The NL West has been a very tight race over the last month and a half, and last night, the three teams in contention pretty much threw up their hands and said that no one wanted to win it. The Diamondbacks began the day by falling 4-1 to the Cubs to fall three games under […]

When you strike out 15 hitters in a game…you expect to win the game. Yet, last night, Francisco Liriano of the Twins did that against the A's….and he lost. Yep, the enigmatic Twins starter struck out 15 over eight innings, walking just one…and lost. What happened? Well, he allowed just four hits and four runs […]

Your browser does not support iframes. It's the fifth inning of the Tigers-Orioles game, Tigers left fielder Quintin Berry makes this great catch to rob Wilson Betemit of a homer. This really wasn't a game saver, as the Tigers led 7-1 at the time, but it got starter Doug Fister out of the inning unscathed. […]

Stanford pitcher Mark Appel was projected to be the top pick in June's MLB draft. Appel fell to the Pirates at eighth, and the maximum amount that the Pirates could offer him without having to pay taxes on bonuses was in the neighborhood of $3.3 million. Because Appel could get more higher in the draft, […]

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim What Went Right: Mike Trout has fulfilled his potential quicker than anyone ever imagined, and is the best player in the American League this season. Mark Trumbo can't play defense, but he's showing even more power than he did last year. Jered Weaver and CJ Wilson have pitched like they […]

Arizona Diamondbacks What Went Right: Aaron Hill looks like his pre-struggle self from Toronto, even if you discount his two cycles. After a slow start, catcher Miguel Montero and Paul Goldschmidt have started hitting like they're capable of. Gerardo Parra has gotten more playing time than expected, and remains one of the best fourth outfielders […]

Chicago White Sox What Went Right: A whole lot of awesomeness. Adam Dunn burst from his cocoon, and became a butterfly once again. Alex Rios is finally looking like an eight figure player. Paul Konerko is still destroying the ball. Alejandro De Aza is an unreal center fielder that Kenny Williams bought extremely low on. […]

Chicago Cubs What Went Right: For as terrible as Alfonso Soriano's contract is, he's actually playing pretty well, hitting 15 homers with a .792 OPS. Starlin Castro continues to be a solid shorstop, though he still has ugly plate discipline. Career minor leaguer Brian LaHair gave the team a good spark at first base for […]

Because there were no games all week (aside from the All-Star Game, but I digress), this isn't going to be your typical Dugout Digest. I'm not going to go through every game of the season to find the best one…but here are some of the best pitching and hitting performances of the year, and a […]

The Boston Red Sox will be activating Jacoby Ellsbury from the 60-day DL tomorrow, reports

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. The National League MVP […]

The All-Star Break is upon us, and until game action starts up again on Friday, we're going to do a brief season in review of the 2012 MLB season thusfar. Our staff has voted on a variety of awards, and we're going to roll them out over the next four days. The MVP awards every […]