Houston Astros first base prospect Jonathan Singleton, ranked as the #2 prospect in the organization heading into the 2013 season, has been suspended for the first 50 games of the season after testing positive for marijuana, his second positive test. The 21-year old Singleton was acquired by the Astros in the summer of 2011 from […]

In his first year on the ballot, Roger Clemens received 37.6% of the vote. It's a disappointing total, but he did finish with eight more votes than Barry Bonds. After the results were announced, Clemens took to his

For the first time since 1996, the BBWAA has failed to elect a player to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Congratulations Hall of Fame, you've officially taken another step towards becoming irrelevant! The full vote totals can be found on the BBWAA's website. Craig Biggio led the voting with 68.2% of the vote, while Jack […]

We brought the year 2013 in a little over a week ago, and as is tradition, many people resolved to do something this year, be it to lose weight, quit smoking, drink less, or whatever else the popular trend is. I'm sure that around the world of baseball, many people made a lot of resolutions […]

As if MLB teams needed any more caps, another one is being rolled out for the 2013 season: the interview cap. As you can see with the above Mets design (which is the only one released thusfar), the interview cap is absolutely hideous, and players will be expected to wear the caps during interviews and […]

The bullpen phone is dead. Long live the bullpen phone. In its place, teams have the option of using the above (gaudy) T-Mobile cellphone dock as part of a

The Washington Nationals finally agreed to a contract with first baseman Adam LaRoche, a month after initially offering the deal to him. The deal is for two years, with LaRoche making $24 million. He'll make $10 million in 2013, $12 million in 2014, and there is a mutual option for 2015 with a $2 million […]

We're in Hall of Fame overload here at TOC. With the announcement of the Class of 2013 coming at 2 PM on Wednesday, talk about the ballot has reached a critical mass. However, we're gonna take things in a bit of a different direction. What current players could get into the Hall of Fame one […]

As the World Baseball Classic approaches, we’ve previously explored which players the United States could field in factor-less scenario.  Much like the United States, coming into the first two Classics, the Dominicans were considered heavy favorites, only to be eliminated before the finals.  So which players could the Dominican Republic field in an effort to […]

The Texas Rangers finally added some offense to their team this winter, inking long-time Astros first baseman Lance Berkman to a one-year deal worth

I won't try to sell you on the validity of the World Baseball Classic.  The tournament itself comes at a time which most major leaguers are more concerned with losing weight and getting warmed up and less about serious competition.  This is likely the cause of the last U.S. team being inhabited by the likes […]