Christopher Reina - Baseball Analysis

In our first top-40 of 2009, an extremely familiar face comes in at number one, but there are some surprises and comebacks mixed in behind him. Read more »

It is like 1992 once again for the Pirates, who find themselves on top of our rankings. while the Red Sox made a jump just as sharp as Florida's fall. Read more »

Through the first two weeks of play, the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Marlins, Cardinals and White Sox have played the best baseball. Read more »

During the offseason, the Cubs made a conscious decision to improve their lineup against righties and it is already paying dividends. On the mound, the starters have been solid, but using Kevin Gregg as the closer over Carlos Marmol is already ill-advised. Read more »

When CC Sabathia neutralizes his height by decreasing the vertical break on his fastball, he is a very different pitcher. Read more »

After the first week of play, the Cardinals, White Sox, Braves, Padres, Rays and Marlins are in our top-six, while the Nationals, Indians, D-Backs, Astros, Brewers and Phillies are in the bottom-six. Read more »

The Cubs farm system is not currently one of their strengths, but Josh Vitters is a promising bat even if he will be plagued by the unfair Matt Wieters comparisons. Read more »

With a lower release point than he showed in 2008, Tim Lincecum couldn't locate his fastball whatsoever. Read more »

Welington Castillo almost certainly will be an excellent defensive catcher with enough potential in his bat to be adequate offensively. Read more »

The 2009 MLB season is finally upon us and there are no fewer than 16 teams that have a legitimate shot of making the postseason. Read more »

Jeff Samaardzija arrived at Wrigley Field with a lot of fanfare and money, but he must work on his secondary stuff and command to be more than a short reliever. Read more »

In the spirit of the NCAA Tournament and Spring Training, we combined the two for our own March Madness and the finals is finally here. Read more »

In a David versus Goliath, Tim Lincecum will attempt to get past Albert Pujols to reach the finals. Read more »

The 2009 MLB season is finally upon us and there are no fewer than 16 teams that have a legitimate shot of making the postseason. Read more »

While the D-Backs will be in the hunt again and the Giants are improved, the Dodgers should own the NL West. Read more »

The Cubs are clearly the class of the NL Central, but St. Louis and Milwaukee will be competitive. Read more »

The Mets, Marlins, Phillies and Braves are four of the strongest teams in the NL and like their AL counterparts, the NL East will be a dogfight. Read more »

There is no team with an easier path to the playoffs each season than the Angels and despite improvements by the Rangers and A's, it will still be relatively smooth sailing. Read more »

The White Sox and Twins will be in contention, but the Indians and AL MVP candidate Grady Sizemore will ultimately reach the postseason. Read more »

With the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays as superbly talented as they are, it is a shame that at least one of those three teams won't make the postseason. Read more »