Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2027  —  Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we've been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for well over a decade.  —  In the baseball industry, teams and agents determine arbitration salaries by identifying comparable players.

The hidden reason behind the Yankees choosing Gerrit Cole to start Game 1 of the ALDS  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees' choice for their Game 1 starter in the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays wasn't as simple as putting their utmost faith …

What I'm hearing on Cowboys' Joey Porter Jr. gamble, Puka Nacua theories, trade-deadline buzz  —  The Joey Porter Jr. trade presented perhaps the largest delta between public perception and league perception of a deal that I have seen in some time.  —  On Wednesday night …

Pumping 100 mph at 100° F, Skubal shows why he was hot Deadline commodity  —  LOS ANGELES — The temperature at first pitch registered at a sizzling 100° F as the NL Division Series opener between the Dodgers and Braves got underway on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

Yankees get only one hit in ALDS Game 1 loss to Rays, have no answer for starter Drew Rasmussen  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The last time the Yankees saw the Rays' Drew Rasmussen, the righthander had a no-hitter going with one out in the seventh on Sept. 22 at the Stadium.  —  He did even better Saturday night.

Tarik Skubal to start Game 1 for Dodgers as L.A.'s pursuit of another World Series title begins  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers' trade deadline splash will open their pursuit of a third consecutive World Series title.  —  Two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will start Game 1 …

Weiss: Decision on Chris Sale could come later on Saturday night  —  Atlanta emptied the tank to simply make it to the NLDS.  Could that end up costing them at this juncture? … The Atlanta Braves have opened up this five-game series on the short-end of the stick to start things off …

Padres notes: Xander Bogaerts' split grip is working; love from one owner to another  —  What's behind Xander Bogaerts' hot streak and why he has no interest in discussing it  —  MILWAUKEE — It's certainly not “Fight Club,” but Xander Bogaerts did not want to talk about the split grip …

MLB playoffs: Judge or no Judge, Yankees will be ready for Rays  —  NEW YORK — Standing inconspicuously in the back of the room — or at least as inconspicuously as a 6-foot-7 aircraft carrier of a human being can — Aaron Judge peered into the mass of booze-soaked humanity in front of him Wednesday night and smiled.