Baseball Analysis

Tim Lincecum was the 10th overall draft pick in last year's derby and is already paying dividends for the Giants on the big league level. Who will be playing in a ballpark near you quicker than you can say Todd Van Poppel? Read more »

Jon Daniels has shown he will use all outlets to improve his team, as seen in bold signings (Sammy Sosa), blockbuster trades (Carlos Lee and Nelson Cruz) and the stockpiling of draft picks (they have two first rounders this year). Read more »

The Boston Red Sox have been the cream of the crop for 2007, while the Cincinnati Reds are once again struggling to stay respectable. Heading out of Memorial Day weekend, we are starting to see which teams are destined for the playoffs are which are destined for a top five pick in 2008. Read on to see which teams are slotted where as we head into June. Read more »

This week, Douglas Benton scouts Colorado's Matt Holliday, future Hall of Famer Tom Glavine and Twins' starter Boof Bonser. Read more »

This week, we take a look at a hot Detroit hitter, a milestone in Atlanta and the struggles of the Loveable Losers. Also, check out our look at the minor leagues. Read more »

Buster Gunning investigates the bizarre phenomenon involving high flying baseballs that only seems to appear during Colorado Rockies games at Denver Colorado?s beautiful Coors field. Read more »

The American League Central is considered by many to be the deepest and best division in baseball. These teams owe a lot to their work with the Draft, so who will they look at this year? Read more »

Baseball teams need 25 active players at all times and it?s hard to believe that most clubs couldn?t fit in one specialized speedster, like Michael Bourn, if they wanted to. Read more »

Dr. Frank Jobe invented Tommy John surgery more than thirty years ago and now has a success rate hovering around 95 percent. Should some young players consider having the operation done as a precaution? Read more »

The AL East is home to the two superpowers in the Red Sox and Yankees, so it could be surprising that it is also home to one of the better drafting organizations in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Read more »

Major League Baseball is quickly separating into the top eight teams and the rest of baseball as the top eight teams remained in the top eight this week. Read on to see about Boston?s early dominance and the struggles of two of baseball?s greatest franchises. Read more »

The Major League Baseball Draft is fast approaching on June 7 and 8. Read on for our initial first round mock draft and see who could be your team?s next star. Read more »

When Alex Rodriguez was hitting with inhuman ease last month people credited his change of attitude and rise in confidence. One might wonder where that mindset has gone as spring turns into summer. Read more »

In Douglas Benton's latest blog, he scouts Barry Zito's first start in Oakland not wearing green and gold, as well as Ryan Zimmerman, Andruw Jones and Adam Wainwright. Read more »

This past weekend, we saw our first Interleague action pitting the best of each league against each other. Well, the American League dominated action, led by the Angels sweeping the Dodgers. Read more »

This week, we will look at the surging Milwaukee Brewers, Nick Swisher's new deal, interleague play match-ups and of course, steroids. Read more »

Interleague play is set to begin this week, so baseball fans across the country can see how their teams match-up with the best in baseball. The Boston Red Sox still hold onto the number one spot, while the Washington Nationals finally break out of the cellar. Read on to see who slots in spots 2-29. Read more »

For many years the bottom feeders in the NL West, the Rockies are riding hot starts by a couple players, and overall consistency to some impressive numbers. A quick glance at standings and you see Colorado, last in their division, but that isn?t a telling display of their success so far this season. Read more »

In Douglas Benton's newest scouting blog, he submits reports on Phillies' starter Jon Lieber and Dodgers' shortstop Rafael Furcal. Read more »

Roger Clemens? return to baseball certainly had an impact on the rankings with the Houston Astros, who didn?t get him, and the New York Yankees, who did. However, the Boston Red Sox didn?t see a change as they retained their top spot in this week?s rankings. Read more »