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Medlen Spectacular Since Joining Braves Rotation
Kris Medlen is 6-0 as a starter with a 0.54 ERA Baffling opposing hitters with a mix of plus pitches delivered with pinpoint command, Kris Medlen continued his remarkable transition from reliever to starter this season by earning... More of this article »
Why the Yankees Are Still the Favorites to Win the East
Curtis Granderson is due back from an injury soon In a 162 game season, it’s normal to panic prematurely. Sometimes it can happen in April, the middle of the summer, the All-Star Break, or the last day of the regular season. For... More of this article »
MLB – Top Free Agent Third Basemen for 2013
Free Agent third basemen will be scarce in 2013 The free agent landscape at third base this off-season will be shaped by whether or not teams choose to pick up options on their respective players, or opt for buyouts. If the New York... More of this article »
Are The A’s In The Midst Of “Moneyball: The Sequel”?
Somewhere in Hollywood, writers are cranking out a script for Moneyball: The Sequel. If not, they should be. The surprising Oakland A’s are not only chasing a wild card spot, but a nine-game winning streak has them within sight... More of this article »
Rangers’ Profar Hits Home Run in First Career At-Bat
Profar became the second youngest player to homer in his first career at-bat This is the season of the young phenom in Major League Baseball. First, it was 21-year-old Mike Trout and 19-year-old Bryce Harper. Next, the 20-year-old... More of this article »
Cardinals Boast Strength in Starting Pitching
Cardinals have young starting pitchers under team control At 71-61, the St. Louis Cardinals own a half-game lead over Pittsburgh for the second wild card spot are are just three games behind Atlanta for the top wild card position.... More of this article »
Phillies – Erik Kratz Eases Loss of Carlos Ruiz
Kratz leads the majors with 11.7 at bats per home run Before he landed on the disabled list on August 3 with plantar fascitis in his left foot, Philadelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz was the injury-ravaged team’s most productive hitter. The... More of this article »
MLB – Top 5 Free Agent Shortstops for 2013
Scutaro, Drew Top the List of 2013 Free Agent Shortstops Even though they do not have a clear-cut shortstop of the future, the Arizona Diamondbacks appeared ecstatic to rid themselves of Stephen Drew when they traded him to Oakland... More of this article »
Mariners’ Hernandez, Vargas, Claimed – Decisions Looming
Will the Mariners Trade Felix Hernandez? For a club that sits four games under .500 (at 64-68) and occupies the American League West basement, the Seattle Mariners sure are drawing a lot of interest from opposing teams at today’s... More of this article »
New Padres Ownership Adding Payroll – Changing Direction
Padres may keep Headley who is under team control through 2014 There is a better chance of snow falling in southern California than the Padres mimicking the newfound spending habits of their National League rival and neighbor... More of this article »
Red Sox Should Re-Sign David Ortiz – Should They?
Will Red Sox Plans Include David Ortiz When he is healthy, David Ortiz is hands down the best designated hitter in the game. Even at 36, the left-handed slugger is one of the most potent run-producing bats in Major League Baseball. As... More of this article »
Pirates – September Call-Ups and Active Roster Preview
Pirates call-ups to help post-season push The first of September in Pittsburgh normally means the arrival of 10-15 minor league prospects that will be getting their feet wet in the majors for the first time. Those players have been... More of this article »
Yankees’ Injuries Finally Catching Up
Alex Rodriguez could begin rehab stint this weekend It appears it’s finally happening. Most of the season the Yankees have been an elite team in baseball. After taking off with a 10 game winning streak during Interleague play,... More of this article »
MLB – Top 5 Second Base Free Agents for 2013
Top Free Agent Second Basemen for 2013 If you are a Major League general manager and your team is in need of a second baseman for next season and beyond, you better hope there is help on the farm or that you can pull off a productive... More of this article »
Twins Will Decide on Morneau in Off-Season
Will Twins bring back Morneau in 2013 ? While they are mired in the present and gazing at the future, the Minnesota Twins recognize they must return to the past to become a contender again. At 52-76 entering Tuesday night’s... More of this article »
Tampa Bay Rays’ Top 10 Prospects – Lee, Archer, Guerrieri…
Hak-Ju-Lee Heads Rays Prospects List Everywhere you look on the Tampa Bay Rays roster, there are homegrown players contributing. All five members of their American League-leading starting rotation (with a 3.26 ERA) are former Rays... More of this article »
MLB – Top 5 First Base Free Agents for 2013
