The tenure of Brad Ausmus as Detroit Tigers manager could come to an end sooner rather than later. According to a report from Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, pressure on Ausmus is growing as the Tigers continue to slide down the standings in the American League. Al Avila, the new GM, also supported Dombrowski’s call […]

The New York Mets are on the verge of their first Postseason appearance since 2006, but they could conceivably be without ace Matt Harvey once October comes around. Harvey’s agent Scott Boras is insisting that Harvey’s doctors have stamped him with a limit of 180 innings this year, which is problematic considering it’s only September 4th […]

So, remember earlier in the year when Clayton Kershaw was done, or whatever the hell the narrative was? Over his first nine starts this year, Kershaw had an unacceptable (for him, at least) 4.32 ERA with 73 strikeouts and 16 walks in 58 1/3 innings. The good news for Dodgers fans is that the struggles were […]

When Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos announced Marcus Stroman would miss all of 2015 with a torn ACL, the collective hearts of the Blue Jays fanbase sunk. The first-round pick in 2012 was coming off a dazzling rookie season, serving as a bright spot amidst a lost season, when he won 11 games […]

As mentioned earlier this week and fairly consistently throughout the season, the American League Wild Card race remains the most competitive in all of baseball. Since August 17th, the Yankees, Rangers, Blue Jays, Twins, Orioles, and Angels have all held one spot or the other and while Toronto and New York have played well enough […]

When the Washington Nationals acquired Jonathan Papelbon before the trade deadline in July, it was expected that Matt Williams could be creative with another solid reliever in his bullpen. Of course, that hasn’t happened at all. Washington has played in 33 games since acquiring Papelbon on July 28th. He’s pitched in just 11 of them, including […]

As we enter September, most of the races across baseball have been decided, or at least narrowed down. Josh Donaldson and Mike Trout are poised to battle for the AL MVP award. Bryce Harper seems destined to win the NL MVP, barring a massive collapse and a huge surge from Andrew McCutchen or Anthony Rizzo. […]

As we enter the last month of the regular season, many teams are worn down from injuries which happen throughout the grind of a long schedule. These traumas often have a big impacts on playoff bound teams whether its quad strains, shoulder soreness, or other common injuries. The Kansas City Royals are going to be […]

The Toronto Blue Jays ended July in a situation that fans were all too familiar with. The club was two games over .500, six games back of the AL East and undefined as whether they were true contenders or would fade away in the season’s final two months, which the team had a habit of […]

As we move along into September, it’s time to look back at a wild August that saw the Blue Jays take hold of the AL East, the Mets take hold of the NL East, and the Angels and Nationals begin to completely fall apart. Let’s reflect on the best and worst players of August. AL […]