Baseball Analysis

The Texas Rangers currently sit 2 ? games atop the AL West, to the surprise of many. The Los Angeles Angles of the Western time zone of the United States of America of Anaheim were in the ALCS last year, and Oakland had a starting rotation every other team except the White Sox were drooling over. Pre-season, the Rangers were considered wild-card contenders at best. So how have they done it? Read more »

With the trade deadline a month and a half away, it is time to look at the best 25 free agents who are expected to be available this winter, as some of them, including Alfonso Soriano, will be available during the dog days of summer when teams begin looking to buy a World Series. Read more »

Just when Ken Griffey Jr. was back to his hitting ways he strains a thigh muscle. He?s playing through it, but it hurts. Odds on him moving to LF or RF are a little worse than him moving to New York or Chicago. Read more »

The Minnesota Twins talked a good game in the off-season about how they are a sleeper in the division and how they would do well with no pressure on them. Twins fans and the national and local media did not have any expectations on them this season. As a result, the team had the mentality of them versus the experts and their own fans. Read more »

Kerry Wood has been given the go-ahead by Commissioner Bud Selig to replace his current pitching arm with a robotic one designed at Skynet Corporation. Buster Gunning brings us the details. Read more »

In what general managers hope whenever they make a trade, this deal works out for both sides. Matsui wasn?t going to work out in New York and the Mets had to get rid of him before he became a bigger distraction for the team. Marrero wasn?t part of their long term plans, and Matsui has the potential to be a force in the line-up with Todd Helton. Win-Win for the Rockies. Read more »

When the book, ?Moneyball,? came out, it revolutionized the way of thinking for many baseball people and fans. One of the key characters in the book was a catcher from Alabama named Jeremy Brown and he recently sat down with RealGM. Read more »

Well, the Pistons are out and the Tigers are in... Deeeettrrroiiiittt Baaasseeballl. The Detroit Tigers currently hold the best record in the major leagues, but find themselves with only a game an a half lead in their own division. Three new teams find themselves in the Top-10 after the Astros and Cubs take a giant step out. Here are your latest RealGM team rankings. Read more »

When the 2001 draft rolled around and the Minnesota Twins held the number one overall pick. They were the surprise darlings of the early season and right before them was USC pitching prodigy Mark Prior. Instead, the Minnesota Twins took a high school catcher Joe Mauer and the calls of stupidity started flowing in. Read more »

With #1 Albert Pujols on the DL, the St. Louis Cardinals now look so vulnerable that the NL Central race is now wide-open, as does the top-spot beyond this week. Toronto's Alex Rios moves up to #2, with David Ortiz dropping out of our Top 10. Here are this week's RealGM.com player rankings. Read more »

Las Vegas 51s pitcher Chad Billingsley has long been on the radar of the Dodgers, and should soon be receiving his chance at pitching for the big club. Billingsley has been a top flight prospect since the Dodgers selected him with the 24th overall pick in the first round in 2003 and on Tuesday he was interviewed by RealGM. Read more »

On Sunday, Larry Bowa yelled at Baltimore's Corey Patterson for stealing 2nd and then 3rd base on consecutive pitches while the O's were up by six runs. On Monday, with the Yankees up six runs against the Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez steals second.. Stay out of Philly Bowa! Read more »

Through the work of Kyle Davies, Jorge Sosa, John Thomson, and Horacio Ramirez, they are a combined 6-16 with each of their ERA over 4.50. The lone exception is Ramirez, who has only pitched in three games this season. Still, it might be Ramirez who can lead a backend revolt down the stretch. Read more »

The nonsense about the ?Curse of the Goat? and Steve Bartman must stop. These problems are human made, not goat made. Cubs? fans are beginning to wise-up to this and you won?t see many fans mutter the words ?Wait Until Next Year? around the old ball park. Read more »

An army of Blue Jays are gathering for their invasion, the Orioles are out of excuses, the Yankees are running out of outfielders, while Bronson and the Reds are out of magic. Nine Bobby Abreu's in a lineup would score over 9 runs a game, but they'd lose 22-9 with him pitching and batting 9th. See what one Kevin Casini can do to the MLB now that he's had his bullpen work with the NBA. Read more »

With the Presidential election only two years away, Hilary Rodham Clinton appears to be the frontrunner for the 2008 Democrat ticket. Seeking the advice of former Presidential hopefuls such as John Kerry and Howard Dean, the other Clinton seeks to avoid the same pitfalls that buried her predecessors. Read more »

Albert Pujols is batting nearly sixty points better than Barry Bonds. He has almost four times as many home runs, more than three times as many runs batted in, and his slugging percentage is nearly double Barry?s. Yet Bonds has the nation?s attention. Read more »

In a world of ever-constant change, it is never too early to start looking at the next coach who can turn around your team. However, instead of going through the old-tread managers that seem to just get passed around, even though they never win, here are the top-10 coaches who should get a shot at the Major League level. Read more »

The cream is rising to the top as teams begin the month of June. Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, and Derek Jeter are the real thing. Alex Rios moves into our Top 5, and A-Rod and Vernon Wells return to the Top 10. Check out our RealGM.com Player Rankings! Read more »

Without question, this is a great deal for the Astros. They get a bona fide ace to pair with Roy Oswalt and maybe someone to push Andy Pettitte to his past success. Clemens should come in after his three minor league starts before his target date of return on June 22nd against the Minnesota Twins. Read more »