Pirates battery PITTSBURGH, PA – AUGUST 19: Francisco Cervelli #29 of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Gerrit Cole #45 of the Pittsburgh Pirates collide in the third inning during the game against the Miami Marlins at PNC Park on August 19, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates

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On the bright side for the Pirates and their fans, they won’t have to deal with another painful Wild Card loss this season. However, on the other side of the coin, there’s this: Pittsburgh will completely miss the playoffs, and will perhaps finish under .500, for the first time since the 2012 season. The main […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 25: Players gather around Tyler Anderson #44 of the Colorado Rockies before his is removed from the game following a Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers run to tie the game 2-2 during the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on September 25, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Colorado Rockies

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As the trade deadline approached this past summer, the Colorado Rockies didn’t sell off any of their superstar players. Why? Because they thought they were contenders. And they were serious. Whether or not you think the Rockies actually were contenders is beside the point, really. They thought that they were, and that means the team […]

CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 25: Todd Frazier #21 of the Chicago White Sox celebrates after scoring during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on September 25, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Chicago White Sox

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It’s become sort of an annual tradition with the Chicago White Sox. Acquire a few pieces via trade or free agency, generate something of a buzz, get fans excited, and ultimately end the season in disappointing fashion. While the season’s first month or so presented a deviation from this norm, their stock ultimately plummeted from […]

Duquette: Trumbo is “worth a significant investment”

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When Seattle dealt Mark Trumbo and C.J. Riefenhauser to Baltimore for Steve Clevenger, there was no predicting Trumbo’s sizable impact on the Orioles. Trumbo’s set the league afire in 2016, leading the show with 45 home runs. The Mariners salary dump turned into a best case scenario for Baltimore, as the organization sits in the […]

Jeremy Hellickson of the Phillies

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Philadelphia Phillies

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The Phillies gutted their roster of most veterans over the last year-plus, with Ryan Howard standing as the final member of the 2008 World Champion Philadelphia squad. And while the Phillies will finish under .500 again, they’re not going to lose 100 games, and could end up surpassing their win total of 73 from both […]

Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 21: Aramis Ramirez #16 of the Milwaukee Brewers looks on during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 21, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Milwaukee Brewers

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The Milwaukee Brewers definitely played baseball this season. That’s one thing you can say about them without hesitation. Was it good baseball? Not always. But for the Brewers, this year wasn’t about contending for the division (impossible, when you share it with the Cubs) or even the Wild Card. It wasn’t even about finishing .500, […]

during game five of the American League Divison Series at Kauffman Stadium on October 14, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers will only return if Astros make postseason

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If the Houston Astros want to make the postseason, they’ll have to do it without top starters Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers. At 79-71, Houston sits 3.5 games back of the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles for an AL Wild Card spot. The Astros are 9.5 games back of Texas for the division lead. […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 13: Ryan Schimpf #11 of the San Diego Padres is congratulated by Luis Sardinas #2 and Wil Myers #4 after hitting a three run home run against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning at AT&T Park on September 13, 2016 in San Francisco, California. The San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-4. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 San Diego Padres

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Ever since being crowned as the Offseason World Champions by nearly everyone two years ago, things have gone downhill fast for the San Diego Padres. Remember that offseason? The Padres made a bunch of splashy moves, adding big name after big name: Matt Kemp, Craig Kimbrel, Justin Upton, Derek Norris, Wil Myers, James Shields and […]

at Yankee Stadium on July 3, 2015 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

Teixeira: ‘It’s very tough for me’ to accept that PED users are allowed to stay in the game

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Mark Teixeira’s career is set to close, as the New York Yankees first baseman will retire at season’s end. The 36-year-old enjoyed a phenomenal 14-year career split between Texas, Atlanta, and New York, hitting 406 career home runs. In a wide-ranging interview with Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Teixeira opened up about what it was […]

Giants catcher Hector Sanchez PHOENIX, AZ – JUNE 20: Hector Sanchez #29 of the San Francisco Giants bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the MLB game at Chase Field on June 20, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 4-1 (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Arizona Diamondbacks

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This wasn’t the way things were supposed to go for the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the “disrespect” word being tossed around the desert, along with local sports radio declaring them to be a potential third-best National League club behind only New York and St. Louis (which, I mean, really?), the disparity between expectations and reality is […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – AUGUST 28: Khris Davis #2 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning at Busch Stadium on August 28, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Oakland Athletics

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The Oakland Athletics weren’t expected to contend for an AL West title or wild card spot in 2016, based mostly on the competition they faced within their division. The Texas Rangers, Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners all looked like potential contenders, while the A’s were building for the future and likely to spin off veteran […]

PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 26: Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds sits in the dugout during the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 26, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Cincinnati Reds

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With preseason expectations to be the worst team in baseball, the Cincinnati Reds have to be at least somewhat happy with at least not being that. Unless, of course, they really wanted that No. 1 draft pick. There isn’t much to get excited about with a 62-84 season (although they’ve already won enough to avoid a […]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – JUNE 8: Pitcher Joel Peralta #62 of the Tampa Bay Rays walks off the field after striking out Mike Zunino #3 of the Seattle Mariners to get out of the top of the eighth inning of a game on June 8, 2014 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

Joel Peralta tells ex-Rays teammates he’s retiring

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Reliever Joel Peralta visited ex-Tampa Bay Rays teammates on Saturday, breaking the news he’s retiring from the league, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Peralta reportedly has a healthy arm,

Mike Trout and Kole Calhoun of the Angels ANAHEIM, CA – JULY 15: Kole Calhoun #56 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates a 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox with Mike Trout #27 and Todd Cunningham #37 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 15, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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A loss on Thursday night against Toronto following a sweep from Seattle has ended another disappointing season for the Angels. Despite having the best position player in baseball and about the most surefire Hall of Famer still playing, they managed just a 63-83 record to this point, last in the AL West. The current four […]

Evan Longoria of the Rays ST. PETERSBURG, FL – AUGUST 23: Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays grimaces during his turn at bat during the fifth inning of the game with the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field on August 23, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Joseph Garnett Jr./Getty Images)

End of season post-mortem: 2016 Tampa Bay Rays

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It wasn’t supposed to go like this in 2016 for the Tampa Bay Rays. They retooled their offense! Their pitching staff was strong! Their defense once again looked sturdy! But in a year where four of the five AL East teams are still in the hunt for the division title, one team has been off […]

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