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TORONTO, CANADA – MAY 9: Devon Travis #29 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single in the seventh inning during MLB game action against the Boston Red Sox on May 9, 2015 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Five MLB players seemingly poised to bounce back in 2016 second half

It’s easy to give up on a player after a poor first half, but reality is, there is still plenty of time to turn things around. While they won’t be able to change a .200 average into a .300 or push a 5.00+ ERA under 3.00, but they could still be valuable members of a […]

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – June 16: Gregory Polanco #25 of the Pittsburgh Pirates batting during the Pittsburgh Pirates Vs New York Mets regular season MLB game at Citi Field on June 16, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

2016 MLB All-Star Game voting snubs and surprises

After a scare following the first MLB All-Star Game voting results released in May, the balloting came back to normal in the American League and the starting lineup isn’t quite as Royal blue as last year. In fact, the Royals have just two starters, while the red-hot Red Sox offense was able to get four players […]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – MAY 27: Andrew Miller #48 of the New York Yankees pitches during the eighth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 27, 2016 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

As much as you want them to, the Yankees aren’t selling

Much of the modern day trade speculation starts like this: you find a team that has no chance at making the playoffs and a list of decent players who aren’t signed longer than one year or two years in the future, then a good match on a playoff contender for that player. Because of this, there […]

CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 21: Catcher Yan Gomes #10 celebrates with starting pitcher Corey Kluber #28 of the Cleveland Indians after the Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 at Progressive Field on June 21, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Yan Gomes; Corey Kluber

Winning in Cleveland is becoming commonplace

If this keeps up, the city of Cleveland is going to have to completely embrace a new identity. After the Cavaliers came back from three games to one in the NBA Finals, the city felt it couldn’t get much higher, but the Indians are showing that Cleveland sports isn’t done yet. After playing .500 ball […]

<> at O.co Coliseum on May 18, 2016 in Oakland, California.

American League sellers are few and far between

The combination of the extra Wild Card (which has now been around long enough we should probably just get used to it) and the extreme parity in the American League looks to have lead to a second straight season where everyone thinks they’re a contender. Nearly three months into the season, only one team in […]

CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 5: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning off of Chris Young #32 of the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on June 5, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. Lindor’s home run was the third home run of the inning and marked the end of the game for Young. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

Indians roll over Royals on their way to first place

Despite it being early in the season and there being over a century of evidence that being first in May does not have much meaning to being first in September, many bought into the hype of the Chicago White Sox early on. With Chris Sale and Jose Quintana, arguably the two best left handed pitchers […]

PEORIA, AZ – MARCH 4: Matt Kemp #27 of the San Diego Padres is seen prior to the game against the Seattle Mariners on March 4, 2015 at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, Arizona. The Mariners defeated the Padres 4-3 in 10 innings. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)

Big Game James Shields traded from Padres to White Sox

In the first major trade of the 2016 season, Big Game James Shields was traded to the Chicago White Sox from San Diego for 26-year old right-handed pitcher Erik Johnson and Fernando Tatis Jr. a 17 year old shortstop from the Dominican Republic who has yet to play in the minors for the White Sox. […]

CHICAGO, IL – MAY 29: Kris Bryant #17 (L) of the Chicago Cubs and Anthony Rizzo #44 (R) congratulate Ben Zobrist #18 on hitting a three run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning at Wrigley Field on May 29, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

Cubs-centric first ballots in for NL All-Star team

The American League All-Star tallies were released Tuesday and like in all things except the adoption of the DH, the National League wasn’t far behind, coming out on Wednesday. Much like in the AL, we see a small number of teams dominating the field, but here it could be considered a little more legitimate. The […]

at Yankee Stadium on May 11, 2016 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

First ballots in for 2016 RoyAL All-Star Team

So we’re going to do this again, huh? Kansas City fans Royals flooded the ballot boxes so much during last season’s All-Star voting that Major League Baseball changed the rules this year. Instead of voting 35 times per e-mail address, you are now only able to vote five times per day and 35 times per […]

The 2016 all-surprise team after two months

Pretty soon, we’ll be seeing All-Star vote totals and will be able to argue over whether the leaders deserve their spots, but in general, the best players in baseball are who we thought they would be. Names like Manny Machado, Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, and Clayton Kershaw are already among the best in baseball yet […]

CHICAGO, IL – MAY 22: Alex Gordon #4 and Mike Moustakas #8 of the Kansas City Royals collide going for a foul ball against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on May 22, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox defeated the Royals 3-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Did Alex Gordon’s wrist break the Royals’ chances?

Heading into the 2016 season, many were down on the Kansas City Royals’ chances. Despite winning the World Series and two straight AL pennants, improvements made by the Tigers, White Sox and Indians during the off-season matched with expected regression and the expected loss of free agents largely lead to the Royals being expected to […]

HOUSTON, TX – MAY 03: Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros reaches base on a two-run double in the third inning of their game against the Minnesota Twins at Minute Maid Park on May 3, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Which teams are playing the Super Two game this year?

There is no real known date that is the Super Two cut off point. It’s not like the last day to protect players before the Rule 5 Draft, where there is an actual known moment in time and often many players are cut or protected hours before that moment. Instead, it is in flux from season to […]

DETROIT, MI – APRIL 24: Carlos Carrasco #59 of the Cleveland Indians is helped off the field by trainers Michael Salazar, left, and James Quinlan, right, after injuring his left leg making an out on Andrew Romine of the Detroit Tigers at first base during the third inning at Comerica Park on April 24, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)

Indians will certainly miss Carlos Carrasco for the next month

Just as the Indians got good news on the injury front with Michael Brantley returning to the team on Monday night, things got much, much worse. On an odd play Sunday, Carlos Carrasco was covering first base when his left leg collapsed under him. By some miracle of foot placement, Carrasco got the out at […]

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – APRIL 05: Players look toward a 2015 World Series Championship banner after receiving their rings during a ring ceremony prior to the game between the Royals and the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium on April 5, 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Examining the potential pennant hangover

Baseball is the most superstitious of sports and with it, there is an overlying belief of some that once a team makes it to the promised land of the World Series, they are under greater pressure and scrutiny the following season that will make it more difficult for them to repeat their success early in […]

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