Good morning.
- Jesse Rogers has a piece on how teams are using “load management” to mitigate the effects of fatigue over the course of the season. This is the newest area where teams are searching for a competitive advantage, and the Cubs are one of the teams Rogers looks at. (Think Dansby Swanson.)
- We’re about a quarter of the way through the season. Will Leitch has the seven biggest surprises from the first quarter of the season.
- David Schoenfield looks at three struggling teams: the Astros, Cardinals and Blue Jays—and tries to answer whether or not these teams are in real trouble.