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Last year's NL Cy Young award winner is in the American League. The two pitchers who won the three awards from 2008-2010 are still around, but appear to be shells of their former selves. In fact, out of all of the pitchers in the National League, the only two former Cy Young winners that appear […]

The American League has always has a very talented crop of pitchers. 12 different players have won the Cy Young award since 2000, with the only repeat winner being Johan Santana of the Twins (though Roy Halladay and Roger Clemens have won in both leagues). David Price eked out a wn over 2011 winner Justin […]

With just five days until nearly the entire league begins play on April 1st, roster battles are being decided here in the final week of games. The last spot on the bench or in the bullpen is largely inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, but the fifth starter's job in the rotation means a […]

Earlier today, we broke down the AL Rookie of the Year candidates. Now, it's time for the NL candidates. Coming off of the wretched Chris Coghlan selection in 2009, the last three winners of the ROY in the NL have been stars (Buster Posey, Craig Kimbrel, Bryce Harper), and the cumulative rookie crop in the […]

Picking the Rookie of the Year is far and away the most difficult of any of the three major awards dished out in MLB. Last year, the winner in each league didn't even make the Opening Day roster for their respective club. The conensus pick among our staff is another guy who won't open the […]

When you're taking a leak at a ballgame, I bet you're thinking "man, this is boring. I wish I could be having some fun while relieving myself". Well, the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, are taking care of that by introducing the Urinal Gaming System to all urinals at Coca […]

Last year during Spring Training, arbitrator Shyam Das overturned Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension for PED usage. Braun's attorneys successfully argued for their client, alleging that the collection process of Braun's sample was flawed.  After the snafu with Braun left MLB with egg on their face, they changed their collection policy for the 2012 season and […]

It appears that the final big name free agent is finally off the market, as Kyle Lohse has apparently agreed to a three-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers worth