Matt Harvey misses Mets' mandatory workout at Citi Field, was boozing night before, has a few different stories  —  Embattled Mets ace Matt Harvey struck out with teammates Tuesday when he missed a mandatory pre-playoff workout — hours after sources say he downed a couple of cocktails and wine with friends.

Arrieta-Cole, Objectively One of Best Playoff Matchups Ever  —  Individual performances tend to be magnified in the postseason, and that is especially true of pitchers.  While 16-18 other players appear in the lineups and many others will have profound impacts on the outcomes of games over the next month …

Walt Weiss To Return As Rockies Manager In 2016  —  Walt Weiss will return to the Rockies as manager in 2016, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  There had been some uncertainty surrounding the situation, with Weiss himself even recently acknowledging the possibility that he could be dismissed at season's end.

Year of the rookie  —  OW  —  Every season is a great season of baseball.  It's fair to say, however, that some seasons might be better than others.  If unexpected teams succeed, records are broken and exciting rookies debut on the biggest stage, we can witness something that transcends …

Cincinnati's Chapman throws 62 fastest pitches of season  —  2 photos  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Cincinnati reliever Aroldis Chapman threw the 62 fastest pitches in the big leagues this season, according to Major League Baseball's new Statcast computer system.  —  Chapman's fastest pitches ranged …

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2016  —  As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  Many MLB teams and agencies reference our projections in their work.  You won't find anything else like this on the Internet!

Marlins Re-Sign Ichiro Suzuki  —  1:58pm: The deal also includes a $2MM option for 2017, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.  —  12:20pm: The Marlins have announced the re-signing of outfielder Ichiro Suzuki today, as MLB.com's Joe Frisaro first reported on Twitter.

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Q & A: JIMMY BUTLER  —  He didn't see it, he says.  All of a sudden, there was Derrick Rose — Can't Get Right, from the movie “Life” — on the court, and injured, again.  As if Jimmy Butler didn't already know that things were changing with the Chicago Bulls, with their new coach …