by Phil Smith | Dec 28, 2025 | League Updates
Somehow the “transaction” button has betrayed me. When I type in the info on the season’s biggest deal, I can’t see any words. I suppose I’m doing something wrong. That said, the news is: Peshastin trades Bobby Witt, Jr!!! To Portland for...
by Ron Mock | Dec 15, 2025 | League Updates
Dear EFL Answer Man, Angel Zerpa was traded, by himself, for Isaac Collins and Nick Mears. Collins debuted in 2024 and is unowned. Mears debuted in 2020, meaning his EFL rookie eligibility ran out in 2025, but he’s still pre-arb going into 2026, as far as I can...
by Ron Mock | Dec 14, 2025 | League Updates
Dear Mr. EFL Answer Man: Do you have a go-to shorthand to convert various public defensive stats to EFL defensive ratings? Not the whole formula, but can you kind of eyeball it? — Curious in Ca[REDACTED] Dear Curious: (What do you think of my redaction skills? I...
by Ron Mock | Dec 6, 2025 | League Updates
I have had trouble articulating why, in my mind, the Dodgers are migrating toward Yankee-hood. My boyhood favorite team. With good friends and cousins still rooting for them. But every year I get madder at the system that buoys the Dodgers, and sadder for my friends...
by Ron Mock | Nov 1, 2025 | League Updates
Dear Mr. EFL Answer Man: If I release a player, on an unexpired Veteran contract in the EFL, who is not a free agent yet in MLB — ie, he is still subject to unilateral renewal or arbitration — do I get at least some relief from his salary if, after...
