Fantasy Focus: Aroldis Chapman and the top waiver-wire grabs
Aroldis Chapman has went from arrest to a top-five closer. My long-time keeper league — which has seen three divorces, three engagements, two weddings, one childbirth, three step-kids and multiple spats about the validity of one trade or another — is having quite possibly one of the best seasons we have ever had (10 teams are still in the More...
Prospect watch: Miguel Sano, Billy Hamilton
Miguel Sano is steadily climbing up the Minnesota Twins prospect chart. (Tom Priddy/Four Seam Images) When the Minnesota Twins beat everyone out for the rights to a 16-year-old from San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican More...
Opening day pilgrimage to see the Cincinnati Reds
There's nothing like opening day at Great American Ballpark, home of the Cincinnati Reds. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Last year on opening day in Cincinnati, I was watching the game on a computer in a tiny apartment More...
Team-wins over/under analysis: NL Central
A fired-up Joey Votto could help the Reds make some noise in the NL Central. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) The NL Central should be a three-team race between the Reds, Brewers and Cardinals, although the Pirates More...
Offseason grades: NL Central
Getting Adam Wainwright back into the rotation makes the St. Louis Cardinals an instant favorite in the NL Central. (Jeff Roberson/AP) The National League Central took a huge hit this offseason with the loss of More...
Madson signing rounds out improved Reds bullpen
Former Philadelphia Phillies closer Ryan Madson has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Cincinnati Reds, pending a physical. With Jonathan Papelbon set to close out games in Philadelphia, More...
Larkin gets the only call to the Hall this year
The question of who deserves to get voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame has always been a very debatable topic. There are arguments and counterarguments to why a player should or shouldn’t be elected, and these More...
Cincinnati Reds team to beat in NL Central?
We're #1? Mat Latos thinks so; the Cincinnati Reds, that is. (Getty Images) So, after ruminating on the deal that dressed Mat Latos in a Cincinnati Reds uniform and taking a holiday trip to the homeland to gauge More...
Cubs acquire Travis Wood, part ways with Sean Marshall
Travis Wood will be joining the Chicago Cubs in 2012. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) The Chicago Cubs continue to shed payroll as they swapped lefties with the Cincinnati Reds. Twenty-nine-year-old Sean Marshall, a starter More...
A look at the prospects coming to San Diego in the Mat Latos trade
Mat Latos heads to Cincinnati, and the Padres get a starter and promising prospects in return. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) It’s not often a talented and young pitcher like San Diego’s Mat Latos gets traded More...
