Matt Thornton and Jim Johnson, two fairly big-name relief pitchers, are both on the move. Thornton, until earlier today a New York Yankee, was claimed on waivers by the Nationals. It is unclear at this point if New York then worked out a deal with
Justin Verlander is not having a very good year. With the addition of David Price to the Tigers rotation, one could make the argument that the former Cy Young winner and MVP, who’s in the middle of a $220 million contract, is now the team’s
In sports, rule one is keep your eye on the ball. Baseball fielders have an additional, pretty important rule that they always need to follow: keep your eyes on the base runner. Yasiel Puig received an important lesson in following this rule from willy veteran Albert