John Axford is headed back to the National League. The relief pitcher, formally of the Cleveland Indians, was claimed on waivers by the Pirates earlier this week. Instead of pulling him back or working out a trade the Indians just let Pittsburgh have him. They
In the hierarchy of game ending dramatics, the rare walk-off inside-the-park home run ranks the most exciting. We almost had that last night in Pittsburgh; with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game Pirates outfielder Starling Marte tripled over the
The Pittsburgh Pirates joined the National League in 1887. They are in the Central division and and play at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Their team colors are black gold and white and they are often called the Bucs or the Buccos. The Pirates were originally
The Dodgers activated Hanley Ramirez from the disabled list yesterday, and he went 0-4 in the team’s loss to the Mets. The 30-year old shortstop had started the season slowly, but was slashing .315/.408/.462 in the two month prior to the right oblique strain that only
You could make a good argument that Troy Tulowitzki, Andrew McCutchen, and Paul Goldschmidt are the three best position players in the National League. In the last few weeks all three of them have gone down with injuries. Tulowitzki and Goldschmidt are out for the
Yesterday, the Kansas City Royals traded for Josh Willingham. They also moved into first place in the American League Central after winning their eighth straight game. The Royals success in 2014 is a continuation of what they were able to accomplish in 2013; a 86-76
There’s nothing worse in fantasy baseball than losing a player you paid dearly for to an injury. Some of these wounded big money/early round draft picks — like Cliff Lee, Jose Fernandez and Paul Goldschmidt — aren’t coming back. Below, we update the status of the fantasy
It has not been a good few weeks for the elite hitters of the National League. Troy Tulowitzki remains out with a hip flexer, with no news on a return date. He’s still leading the National League in WAR, and now two of the stars who
Since winning 92 games in 2010, the Padres have been a non-factor in the National League East. Their poor play cost GM Josh Brynes his job in June, and this year’s deadline sell off will be conducted by the three-headed interim co-GM beast of A.J.
In April, when Major League Baseball last released a list of top selling jerseys, it was David Ortiz‘s name and number which had moved the most merchandise. The popular slugger was still basking in the afterglow of leading the Red Sox to a World Series