The 2012 trade deadline is now in the rearview mirror, and short of waiver claims and minor league callups, each team has their core group of players set for the playoff march. Of course, some teams fared better than others to prep their teams for an October run, or for future years. Let's take a […]

AJ Burnett came within four outs of his second career no-hitter last night. The catch was that the Pirates were playing the Cubs, who hadn't been shut out since 1965, when Sandy Koufax twirled his fourth no-hitter in a three year span, a perfect game on September 9th. The last no-hitter thrown at Wrigley Field […]

The Ryan Dempster saga finally has an ending, and it's an unexpected one. Dempster didn't land with the Braves, the Dodgers, or the Yankees, but

15 or so hours after bolstering their offense with Travis Snider, the Pittsburgh Pirates struck out, trading outfielder Gorkys Hernandez to the Marlins for Gaby Sanchez. The Marlins are also picking up Pittsburgh's competitve balance draft pick in the deal. The 28-year old Sanchez has been a nightmare for the Marlins this year, OPSing only […]

The St Louis Cardinals again did what they did last year — picked up some relief help for a highly thought of piece. They traded third baseman Zack Cox, the fourth best prospect in the organization, to the Miami Marlins in exchange for reliever Edward Mujica,

Last month, when the Rangers signed Roy Oswalt, the prevailing thought was "why in the hell do they need ANOTHER starter?" Well, this is why: in  15-8 drubbing against the Angels last night, Oswalt threw just five innings, allowed eight runs on 11 hits, and gave up three homers. For the season, Oswalt now has […]