The NL Central is the best, most competitive division in baseball. Following Monday’s events, four of the five teams in the division are above .500. Milwaukee still holds a 4.5 game lead over the second place Cardinals, but the fourth place Pirates are just 3.5 games back of St. Louis for second in the division. […]

After a rare (for them, at least) series against the Nationals that didn’t result in a win, the Atlanta Braves are just 38-37, 1.5 games behind Washington in the National League East. Atlanta’s run differential for this season has dropped to -14, better than just four teams in the NL. Instead of asking “what’s wrong […]

WHOA. WHAT. Why are the most exciting walk offs of the week being featured TODAY? Well, we’re shuffling things up a little bit at TOC – the most exciting walk offs are moving to Mondays, and the best defensive plays of the week are moving to Wednesdays. Don’t worry – you’ll still have your fix […]

I don’t really know *how*, but the Milwaukee Brewers are still dominating the National League Central. No division leader in baseball has a larger division lead than Milwaukee’s 5.5 game cushion over the Cardinals. Their .610 winning percentage is the best in the National League (clearing the once dominant Giants), and is just a half […]

I don’t normally like to spotlight a player in the opening of the Dugout Digest, but I felt this was important. Devin Mesoraco of the Reds has come into his own this year, and it seems like he’s getting overshadowed by half of the catchers in the National League for one reason or another. Mesoraco […]

Everyone knows how good Victor Martinez is. He’s homered 18 times this year, and struck out just 21 times. He’s actually having a better season with the stick than Miguel Cabrera. But did you know that there’s another Martinez that is playing well for the Tigers? Former Astro J.D. Martinez has filled in admirably in […]

I’m not going to lie to you guys – this week sucked for long home runs. The most memorable homer of the week was Giancarlo Stanton hitting a screaming liner over the right field wall. Now that I’ve killed the contents of this column, let’s do it! 1. Brandon Moss vs Colby Lewis, 447 feet […]

I’m starting to wonder just a little bit about the Toronto Blue Jays. They’re still in first place in the AL East, but things have gotten a bit dicey lately. The Jays have lost nine out of their last 12 games, and they’ve scored only 28 runs over those dozen games. Their division lead has […]

This week, we’ve got double plays, game-savers, and some history that was saved. June 12th, Diamondbacks vs Astros – George Springer can fly. Not once, but twice. Springer’s defense has been much better than I expected. I think the best part of the way he’s played in the field this season is how quickly he […]