Rangers will not be playoff bound
Former closer Neftali Feliz will be counted this season to bolster the Rangers' starting pitching. (bleacherreport.com) The Texas Rangers of old are back. They, again, will be among the leaders in home runs, runs batted in and most other offensive categories. And they, again, will struggle to stay in contention in the regular season behind a suspect More...
1952 NL VS. AL Rookie of the Year battle: Joe Black vs. Harry Byrd
It's Harry Byrd ... 1952 National League vs. American League: Joe Black and Harry Byrd The 1952 rookie class is a war of two right-handers: an inconsistent career journeyman fireballer versus a popular former More...
Team-wins over/under analysis: AL West
Will Yu Darvish make up for the loss of C.J. Wilson? (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) In part three of this six-part series, we’re taking a look at the AL West, which has a huge talent gap between the top two and More...
Why Billy Beane signed Yoenis Cespedes
A's GM Billy Beane knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em when it comes to taking gambles. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Some stadiums are loud. Some are not so loud. When fans show up, they are More...
Cespedes signs with Athletics
The Oakland A's, not even mentioned as a possible option, land Yoenis Cespedes. (Denis Poroy/AP) MLB Trade Rumors reported at 11:12 AM CST that the Oakland A’s won the bidding for 26-year-old, Cuban defector More...
Prepping for Oscar season: Moneyball nominated in six categories
Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill were both nominated for Oscars for Moneyball, which also received a Best Picture nomination. About a month from now, the 84th Annual Academy Awards will be handed out. For the first time More...
DH for hire: Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon, Vlad Guerrero and Magglio Ordonez
Prince Fielder soaks up the headlines when speaking of remaining free agents available to cash-flush teams. Young Prince has been so over-analyzed that there is really nothing left to say about him. He will get More...
Closing time: Red Sox acquire Andrew Bailey
Andrew Bailey is on his way to Boston. (Len Redkoles/Getty Images) Boston GM Ben Cherington has landed closer Andrew Bailey from the Oakland A’s today. The deal centers on OF Josh Reddick. Also headed West are More...
End-of-year deals land Latinos in news
In a frenzy to curtail fan fallout, the St. Louis Cardinals decided to sign veteran outfielder Carlos Beltran to a fat, two-year contract. In another controversial decision, Oakland A’s ace Gio Gonzalez was More...
2B reborn: the dawn of an exciting new era at the keystone
It would hardly be unique to call 2011 “the year of the rookie.” It seems that almost every season is branded with this moniker due to the baseball community’s fawning efforts to make each season impressively More...
