Let's talk about the Kansas City Royals, because no one else is. The Royals beat the Red Sox 9-6 on Friday night, their second straight win against Boston and their 17th win in 21 games since the All-Star Break. Detroit finally lost as well to allow Kansas City to pick up a game, and thanks […]

After the Rangers claimed Alex Rios on waivers from the White Sox on Thursday, the two teams completed a trade to send the 32-year old to Texas, contrary to a report from

At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds, Jason Heyward hardly profiles as a typical leadoff hitter.  Yet since Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez moved his hulking right fielder to the top of his batting order, the team hasn't lost. Twelve wins, zero losses. The Braves have put together a 13-game winning streak overall.  That success is due […]

I think I'm going to be working on a piece later today about the trade deadline being pushed back. But I just want to note this in the DD today: the Mets nor the Phillies sold at the deadline. Each team has precipitously dropped in the standings, and both would firmly be in the sellers […]

Mark Reynolds insists that he needs playing time to work himself out of his current slump. Unfortunately for him, he likely will no longer be getting that opportunity with the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe designated Reynolds for assignment on Thursday and called up pitcher Preston Guilmet from Triple-A Columbus to replace him on its roster. […]

How will the Texas Rangers replace Nelson Cruz in their lineup? A-Rod drama aside, that may have been the most prominent question in light of the 50-game suspensions MLB issued to 12 players for using PEDs supplied by the Biogenesis clinic in Miami. The two teams that appeared to be most adversely affected by these […]

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 […]

You've got to hand it to the Atlanta Braves: they are stomping a mudhole in the collective ass of the NL East. The Braves swept the Nationals in DC for the second time this year, finishing with a 6-3 win on Wednesday night. Atlanta is 15.5 games up on the second place Nats, who are […]

A statue of Jackie Robinson outside of MCU Park in Coney Island, home of the Mets' NY-Penn League affiliate Brooklyn Cyclones, has been vandalized. According to a report from 1010 WINS in New York, the statue (which features Pee Wee Reese along with his Brooklyn Dodgers' teammate Robinson) was spray painted with swastikas and racial […]

With 50 games (or less, in most cases) remaining in the 2013 season, playoff races are supposed to be heating up. And in the American League, they are. Nine teams are above .500 and in the hunt, and seven of those nine teams are within 1.5 games of the playoffs. It's getting pretty hot and […]

A lot has been made about the recent winning streaks by the Indians and Royals to make the AL Central race interesting. Lost in all that hoopla has been the fact that the Tigers picked up their tenth straight win on Tuesday night. Detroit is 23-8 since the beginning of July, and has managed to […]