CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 5: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning off of Chris Young #32 of the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on June 5, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. Lindor’s home run was the third home run of the inning and marked the end of the game for Young. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

Indians roll over Royals on their way to first place

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Despite it being early in the season and there being over a century of evidence that being first in May does not have much meaning to being first in September, many bought into the hype of the Chicago White Sox early on. With Chris Sale and Jose Quintana, arguably the two best left handed pitchers […]

BOSTON, MA – JUNE 5: Roberto Osuna #54 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates with Jose Bautista #19 after defeating the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, at Fenway Park on June 5, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Toronto Blue Jays appear to be back on track after putting a dent in AL East

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The Toronto Blue Jays appear to be back on track, and all it took was facing off against the tough American League East. In late May, the Blue Jays appeared to be in trouble. Despite getting mostly excellent pitching performances from their starting rotation, the bullpen and the club’s notoriously powerful offense wasn’t producing at a level […]

PEORIA, AZ – MARCH 4: Matt Kemp #27 of the San Diego Padres is seen prior to the game against the Seattle Mariners on March 4, 2015 at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, Arizona. The Mariners defeated the Padres 4-3 in 10 innings. (Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images)

Big Game James Shields traded from Padres to White Sox

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In the first major trade of the 2016 season, Big Game James Shields was traded to the Chicago White Sox from San Diego for 26-year old right-handed pitcher Erik Johnson and Fernando Tatis Jr. a 17 year old shortstop from the Dominican Republic who has yet to play in the minors for the White Sox. […]

BALTIMORE, MD – JUNE 01: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox celebrates with Xander Bogaerts #2 after hitting his second home run of the game in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 1, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Trying to figure out the enigmatic Boston Red Sox

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During the week, Major League Baseball was captivated by yet another offensive performance from the Boston Red Sox. After Jackie Bradley, Jr. nearly hit 30 games with his hit streak, Mookie Betts slugged five home runs across two games, the first leadoff hitter ever to do so. Additionally, Xander Bogaerts has been on a nice […]

ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 30: Prince Fielder #84 of the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington on April 30, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

The most disappointing players of 2016 (so far)

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“I’m not mad. I’m just disappointed.” Those are the words that sting the most, don’t they? Because you know the person who’s saying that to you is definitely lying, because there’s no way they’re not mad. Then you put disappointment on top of that and you really feel like a jerk. The baseball season may […]

CHICAGO, IL – MAY 29: Kris Bryant #17 (L) of the Chicago Cubs and Anthony Rizzo #44 (R) congratulate Ben Zobrist #18 on hitting a three run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning at Wrigley Field on May 29, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

Cubs-centric first ballots in for NL All-Star team

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The American League All-Star tallies were released Tuesday and like in all things except the adoption of the DH, the National League wasn’t far behind, coming out on Wednesday. Much like in the AL, we see a small number of teams dominating the field, but here it could be considered a little more legitimate. The […]

KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 08: George Springer #4 of the Houston Astros celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals during game one of the American League Division Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 8, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Are the Houston Astros still World Series contenders?

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The Houston Astros are one of the most disappointing teams in baseball so far in 2016. At 25-29, they look nothing like the playoff team almost everyone had pegged them to be. The trade they made with the Brewers last season has been a disaster as Carlos Gomez looks lost at the plate and Mike […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 25: James Shields #33 of the San Diego Padres pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at AT&T Park on May 25, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

Three teams that could be the best fit for James Shields

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Before being absolutely crushed and annihilated by the Seattle Mariners on May 31 (10 ER in 2.2 innings), San Diego Padres’ starter James Shields had put together a very solid first two months of the season. And since I started writing this just before his undoing in Seattle, I began the post like this: James Shields […]

:WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 08: Pitcher Drew Storen #22 of the Washington Nationals throws to a New York Mets batter in the ninth inning of their 2-1 win at Nationals Park on April 8, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

MLB’s fascination with Cuban players hasn’t worked out too well recently

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Hey, remember when Cuban baseball players were poised to take over the league, led by Aroldis Chapman, Yoenis Cespedes, and Yasiel Puig? Teams saw the modest investments made in these players by the Reds, A’s, and Dodgers, respectively, and started raiding the Cuban market for every player with a pulse. But as we now enter […]

at Yankee Stadium on May 11, 2016 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

First ballots in for 2016 RoyAL All-Star Team

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So we’re going to do this again, huh? Kansas City fans Royals flooded the ballot boxes so much during last season’s All-Star voting that Major League Baseball changed the rules this year. Instead of voting 35 times per e-mail address, you are now only able to vote five times per day and 35 times per […]

The 2016 all-surprise team after two months

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Pretty soon, we’ll be seeing All-Star vote totals and will be able to argue over whether the leaders deserve their spots, but in general, the best players in baseball are who we thought they would be. Names like Manny Machado, Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, and Clayton Kershaw are already among the best in baseball yet […]

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks back to the dugout after striking out looking during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on May 21, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Can the Dodgers put it all together?

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It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Not for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team with the deepest pockets and the smartest front office around. They weren’t supposed to be fighting to keep their heads above water in late May, or be faced with questions on the makeup of their roster. But that’s the reality […]

CHICAGO – OCTOBER 14: Fans interfere with outfielder Moises Alou #18 of the Chicago Cubs on a ball hit by Luis Castillo #1 of the Florida Marlins in the eighth inning during Game 6 of the National League Championship Series October 14, 2003 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

MLB’s 5 most tortured playoff teams

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With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, we’ve seen some remarkable victories and heartbreaking failures. And because it’s Game of Thrones season, it only seems fitting that this week at The Comeback we take a long look at the latter. Here are the franchises with the most torturous postseason histories in all of […]

PHOENIX, AZ – MAY 13: Starting pitcher Shelby Miller #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks reacts after giving up a three-run home run to Joe Panik (not pictured) of the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on May 13, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The shocking, swift decline of Shelby Miller

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have not had the type of year they envisioned back during the course of the winter. Those words have been written and stated verbally in some order and some fashion countless times as we approach the two-month mark of the season. While there’s still plenty of time to hope that they can […]

CHICAGO, IL – MAY 22: Alex Gordon #4 and Mike Moustakas #8 of the Kansas City Royals collide going for a foul ball against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on May 22, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox defeated the Royals 3-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Did Alex Gordon’s wrist break the Royals’ chances?

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Heading into the 2016 season, many were down on the Kansas City Royals’ chances. Despite winning the World Series and two straight AL pennants, improvements made by the Tigers, White Sox and Indians during the off-season matched with expected regression and the expected loss of free agents largely lead to the Royals being expected to […]

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