Scott Kazmir will still face the Yankees and Red Sox, now he is virtually assured of doing so in the playoffs. Read more »
Baseball Analysis
Grading The Deal: Angels Strengthen Present And Future With Kazmir
Joba Too Amped Up In Home Starts?
Joba Chamberlain's home/road splits are staggering and it goes beyond merely how small Yankee Stadium plays for hitters. Read more »
Revisiting: Which New York Lefty Will Be The Better Value?
CC Sabathia and Johan Santana will be inextricably linked over the next six or seven seasons as the hired southpaw guns of New York City. Read more »
Burnett's Numbers Better Without Posada
A.J. Burnett has a 3.27 ERA this season when not pitching to Jorge Posada. Read more »
Finally Good Business Sense
For these past two seasons, the Nationals have been consistently down in the dumps, both on and off the field. Now it seems like the only place left to go is up, in attendance and in wins and much of it will start with Stephen Strasburg. Read more »
MLB Team Rankings For Mid-August
The Yankees have overtaken the Dodgers for the top slot in our team rankings. Read more »
Big Series Looming With Phillies
The Phillies all but had the division wrapped up, but after Atlanta took three out of four in Los Angeles and the Phillies were swept at home by Florida, the division is now there for the taking. Read more »
Is Smoltz Done Or Just Warming Up?
There are two schools of thought regarding the pitching of John Smoltz this season. Read more »
It's Nice To Be Buyers
Cliff Lee isn't Roy Halladay, but with a large lead in the NL East the Phillies could afford to make a much less risky move. Read more »
Grading The Deadine Deals, 2009
Victor Martinez, Jake Peavy and Jarrod Washburn should be difference makers in the American League playoff chase. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Braves Reacquire Adam LaRoche
Adam LaRoche is back in Atlanta and the question as to 'why' is a big one. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Giants Give Up Too Much For Freddy Sanchez
The Giants have been unquestionably horrible at second base offensively and Freddy Sanchez will be an upgrade, but he isn't worth the price. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Phillies Add Cliff Lee
The Phillies acquired Plan B to improve their rotation and didn't give up as much in the process. Read more »
Rays Haven't Reclaimed Last Year's Magic
The Rays are the safe bet to not have a chair in the playoffs when the music stops playing this October. Here are three reasons why. Read more »
MLB Player Rankings At The Trade Deadline
Albert Pujols and Tim Lincecum are firmly embedded as the top-two players in our rankings, but Justin Morneau, Dan Haren and Chase Utley aren't too far behind. Read more »
Yankees Go Streaking Again
It's safe to say that this season's incarnation of the Yankees is far better than the 2008 team that notoriously missed the playoffs. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Holliday Gives Pujols Protection
Matt Holliday's impact on the Cardinals will be felt not only when he's in the box, but also during the at bats of Albert Pujols. Read more »
Griffey's Wonderful Season Goes Beyond The Numbers
Ken Griffey's numbers show he is having his worst statistical season on record. But there are two reasons why his 2009 should be celebrated. Read more »
Pujols Is Not A Phony
People continue to be skeptical about Albert Pujols and his tremendous numbers this season, which ruins the greatness for everyone else. Read more »
The MLB Team Rankings At The All-Star Break
The Dodgers remain on top of our rankings with the big three AL East teams close behind. Read more »