After ace Garrett Richards was ruled out for the season Thursday, the Los Angeles Angels suddenly had the need for another starting pitcher. So they traded for a second baseman. The Chicago White Sox have flipped their starting second sacker Gordon Beckham out west for
Since the days of Ruth, Major Leaguers have been barnstorming Japan in the off-season. After a eight-year hiatus, they’ll be doing it again in November of 2014, with a team led by Yasiel Puig, Robinson Cano, Albert Pujols and Adam Jones. The rest of the roster
Garrett Richards picked up quite the RBI last night. Being he’s a pitcher in the American league, that acronym unfortunately stood for “real bad injury. The Angels ace was running to cover first base in the second inning of the Angels game against the Red
Texas relief pitcher Neal Cotts has been claimed on revocable waivers. The left hander’s waiver period expired yesterday, according to CBS Sports Jon Heyman, meaning the Rangers have about a day to either trade Cotts to the unknown team that claimed him, do nothing and
Yasiel Puig might be the most “toolsy” player in baseball. In addition to being able to run fast, throw far and hit a baseball so hard it is branded with the name from his bat, the Cuban important has some mighty quick reflexes. Cat-like, one
According to Google, Mike Trout has already won the 2014 American League MVP. When the search engine’s algorithm made the premature declaration a couple weeks ago it was pretty much in line with the conventional wisdom. However, Trout has struggled in August, only slashing .234/.311/.438 and
Coming into the season, Trevor Rosenthal was considered a top tier closer, even though he had a grand total of three regular season saves. But his pedigree, and 12.9 K’s per nine innings in 2013, suggested he could give a fantasy team the type of
Every August since 1947, the best baseball playing 12- and 13-years olds in the world gather in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania to see who emerges the Little League World Series champions. The youngsters are first playing for the LLWS title. However, like any kid who picks
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
Pedro Martinez will almost certainly be elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible next year. If it was up to the three-time Cy Young award winner, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, two other giants of his era, would be joining him in