The passing of the July 31 trade deadline doesn’t necessarily mean the end of trades. There have been a number of huge August trades over the years, and a few of them even decided pennant races down the stretch. Teams usually find a way to trade in August if they have a need, waivers be […]

Giancarlo is still gone, so the mammoth dingers are once again lacking from the list. But that doesn’t mean that the Blue Jays aren’t trying their best to populate our top five with their own monster blasts! And once again, there are six homers on the list this week because of ties. 1. Edwin Encarnacion […]

The Toronto Blue Jays went all-in during last week’s trade deadline, acquiring two of the biggest names on the market – ace pitcher David Price and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. While those moves still have some Blue Jays fans asking to be pinched to ensure it’s not all a dream, the club have instantly benefited from having the […]

The 2015 trade deadline is in the rear-view mirror (well, minus the wacky August deals that sometimes happen), and the deadline buyers are feeling quite confident about the moves they’ve made. But then again, the teams that bought at the deadline last year also probably felt pretty good about what they did, but only the […]

The Washington Nationals are the preseason champions of baseball for three years running. Of course, in the grand scheme of things, that doesn’t mean anything. Washington missed the playoffs in 2013, won the NL East in 2014 and were drummed out of the playoffs in four games by the Giants, and are a game behind […]

On Monday, following Adrian Beltre’s home run in the fifth inning that completed the cycle, his home run trot would suggest he had done it before. That’s because he had. Indeed, last night was the third cycle Beltre had hit during his 18-year big league career, only the 4th player in history to hit that […]

Dave Dombrowski won’t get a chance to bring that elusive World Championship to Detroit. The Tigers announced on Tuesday that Dombrowski was being released from his contract as EVP of baseball operations and GM, and that he’d be replaced by assistant GM Al Avila. Dombrowski had been the Tigers GM since 2002, replacing the beleaguered Randy […]

Oh, Padres. Where do you even begin with this? Six months ago, AJ Preller was seen as a golden beacon of tradin’ GMs, going out of his way to acquire supposedly good offensive players for an offense that was historically bad in 2014. He was wheeling and dealing, getting a brand new outfield and buying both […]

MLB.com is reporting Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson has decided he won’t be able to pitch again this season and is looking to have surgery on his elbow. After going to team manager Mike Scioscia with the news,  the team officially diagnosed Wilson with “left elbow impingement secondary to arthritis,” which he’ll seek a second opinion […]

While the Philadelphia Phillies are still in the drivers seat for the worst record in baseball this season, they have been playing as well as anyone since the All-Star Break. Considering they were on pace to lose 110 games this season at the Break and they’re now in a better position to avoid 100 losses, it’s pretty remarkable how […]

There has been a lot of talk lately about the Mets, Blue Jays, and Royals as they compete with other top teams around the league for one of the 12 available playoff spots, but that is ignoring the other half. While there are six AL teams that still believe they are in contention for a […]

The month of July is now in our rear-view mirror, and we begin the look ahead to August. Which players reigned supreme in July? Without any further ado… AL Best Hitter of the Month: Mike Trout. Oh, it’s *this* guy again. In July, Trout took his game to a ridiculous level, hitting .367/.462/.861 with 12 […]