DETROIT, MI – JUNE 25: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Detroit Tigers celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Chicago White Sox during the fifth inning at Comerica Park on June 25, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The White Sox defeated the Tigers 8-7. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)

Watch: J.D. Martinez and Nelson Cruz launch gigantic home runs in Detroit

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What’s in the air Tuesday night at Comerica Park? The Tigers’ home yard has been a launching pad, hosting two massive bazooka-shot home runs to deep center field. OK, maybe it’s bad pitching in the air, with two of the more disappointing starting rotations in MLB between the Tigers and Mariners. Seattle’s Taijuan Walker came […]

MILWAUKEE, WI – JULY 19: Aramis Ramirez #16 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a single in the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 19, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Aramis Ramirez

The New York Mets and Aramis Ramirez are a great fit

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On Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick posted a tweet from a MLB executive that had everybody questioning the minds of the New York Mets’ front office. A MLB exec on

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 23: Justin Upton #10 of the San Diego Padres reacts after striking out against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the first inning at AT&T Park on June 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Outfielders available for Orioles, but do they have enough to make a deal?

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A six-game stretch shouldn’t make or break a MLB team’s season. But front offices might place some added importance on games this close to the July 31 trade deadline, as they could determine whether or not a club should try to add pieces or sell them off. The Baltimore Orioles are in that sort of […]

CINCINNATI, OH – MAY 15: Johnny Cueto #47 of the Cincinnati Reds throws a pitch in the ninth inning during the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres at Great American Ball Park on May 15, 2014 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Astros’ biggest needs at the trade deadline

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Raise your hand if you pegged the Houston Astros as playoff contenders before the season started. Liar! No one could have seen this coming but the Astros are in a tie for the top Wild Card spot as of this writing. They’re just two games back of the division leading Angels and seven games ahead of the third […]

Report: Tigers considering trading David Price, Yoenis Cespedes

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The Detroit Tigers are struggling this year. The reigning four-time AL Central champions are at .500, 46-46, through 92 games, and are actually closer to being in last place in the AL Central (three games ahead of the White Sox) than being a playoff team (four games behind the Twins and Astros for the AL […]

Watch: Brandon Phillips goes behind-the-back to get an out

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Most of the talk surrounding the Cincinnati Reds these days is focusing on whether or not the team is going to hold a major sale at the trade deadline, with Johnny Cueto and Jay Bruce on the top shelf. But the Reds obviously still have to play the games at hand. And when they do, […]

The 2015 drought is over: Nick Markakis has hit a home run

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We didn’t include this in our top 10 storylines to follow during the second half of the season, but perhaps should have. When was Nick Markakis finally going to hit a home run for the Atlanta Braves? Going into Monday’s play, the 31-year-old right fielder had gone 393 plate appearances without hitting a home run. […]

during the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders at the Great American Ball Park on July 13, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Which Reds Will Stay in Cincinnati?

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The dust had barely settled on Todd Frazier’s 2015 Home Run Derby trophy. One series after they celebrated the All-Star Game festivities on their home field, the Reds appear ready to blow things up and start over. Johnny Cueto could be the biggest pitcher traded in the next two weeks (he’s the only NL pitcher […]

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 19: Darth Vader and other Star Wars characters walk the stadium on Star Wars day before a baseball game between Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park on July 19, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

The Nationals’ Racing Presidents dressed as Star Wars characters

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It was Star Wars Day on Sunday at Nationals Park….and the team’s Racing President dressed as Star Wars characters, because of course they did. Vader, Leia, Boba, Chewie, Darth Maul, and…who in the hell was Calvin Coolidge supposed to be? Anakin? Washington’s mascot, Screech, also got in on the act. Star Wars Day is never going […]

CINCINNATI, OH – JULY 19: Second base umpire Jeff Kellogg informs Johnny Cueto #47 of the Cincinnati Reds of a stop in play due to an approaching thunderstorm in the first inning against the Cleveland Indians at Great American Ball Park on July 19, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The Reds held off on trading Johnny Cueto because of something that didn’t happen

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Why is Johnny Cueto still a member of the Cincinnati Reds? Why didn’t the Reds trade him in the days and weeks leading up to the All-Star Game? Well…because they wanted him pitch in the ASG as a Red. There’s just one problem with that… Cueto, of course, didn’t make the NL All-Star Team this […]

ATLANTA, GA – JULY 03: Pitcher Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks at the scoreboard during the eighth inning of the game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on July 3, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)

Wait, the Phillies might *not* trade Cole Hamels?

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The dysfunctional Philadelphia Phillies might hold off on dealing their best trade chip over the next two weeks. According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, it’s not a guarantee that Cole Hamels will be dealt before the trade deadline, and that incoming team president Andy MacPhail could wait until the winter. I actually […]

MLB HoF Induction Weekend Approaching In Cooperstown, New York

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Baseball has one of its more celebrated weekends approaching, as the four newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York will be inducted on Sunday, July 26th, the apex of a four-day celebration of events and programs to honor baseball’s best. From July 24th-27th, baseball’s Hall of Fame Weekend includes […]

MILWAUKEE, WI – JUNE 14: Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals get doused in chocolate sauce after pitching a one hitter in the 4-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on June 14, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Max Scherzer

The best individual performances of the first half

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Baseball saw its share of great games in the first half of 2015, from a couple of no-hitters and high strike out totals on the pitching side of things to a bunch of multi-homer games from the hitters. There were a few historically good showings thrown in for good measure, too. But which individual players […]

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 07: Starting pitcher Johnny Cueto #47 of the Cincinnati Reds throws to a Washington Nationals batter in the third inning at Nationals Park on July 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

And it begins: Reds making Johnny Cueto, Mike Leake available

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Now that the All-Star Game is behind is, we can get started on the trade market. And with two weeks until the trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds appear to be going into sell-mode – both Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake look very available. Oh yes, I am TINGLING with anticipation. Both Cueto and Leake are […]

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