Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent first basemen available. Are you looking for a franchise first baseman? After the massive contracts (that are […]

One of MLB's most surprising managerial openings is set to be filled before the offseason even begins.

The NLCS is over, and the St Louis Cardinals are once again NL champions, winning their fourth pennant in the last ten years. Here are five observations from their NLCS victory over the Dodgers. 1. Cardinals Devil Magic is alive and well. Over at One World Sports, TOC contributor Amanda Rykoff wrote about the phenomenon […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized a four-year contract with Cuban second baseman Alexander Guerrero that will pay him up to $28 million, according to MLB.com. Last month, there were rumors that Guerrero and the Dodgers were close on a contract, but it was eventually restructured. Guerrero's contract with the Dodgers can max out at […]

Jim Leyland didn't waste much time in deciding his future after the Tigers' 2013 season ended. Just two days after Detroit lost Game 6 of the ALCS to the Red Sox, the Tigers skipper is going to resign.

Welcome to TOC's offseason primers! We haven't officially reached the offseason yet, but it's never too early to look at the best players on the free agent market. Today, we take a look at the best free agent catchers available. One man defines this class: Brian McCann of the Braves. McCann is far and away […]

Well folks, we've got ourselves a World Series matchup. The Cardinals are the NL champions, the Red Sox are the AL champions, and sanity is at an all-time low. PIC OF THE DAY Insert your Cardinals/Brian McCann joke here (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY) Today, we're going to start our offseason positional primers. The action already got […]

Shane Victorino came into Game 6 of the ALCS batting 2-for-22 (.091). In his first three plate appearances Saturday night, he grounded out, struck out and was hit by a pitch.  So he's exactly the guy you'd pick to be the hero for the Red Sox when they were down 2-1 to the Tigers in […]

The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0 in Game 6 of the NLCS to win the series 4-2 and advance to the World Series, where they'll meet the winner of the Red Sox-Tigers ALCS. After a sluggish performance for most of the series, the Cardinals offense erupted in Game 6 right when […]

Jose Abreu is about to become the latest Cuban baseball star to hit big money in the major leagues. According to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the 26-year-old first baseman is finalizing terms on a contract with the Chicago White Sox that will pay him $68 million over six years.  This will be the largest first-time […]

The Detroit Tigers have been pushed to the brink of elimination in the ALCS after their 4-3 loss on Thursday night in Game 5. Despite an incredible catch from Jose Iglesias, the Tigers couldn't break through and get the lead in this one. PIC OF THE DAY Big Papi loves himself some Koji (Tim Fuller-USA […]

After a 7-3 loss to the Tigers in Game 4 of the ALCS, the Red Sox bounced back to take a 4-3 victory in Game 5 on Thursday. With the win, Boston takes a 3-2 lead in the series and can close out the series Saturday at Fenway Park.  Mike Napoli led off the second […]

This is absurdity at its finest. In the top of the third inning of Wednesday's ALCS Game 5 between the Tigers and Red Sox, David Ortiz hit a pop-up into shallow left center field. Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias, playing on the right side of second base because of the shift on Ortiz, tracked the ball […]