The good, the bad, and the ugly: Taking a look at some of MLB’s early surprises

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, April 18th 2010. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Oakland A's

It’s still very early in the 2010 MLB season, and while the defending World Series champion New York Yankees have started fast with a 9-3 mark, not every expected contender has shown their worth yet. While the Boston Red Sox, among others, have struggled out of the gate, there ... Continue Reading

To DH or not DH is once again a question

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Friday, December 18th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Ken Griffey Jr

Rumor has it that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is putting together a crack staff of experts this off-season to discuss how they can make baseball better. One of the topics of discussion, once again, is what to do about the designated hitter rule. Here’s my take on the ... Continue Reading

Around the Bases: Halladay to Phillies, Lackey to Sox, and more

Posted By Matt Gentile On Tuesday, December 15th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cliff Lee, Hideki Matsui, John Lackey, Juan Pierre, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Cameron, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays

Trading Aces The Roy Halladay trade talk is officially over. The Toronto Blue Jays are set to trade the former Cy Young winner to the Philadelphia Phillies. According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies will send outfielder Michael Taylor, catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud and pitcher Kyle Drabek to the Blue Jays ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Yankees hold steady at the top, Cardinals charging hard

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, August 31st 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

There's no change at the top from last week's MLB Power Rankings to this week's, but the results of last week have forced a little shakeup from the second spot on down. 1. New York Yankees (82-48) Their midweek series loss to the Rangers was just their second series loss ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Rockies rising to the occasion

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, August 25th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

We're edging towards the final month of baseball's regular season, and though a few division title races are starting to look done and dusted, a couple of divisions are still very much up for grabs, and so are the wild card spots in both the American League and National League. ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Yankees hold steady at top spot

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, August 18th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Sincerest apologies about not posting the power rankings for the last couple of weeks, but I've been a little sidetracked. But, I'm back at it this week, though instead of the 1-30 through as I did previously, I've condensed it to a top 10. 1. New York Yankees ... Continue Reading

Peavy to White Sox stunner of MLB deadline

Posted By Matt Gentile On Friday, July 31st 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Aaron Poreda, Aaron Thompson, Adam LaRoche, Adam Russell, AL Central, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Casey Kotchman, Chicago White Sox, Clayton Richard, Cy Young, Dexter Carter, Gavin Floyd, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Washburn, John Danks, Justin Masterson, Luke French, Mark Buehrle, Mauricio Robles, Minnesota Twins, Nick Johnson, Orlando Cabrera, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Victor Martinez, White Sox

Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline ended at 4 p.m. eastern time today. Most baseball experts predicted Roy Halladay would be traded from the Toronto Blue Jays, but it was another former Cy Young winner who was on the move. The Chicago White Sox traded pitchers Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Yankees edge closer to top spot

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, July 28th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

Yes yes, these are late once again, which means I'm going sans comments this week, but I will say that I'm still scratching my head as to how the Mariners contrived to look so horrible against the Indians at home after winning three of four in Cleveland just a week ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Split enough to keep Dodgers on top

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, July 21st 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

This week's MLB power rankings are a little on the late side, but here they are. Just for the purposes of clarification, the rankings and records are reflective of the action through Sunday. 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (58-34) Dropped the first two at home against the Astros but rebounded ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers stay top at the break

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, July 14th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

In last week’s MLB power rankings, the Los Angeles Dodgers took top spot from the Boston Red Sox, capitalizing on the Red Sox’ bullpen woes to nab top spot in my book. Both teams had successful weeks last week, so the order at the top will remain the same as we ... Continue Reading

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