […]

Sam Hentges Placed On 60-Day Injured List

Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Sam Hentges (shoulder) was placed on the 60-day injured list. In a corresponding move, the team added right-handed pitcher Jakob Junis to the 40-man roster. The Guardians signed Junis to a one-year deal earlier in the week. Hentges underwent surgery to repair the capsule and labrum in his throwing shoulder in […]

Michael Kim Looks To Keep Momentum Going At Mexican Open

Michael Kim has been on fire the last two weeks, recording finishes of T2 at the Phoenix Open and T13 at the Genesis Invitational. He now looks ahead to the Mexican Open, an event he has played in twice, with finishes of T30 and a missed cut. This course, like Torrey Pines, will require distance […]

Transition Tag More Plausible For Trey Smith

Both ESPN's Adam Schefter and Adam Teicher think it's unlikely that the Kansas City Chiefs would place the franchise tag on impending free-agent right guard Trey Smith, which would cost just over $25 million in 2025, but Schefter thinks the transition tag is much more plausible. The franchise tag for Smith would make him the […]

Sam Stevens Continues His Excellent 2025 Season At Genesis Invitational

Sam Stevens finished tied for 31st at last week's Genesis Invitational and has not missed a cut in any of the six tournaments he has played in 2025. His best performance so far was a second-place finish at the Farmers Insurance Open last month. Now, he is focusing on preparing for this week's Mexico Open, […]

Patrick Rodgers Finishes Tied For Third At Genesis Invitational

Patrick Rodgers delivered his best performance of the 2025 season at last week's Genesis Invitational, where he finished tied for third. He is now focusing on preparing for this week's Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta. Rodgers has a strong track record at this tournament, finishing tied for sixth in 2024, tied for 10th in 2023, […]

Thorbjorn Olesen Makes First PGA Tour Start In 2025 At Mexico Open

Thorbjorn Olesen is set to make his first PGA Tour start of the 2025 season at this week's Mexico Open, held at Vidanta Vallarta. Currently, he is ranked 30th on the DP World Tour, with one top-five finish and one missed cut in four starts. Over the past 12 months, Olesen ranks in the 38th […]

Justin Lower Playing Well Heading To Mexico Open

Justin Lower finished tied for 62nd at the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am three weeks ago and is returning to action this week for the Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta. He has a strong history at this tournament, having finished tied for third in 2024 and 64th in 2022. Over the past year, Lower ranks in […]

Kurt Kitayama Returns To Mexico Open

Kurt Kitayama finished tied for 49th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open two weeks ago and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Mexico Open, held at Vidanta Vallarta. This will be Kitayama's first appearance at the Mexico Open since 2022 when he finished tied for second. Last year, over 43% of approach shots […]

Noah Schultz Making Cactus League Debut Next Week

Chicago White Sox starting pitching prospect Noah Schultz is expected to make his Cactus League debut on February 26 against the San Diego Padres. Schultz is considered the top prospect in the White Sox system on MLB Pipeline. The team closely monitored his workload last season, as he never pitched five innings in a start. […]

Harry Hall Stumbles At WM Phoenix Open, Looks Ahead To Mexico Open

Harry Hall missed the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open two weeks ago, marking his first missed cut of the 2025 season. Historically, Hall has performed well at the Mexico Open, finishing T33 in 2024 and T10 in 2023. In last year's Mexico Open, over 43% of approach shots came from over 200 yards. […]

Chris Gotterup Searching For Consistency Heading To Mexico Open

Chris Gotterup missed the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open two weeks ago, which marks his third missed cut in his last four tournaments. His best finish recently was tied for 25th at the Farmers Insurance Open last month. Over the past 12 months, Gotterup has ranked in the 25th percentile for greens in […]

Akshay Bhatia Highlights Field For Mexico Open

Akshay Bhatia tied for ninth place at last week's Genesis Invitational and has not missed a cut this year. He is now focused on preparing for this week's Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta, where he will be making his debut. It's noteworthy that over the past 12 months, Bhatia ranks in the 86th percentile for […]

Aaron Rai Looks To Get Back On Track At Mexican Open

Aaron Rai has struggled to put his full game together so far in 2025, recording a T15, a missed cut, a T40, and most recently a T37 at Torrey Pines. He now shifts his focus to the Mexican Open, an event where he finished T19 last year. This course is similar to last week's and […]

Aaron Rodgers Could Jump At The Chance To Play For Rams

ESPN's Adam Schefter believes that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is expected to be a post-June 1 cut by the Jets, would be thrilled by the idea of going to the Los Angeles Rams to play for head coach Sean McVay. However, for that to even be a possibility, the Rams and current […]

Kyle Nicolas Faces Live Hitters On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher Kyle Nicolas (knee) faced live hitters on Tuesday and is expected to be a full-go during spring training. Nicolas ended the 2024 campaign on the injured list with a knee injury. However, seeing him face live hitters early in camp is a great sign of his status. Last season, the 25-year-old […]

Vikings In No Rush To Place Franchise Tag On Sam Darnold

ESPN's Kevin Seifert reports that the Minnesota Vikings are in no rush to place the franchise tag on impending free-agent quarterback Sam Darnold despite his career year in 2024. It doesn't mean they won't eventually use it on the 27-year-old signal-caller, and it doesn't rule out the team giving him a multi-year extension. Another option […]

Jacob Stallings Slated To Be Primary Catcher

Colorado Rockies catcher Jacob Stallings is expected to be given the "bulk" of the starts behind the dish. Patrick Lyons of Just BB Media noted that Drew Romo, Hunter Goodman, and Austin Nola will compete for the No. 2 role during camp. The 35-year-old enjoyed a career season during his debut campaign in Colorado last […]

Andy Dalton, Panthers Agree On Two-Year Deal

The Carolina Panthers and quarterback Andy Dalton agreed on a two-year, $8 million deal on Tuesday that includes $6 million guaranteed and has a maximum value of $10 million, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The veteran signal-caller will remain in Carolina, where he's developed a close relationship with starter Bryce Young. Dalton, 37, ended […]

Bengals Trying To Land Extensions For Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey Hendrickson

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that the Cincinnati Bengals will attempt to sign wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and defensive end Trey Hendrickson to long-term contract extensions this offseason, according to sources. Higgins will hit free agency on March 12, but a team source thinks Cincy will use the franchise tag on him for […]

Drew Thorpe Throws 20-Pitch Bullpen Session

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Drew Thorpe (elbow) threw 20 pitches off the mound on Tuesday. The right-hander sat at 84-85 mph during the session. Thorpe is set to throw three more bullpen sessions later in the week. The 24-year-old is expected to keep his velocity down for the time being as he slowly ramps […]

Jesus Made Transitioning Well To The States

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop prospect Jesus Made, who is already ranked at No. 56 overall in baseball at MLB Pipeline despite being only 17 years old, said he's feeling comfortable in the United States as he embarks on his first professional minor-league season in 2025. The switch-hitting Dominican infielder played in 51 games in the Dominican […]