Rays fans have been impatiently awaiting the arrival of Wil Myers. Since he hadn't been called up yet, it was safe to assume that Tampa Bay was playing service-time games with last year's USA Today minor league Player of the Year. At issue was the "super-two" date, which determines when players become eligible for arbitration. […]

Several teams have called up a bunch of players to make their major league debuts in 2013. In the American League, the Astros, Mariners, Red Sox, Twins, and the Yankees have all had five players see their first major league action this year. In the National League, the Marlins have also had five. But the […]

23-year-old Jose Iglesias unexpectedly began the season as the Red Sox starting shortstop after Stephen Drew suffered a concussion in spring training. Iglesias, an all-glove, no-bat, prospect, hit .450 in his six game stint in the majors. The fan base immediately adopted a "let the kid play" mantra, but he was sent down regardless. It […]

The reason the St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in baseball is that their starting pitching has been dominant. They've posted a major league best 2.11 ERA, with their worst starter posting a 2.72 ERA. But that rotation took a hit today when Jake Westbrook was sent to the 15-day DL with a sore […]

Announcers love the sophomore slump. It's easy to diagnose, so they throw out a few lines about the league adjusting to the player, and the player failing to make the proper adjustments in return. Case closed. There's no need to dig any deeper. They player just needs to adjust. Middlebrooks also has the injury angle, […]

Walk in to any AA game in the country and you’re going to find some guy out there playing who is as old as one of his managers, and you wonder what makes these guys hang on. How many years of bus trips can one man take? How many times can you ice your arm […]

Reflecting back, there’s a critical period in the Red Sox development which is largely under-remembered due to what happened in October, 2004. But it began in November, 1997 when the Sox actually traded for a young star – Pedro Martinez – as opposed to their typical coveting of used-to-be-stars approach. And it ended in July, […]

It's only a matter of time before one of the first rounders in last June's draft will be playing in the majors. Mike Zunino (Mariners), Michael Wacha (Cardinals), and Marcus Stroman (Blue Jays) are the most likely candidates. Regardless, here's a look at where all of last year's 1st rounders are, and how they're currently […]

Many Tiger fans got their first look at Bruce Rondon in spring training when the 22-year-old Venezuelan was pushing radar guns into triple digits. His command wasn’t there though, and he was sent to AAA to begin the year. But that didn’t last long. Just like last season when he went from the Florida State […]