Opening Day is Monday. Opening Night is Sunday. The beginning of the season is so close that you can taste it. The 2012 season saw several players burst into the consciousness of fans across baseball, from Mike Trout to Bryce Harper to Chase Headley to Andrew McCutchen to Martin Prado to Aaron Hill. Players break […]

Last month, we brought you the news of former Indians, Red Sox, and Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez signing with the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan. Well, Ramirez made his debut with the Rhinos on Wednesday night, and Busted Coverage broke down the bizarre scenario that unfolded. First off, as you can tell in the above picture, […]

New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana may never throw another pitch again. In a conference call on Thursday, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said that Santana has probably re-torn the anterior capsule in his left shoulder. If the capsule is torn, Santana would need a second surgery on the shoulder and would miss all of […]

2012 was an amazing year for catchers in the National League, as Buster Posey and Yadier Molina both put together six win seasons and finished in the top five of MVP voting, with Posey winning the award running away over runner-up Ryan Braun. In addition to those three, a pair of young, rising stars rounded […]

The 2012 MVP race between Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera was one of the more heated we've seen in recent years. It was essentially a new school vs old school battle, and at the end of the year, the old school supported Cabrera and his Triple Crown, and he won the first MVP award of […]

In an unsurprising move after he soiled the bed on Wednesday, 

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Ken Rosenthal has reported that the St. Louis Cardinals have signed the ace of their pitching staff, Adam Wainwright to a five-year, $97.5 million contract extension: Sources: Wainwright,

Last year's NL Cy Young award winner is in the American League. The two pitchers who won the three awards from 2008-2010 are still around, but appear to be shells of their former selves. In fact, out of all of the pitchers in the National League, the only two former Cy Young winners that appear […]

The American League has always has a very talented crop of pitchers. 12 different players have won the Cy Young award since 2000, with the only repeat winner being Johan Santana of the Twins (though Roy Halladay and Roger Clemens have won in both leagues). David Price eked out a wn over 2011 winner Justin […]

With just five days until nearly the entire league begins play on April 1st, roster battles are being decided here in the final week of games. The last spot on the bench or in the bullpen is largely inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, but the fifth starter's job in the rotation means a […]