Among a myriad of other teams seeking power from a position known for run production, the Boston Red Sox will be in the market for a first baseman this off-season after dealing left-handed slugger to the Los Angeles Dodgers over the... More of this article »
Red Sox Trade Gives Cherington Clean Slate
Cherington -“we are not who we want to be right now” For Red Sox first-year general manager Ben Cherington, Christmas morning arrived on Saturday when the Dodgers traded top pitching prospects Allen Webster and Rubby De... More of this article »
Arizona, Texas – Potential Trade Partners with Upton, Andrus
Would D-Backs Trade Upton for Andrus Barring the unlikely scenario of signing Josh Hamilton to a long-term extension, the Texas Rangers will be searching for a new outfielder this off-season. With the recent trade of Stephen Drew... More of this article »
Dodgers Lineup Now Has The Edge Over Rival Giants
Dodgers Acquisitions One-Upped Giants The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers have one of baseball’s most storied rivalries. This season, it has heated up as the Giants have a three-game lead in the National League... More of this article »
Red Sox Top 10 Prospects – System Restocked After Blockbuster Trade
Desperately wanting to upgrade their lineup with Adrian Gonzalez, the Los Angeles Dodgers showed just how much they coveted the left-handed hitting first baseman by taking on the bulky contracts of Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford, and... More of this article »
Los Angeles Dodgers – Win Now and Win at All Costs Approach
New Ownership Wants to Win it all in 2012 Funded by the deep pockets of their new ownership, the Los Angeles Dodgers did not wait until the off-season to upgrade their roster. The ownership group is showing that it wants to win... More of this article »
Dodgers – Red Sox – Trade Analysis and Impact
One of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent baseball history is designed to dramatically help both teams. As Baseball News Source reported earlier, the Red Sox and Dodgers have completed a nine-player deal that will ship Adrian... More of this article »
Yankees Win Momentum Changing Game in Cleveland
Sabathia Solid in Return from DL Anytime a team gets swept late in the season it’s going to seem worse than it really is. The Yankees were in Chicago and threw Freddy Garcia and an apparently injured Ivan Nova in the first two... More of this article »
Los Angeles Dodgers – Top Five Prospects
With the news that the Red Sox and Dodgers are nearing a blockbuster deal that would send Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Nick Punto to Los Angeles for a package of prospects that could feature pitchers Zach Lee, Allen... More of this article »
South Atlantic League Prospects – Stealing Bases Making Comeback
Billy Hamilton is a source of excitement for baseball purists who covet the stolen base as an instrumental part of the game. If they are ecstatic about Hamilton’s recent feat, they will also be exhilarated when they look at... More of this article »
Top Five Right-Handed Pitching Prospects In Baseball
Though he is still a bit raw and does not have the same dominant numbers at Double-A Bowie as he did at low Single-A Delmarva, 19-year-old Dylan Bundy could find himself in the midst of a Major League pennant race when rosters are... More of this article »
Top Five Left-Handed Starting Pitching Prospects in Baseball
Though they appear headed for another sub-.500 season, the Seattle Mariners feel good about the future because of a trio of highly regarded starting pitching prospects that includes left-handers Danny Hultzen and James Paxton, and... More of this article »
New Padres Owners – World Series Pedigree Offers Hope
Quentin is batting .262 with 13 home runs and 36 RBI this season, agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal on July 22. Times are changing for the San Diego Padres. A new ownership group that features sons and nephews of a former owner... More of this article »
Top Five Outfield Prospects In Baseball
Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore has a peculiar allegiance to 28-year-old right fielder Jeff Francoeur. Though the perennially rebuilding ballclub is 54-67 and Francouer is hitting .240 with a .661 OPS, Moore refuses... More of this article »
Cardinals Make First Rotation Decision by Extending Westbrook
Westbrook is 97-93 with a 4.26 ERA over 12 Major League seasons Steady starting pitching has been the hallmark of the St. Louis Cardinals in recent years. Even without Adam Wainwright in 2011 (because of Tommy John surgery) and Chris... More of this article »
Giants Scutaro Proving a More Valuable Acquisition Than Pence
The cost was high in terms of prospects for the San Francisco Giants to land Hunter Pence from Philadelphia before last month’s non-waiver trade deadline. Marco Scutaro, who was brought in prior to the deadline from Colorado,... More of this article »
Yankees Bullpen – Should There Be Concern For Biggest Strength?
