An early marquee series in the National League was played in San Francisco this week. While the pitching duel between Matt Cain and Cliff Lee on Wednesday night stole the show, the Phillies and Giants could also be a playoff preview. Read more »
Baseball Analysis
Behind The Series: Cain, Bumgarner Help Giants Take Series
Behind The Series: Dodgers Off To Fast Start
The Los Angeles Dodgers have carried forward the momentum from new ownership to a 9-1 record after sweeping the San Diego Padres. See how Matt Kemp has picked up where he left off in 2011 and a good first start for Ted Lilly. Read more »
The RealGM.com Team Rankings For The Week Of April 13th
The sample size of data is small, but the Cardinals have not missed Albert Pujols on offense and the Red Sox look horrible statistically. Read more »
2012 NL East Preview
The Phillies, Nationals, Braves and Marlins are all capable of taking the NL East in 2012. Read more »
Behind The Series: Tigers Sweep Boston
One of the marquee series to start the 2012 season was the Boston Red Sox traveling to play one of the World Series favorites in the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers swept the three-game set, including two wins in the final at-bats. Read more »
2012 AL East Preview
The AL East has been the best division in baseball for quite some time and there should be four clubs with winning records when we close the book on the 2012 season. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Red Sign Votto Through 2023
Joey Votto becomes the third player at his position (Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder) to receive a contract worth more than $200 million since the end of the 2011 season. Read more »
2012 NL Central Preview
The NL Central had arguably the worst collective offseason of any division in baseball, losing two perennial MVP candidates in free agency and watching the reigning MVP have his reputation ripped to shreds. Read more »
2012 Fantasy Baseball Cheat Sheet
Need a way to quickly dominate your fantasy baseball draft. Check out our tips, strategies and position-by-position tiers. Read more »
2012 AL Central Preview
The Tigers ran away with the division in 2011 and are primed to repeat with the Indians, White Sox, Royals and Twins doing little to improve in the offseason. Read more »
2012 NL West Preview
The NL West is typically one of the tightest divisions in baseball and should be no different this season with the Giants, Diamondbacks, Rockies and Dodgers competing for a playoff berth. Read more »
Improving The Nationals: Scoring More Runs
The Nationals have a ton of potential with their starting rotation, but will need to find ways to score more runs. Read more »
2012 AL West Preview
The Angels and Rangers figure to be in a dogfight for the AL West crown while Seattle and Oakland should strictly be bystanders. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Nationals Sign Zimmerman To Monster Extension
The truth is that Ryan Zimmerman has been elite when healthy, but injured all too often for a contract of this sort. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Pirates Get Burnett At Discount Price
The Pirates added a serviceable veteran pitcher with a World Series ring for a reasonable price. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Dodgers Sign Kershaw To Team-Friendly Extension
Clayton Kershaw will earn 15 times his 2011 salary this coming season, but if he is even 75% of what he was last year, the Dodgers will earn another very good return on their investment. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Nationals Go Short-Term With Edwin Jackson
Mike Rizzo continues to change the culture of the Nationals and this time he did not have to give an aging outfielder $126 million over seven years to make that statement. Read more »
Improving The Phillies: A Sagging Lineup
The biggest potential downfall for the Phillies in 2012 could be their lineup. Their offense dropped off a lot last season, and was not nearly as potent as expected. Read more »
How A Cecil Fielder Injury Led To The Red Sox Acquisition Of Pedro
An injury to Cecil Fielder led to the Yankees sending Tony Armas Jr. to the Red Sox for Mike Stanley. Armas was eventually included in the Boston trade for Pedro Martinez. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Tigers Take Huge Risk On Prince Fielder
While this signing was a case of opportunity, handing out this type of contract for Prince Fielder may prove to be a mistake down the line. Read more »