The dominant right-handed starter is a baseball prototype that's been around since the beginning of the sport. But in recent years, lefty aces have started to take hold across the league, and teams are employing a nearly equal blend of lefty and righty studs in their rotation. The overall ceiling among left-handers is probably higher […]

The three year, $39 million contract that the Boston Red Sox and Mike Napoli agreed to earlier this winter has been replaced with a one-year,

Ah, the left-handed starting pitcher. Even in the year 2013, this is still a valuable commodity in the game today. But while the best lefties in the game are elite, the middle ground of lefties can be a little mediocre. The lefthanders to rank 11th-15th in ERA in the league this year were Ross Detwiler, […]

The Texas Rangers and 27-year old left-handed starter Matt Harrison have agreed to a

The Washington Nationals

Right field is the final offensive position we'll be tackling in our TOC Top Ten series before venturing to the pitchers mound on Thursday and Friday. The position is pretty loaded, even with injuries leading to disappointing seasons from Justin Upton, Jose Bautista, and Nick Markakis, among others. There's a lot of young talent in […]

Throughout this TOC Top Ten series we've been rolling out all week, I've had some tough decisions on where to rank certain players. But I think the center field rankings posted this afternoon were the most difficult I've had to do. Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are now left fielders. Josh Hamilton is now a […]

I struggled with this list of center fielders for a couple of reasons. First off is that two players that would have been in my top five, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, will be playing left field in 2013. Secondly, another top five player (Michael Bourn) is still unemployed, and I have no idea where […]

The Atlanta Braves have largely remained dormant this winter, aside from signing BJ Upton to replace Michael Bourn as the team's center fielder. Aside from filling that hole in center field, the Braves really didn't need to do much this winter. They still haven't replaced Chipper Jones' bat in their lineup, but aside from that, […]

Baseball is a funny game sometimes. The two players who could shape the game for the next decade are ranked at this position…and neither was a full-timer last year. Yes, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper will be playing left field in 2013, and both were center fielders in 2012. Harper's move was justified by the […]

Do you know where the power lies in the infield? Why, it's at the hot corner, of course. Five third basemen put together six win seasons in 2012, more than the rest of the infield (including catchers) combined. And even with those five great seasons in 2012, third base also features immensely talented players that […]