Jameson Taillon had a standout 2024 season for the Cubs, showcasing a 3.27 ERA over 28 starts and 165.1 innings pitched. Despite being overshadowed by teammates, his performance was reminiscent of his peak years with the Pirates. Taillon's evolution as a contact-manager at age 32 contributed to strong results, particularly during a critical September stretch where he posted a 0.84 ERA in five starts. As the Cubs head into 2025, his contract at $17 million per year remains a solid asset. Overall, Taillon's impressive year positions him as a key part of the team's rotation for the upcoming season.

Two former BYU baseball standouts saw action in the 2024 MLB season. With the World Series getting underway this weekend, let's take a look at how these Cougars performed on the diamond. Justin Sterner. After signing with the Miami Marlins organization as an undrafted free agent in 2020, right-handed pitcher...

The Major League Baseball calendar certainly doesn't end once a World Series champion is crowned. Sure, that's the most coveted trophy across the game, but there is plenty of other hardware left to hand out from Gold Gloves to Silver Sluggers to Rookies of the Year to Cy Young and MVP Awards.

Team ERA: 3.49 (1st in MLB) Team OPS: .724 (12th in MLB) The Braves were the odds-on World Series favorite last March, but saw their season go sideways quickly due to a litany of injuries to key players. Yet, many things still broke right for this eventual Wild Card squad.

2024 record: 82-80 4th place, AL Central. Team ERA: 4.26 (21st in MLB) Team OPS: .726 (11th in MLB) There were some positives before it all came crashing down. On August 17th, the Twins were 70-53 and two games back of the Guardians for the division lead. While Minnesota lost nine of its next 12 games, the Twins still had 95.4 percent playoff odds on FanGraphs on September 5th. They would go on to lose 16 of the last 22 games of the season and were eliminated from playoff contention in the final weekend of the regular season, but we’ll get back to that in the next section. Franchise cornerstones Carlos Correa (155 wRC+) and Byron Buxton (142 wRC+) both had bounce back seasons, though injuries limited them to 86 and 102 games respectively. Matt Wallner came back from the minor leagues on July 7th and hit .282/.386/.559 in 228 plate appearances from that point on through the end of the season. Trevor Larnach (121 wRC+) and Jose Miranda (115 wRC+) also had strong showings and they got a lot out of signing 38-year-old Carlos Santana (115 wRC+). Pablo Lopez (3.36 xFIP), Joe Ryan (3.44) and Bailey Ober (3.83) made up a strong top three starters in the rotation, though injuries limited Ryan to 23 starts. David Festa came up from the minors and made 13 starts with a 3.58 xFIP. Griffin Jax (2.32 xFIP) and Jhoan Duran (2.70 xFIP) were a formidable bullpen tandem in the late innings.

2024 record: 85-77 Second place, AL West. Team ERA: 3.49 (T-1st in MLB) Team OPS: .687 (22nd in MLB) As expected, the Mariners pitching was among the best in baseball; in particular the starting group. Logan Gilbert led all of baseball in innings with 208 ⅔ frames, and his 3.23 ERA and 220 strikeouts show there was quality with the quantity. Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo -- the fourth and fifth starters on the team to open the year -- both posted ERAs under 3.00 and look to be on the rise. Combine that with solid seasons from George Kirby and Luis Castillo and you have arguably the most complete 1-5 in the sport. The Mariners also got a solid season from closer Andres Munoz with a 2.12 ERA and 77/26 K/BB over 59 1/3 innings, and Collin Snider came out of nowhere with a 1.94 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 41 1/3 innings against 13 walks.

The 2024 MLB playoffs are finally here after the season wrapped up with a doubleheader of playoff-impacting baseball on Monday. For the third year, the 12-team postseason will kick off with an action-packed wild-card round that starts Tuesday on ESPN, featuring eight teams battling for four spots to advance to the eight-team division series.

While the Postseason gets underway, fans will be debating who will be named the recipient of the 2024 MLB regular season awards. Members of the Baseball Writers Association of America have already submitted their ballots and we won’t know the winners until after the World Series this month. I’m...

Affiliate Disclosure Statement: If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn a share of the revenue from our affiliate partners. We are officially into the 2024 MLB season, which means there are months and months of baseball ahead. Hoping to fly the W this season is the Windy City’s Chicago Cubs, hoping to have another winning season and playoff run in 2024, finishing second in the National League Central last year with an 83-79 record.

The 2024 MLB trade deadline is just a month away. At this point in time, it sounds like there could be a lot of activity. One team to keep a close eye on will be the New York Yankees. Right now, the Yankees are viewed as one of the top...