For a team often surrounded by debate and critics, the bullpen was an unquestioned strength for the New York Yankees coming into this season. Now, that same bullpen is just starting to crack a little bit. You could have made a case... More of this article »
Seven Players Whose 2013 Options Will be Picked Up
In the off-season, Atlanta must decide whether they want to exercise a $12 million team option on the 28-year-old McCann or a $500,000 buyout. In the midst of a 1-for-23 slump that has dropped his average to .227, Brian McCann is hurting.... More of this article »
Top Five Third Base Prospects In Baseball
Though he has not remotely made the same impact on his team as Manny Machado has with the Baltimore Orioles, Mike Olt provides the Texas Rangers with a defensively sound corner infielder with power who is getting his Major League indoctrination... More of this article »
Reds Rely on Team Concept in Votto’s Absence
Don’t let the fact they have the second-best record in the Major Leagues fool you. The Cincinnati Reds need injured first baseman Joey Votto to return if they are going to play deep into October. Yet what the club is accomplishing... More of this article »
Pedro Ciriaco’s Legend Growing in Boston
With a 4-for-4 performance in Boston’s 4-1 victory at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, Ciriaco is batting .517 (15-for-29) against the Yankees this year. Don’t look for Pedro Ciriaco‘s name on any of the lists that rank... More of this article »
MLB – 7 Best Free Agent Bargains in Baseball
In spring training, the Red Sox envisioned an outfield patrolled by Carl Crawford in left, Jacoby Ellsbury in center and a platoon arrangement of right-handed hitting Cody Ross and left-handed hitting Ryan Sweeney in right. Injuries... More of this article »
Former Yankees’ Prospects Making Impact Around Major Leagues
Over the past decade, many Yankees’ critics have whined and complained about the Yankees’ weak farm system. Since the beginning of time, it has been popular to accuse New York of buying its talent, and by proxy buying it’s... More of this article »
Top Five Shortstop Prospects In Baseball
Veteran general manager Dan Duquette, who is in his first year with the surprising Baltimore Orioles, made a bold decision when he called up top prospect Manny Machado from Double-A Bowie and skipper Buck Showalter inserted the 20-year-old... More of this article »
Angels Could End Up Baseball’s Most Disappointing Team
Ravaged by a rash of injuries that most teams over the course of baseball history could not overcome, the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies are two of the most surprisingly bad clubs in Major League Baseball this season. Neither... More of this article »
Could Melky Cabrera’s Positive Test Benefit the Yankees?
Could Cabrera be signed for say, a 3-year, $27 million dollar type of deal in light of the new allegations? (photo by multimediaempire flickr) Melky Cabrera was doing everything right. He was improving consistently, he became an All-Star... More of this article »
Top Five Second Base Prospects in Baseball
At 5-foot-9, Kolten Wong has an edge about him that is reminiscent of diminutive Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. The 22-year-old Wong does not look like the prototypical pure athlete that scouts look for, but all he does is... More of this article »
Boston Red Sox Managerial Candidates – Speculation Swirling
CEO Larry Lucchino insists that the embattled Valentine will remain in his position through the end of the season. Drama and dysfunction surrounding Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine seems to escalate as the weeks pass, and even though... More of this article »
Pirates Bullpen Needs Overhaul for Stretch Run
Over the last 30 days, the bullpen’s ERA is 4.54 and has been absolutely miserable the past 14 days with a 5.71 ERA. ( Photo by Keith Allison) It is no secret that the Pittsburgh Pirates have had the wind taken out of their sails... More of this article »
Top Five First Base Prospects in Baseball
A year before they acquired him from Philadelphia in the Hunter Pence deal at the non-waiver trade deadline in 2011, the Houston Astros coveted sweet-swinging first baseman Jonathan Singleton. In July 2010, the Phillies were in talks... More of this article »
Mariners King Felix – Keep Him or Deal Him for a King’s Ransom?
Felix Hernandez didn’t have to throw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday to prove he is arguably the most dominant starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. “King Felix” as he is known in baseball... More of this article »
The 9 Best Baseball Movies and a DH
If you love baseball, chances are you love baseball movies so we thought we would take some time out from reporting baseball news to talk about our favorite baseball movies. This list is based strictly off my personal preferences of... More of this article »