The trend of changing minor league team names reached a new low on Tuesday, when the Akron Aeros (AA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians) changed their name to…the Akron Rubber Ducks. That's right – Rubber Ducks. Francisco Lindor, one of the top prospects in all of baseball, is going to be wearing a yellow duck […]

2013 was the very definition of "playing out the string" for the Minnesota Twins. The club managed to get out of the AL Central basement, but still lost 96 games, their third-straight season with at least 96 losses. They had just one month of this year at .500, and had a negative run differential every […]

From 2012 to 2013, the White Sox dropped 27 games in the standings, thanks to losing 22 more games this past year. The Sox also somehow saw their run differential swing by 197 runs down to -125, the third worst mark in the American League. Needless to say, there will be changes this winter. Needs […]

The World Series is now down to a best of three after the Cardinals won Game 3 and the Red Sox won Game 4. Boston's loss in Game 3 could be one that is talked about for ages in Beantown if the team loses the World Series thanks to Mike Napoli sitting on the bench […]

The Boston Red Sox beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-2 in Game 4 of the World Series, tying the series at two games apiece. The Red Sox came into this game expecting it to largely be a bullpen game thanks to the faltering health of Clay Buchholz. And while Buchholz did only last four innings […]

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we close the series by ranking the 30 best free agents over all positions. As the offseason progresses, we'll update you on where each free agent […]

Rawlings announced the finalists for the 2013 Gold Glove awards today, and most of the player you'd expect to see were named. Rawlings named three players for each position in each league on their

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Through two games of the World Series, we're all knotted up at one game each. The Red Sox routed the Cardinals in Game 1, and the Cardinals came back to win Game 2. You can check out our social recaps of Game 1 and Game 2 on the site. PIC OF THE DAY Carlos Martinez […]

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent left-hander starting pitchers available. Lefty starters have always been a coveted component to building a winning team. […]

This one's for all the marbles. The Cardinals and Red Sox will battle in the 2013 World Series, and both storied franchises are no stranger to the Fall Classic. This is Boston's third World Series in the last ten years, and it's St Louis' fourth in the last decade. Boston looks to win their eighth […]