The Los Angeles Dodgers head into the 2014 season with their expectations as high as they've been in the last 25 years. Their payroll is sky high and they have plenty of notable names both on the bump and in the field. Nonetheless, while this team is absolutely loaded for a legitimate World Series run […]

The Chicago Cubs have made no secret of their desire to trade starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija if an agreement on a contract extension is unable to be reached. To this point, the two sides haven't made much progress on such an extension, and Shark very well may be changing area codes by the time the […]

The Baltimore Orioles have watched some of their competition in the American League East make some pretty significant moves so far this offseason. The Boston Red Sox have retained the players they've needed to, while the New York Yankees have a clearly better roster than they sported in 2013. The Toronto Blue Jays are hovering […]

The days leading up to the trade deadline saw Chase Utley's name featured in trade rumors. But as July 31st came and went, we began to hear less about where Utley could end up, and more about the second baseman working towards an extension with the Philadelphia Phillies. Those whispers came to fruition with a […]

With the deal between Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees that will send Alfonso Soriano back to the Bronx complete, the marriage between Soriano and the North Siders is over. It was a long time coming, as he was a trade candidate the minute that Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer took over in the Cubs' […]

The trade that we all assumed would happen at some point is finally going down on this Monday afternoon, with the Chicago Cubs officially set to send Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers. The two sides had nearly agreed to a deal towards the end of last week, before medicals on one of the prospects […]

Last season, we saw the Baltimore Orioles call up Manny Machado in August. The top prospect, despite not playing his natural position at shortstop, helped key their playoff run and has joined right up with the rest of the league's top young talent. This season, we're all wondering who could be this year's Machado. That […]

The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up. To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. Relief pitchers are the one thing that you can always find […]

The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up.  To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. It's tough trying to gauge the market on second basemen, as […]

It was only a matter of time before the Chicago Cubs started selling off assets, and with the trade deadline still a few weeks away, the word was that they were going to get started very early. It turns out, those whispers were true, as the Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a pretty […]

Things have been going pretty well for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. They currently sit at the top of the National League West, are getting an MVP caliber season out of Paul Goldschmidt, and have had some young players step up and contribute regularly. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows for the D-Backs. Arizona […]

In the spirit of this weekend's MLB Draft, it looks like the Pittsburgh Pirates will be calling on one of the top picks from the last couple years to aid their current need for pitching. Gerrit Cole, the #1 overall pick from the 2011 draft, will reportedly make his debut for the Bucs next week. […]

As the calendar turns into June, and we get into the true dog days of summer, it's the question that everyone is asking themselves. After an unexpected playoff run in 2012, did we all overestimate the capabilities of this Washington Nationals club? It's a fair question. The Nationals were not expected to contend last year. […]