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Ranking the contenders for Josh Hamilton's services based on where he fits best.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2012

The Dodgers were the mystery team that put a claim in on Cliff Lee, sources confirmed to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark on Friday, but the veteran "isn't going anywhere," according to Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.

The Rangers have not closed the door on a possible deal for Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett, according to a major league source.

For the first time in his career as a general manager, Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro finds himself a seller as baseball's July 31 trade deadline looms. At present, his team simply isn't good enough to get back into the postseason race, eith...

Blog | July 30, 2012

The Philadelphia Philles' left-handed starting pitcher Cliff Lee is in play in the trade market Monday, a source told Buster Olney of ESPN.

The quirky Dusty Baker leads the scorching-hot Cincinnati Reds.

The Phillies, Dodgers, Rangers, Giants and Cubs are teams that could be big players leading up to the trade deadline.

After high expectations and a shaky start, everything is falling into place out West.

Joey Votto's ludicrous bat has Cincinnati climbing the charts, while interleague play wreaks havoc on our rankings.

New Texas Rangers pitcher Roy Oswalt said he's thrown bullpen sessions every other day for the past six weeks and believes he can be ready to join the big league rotation after about four starts.

Atlanta is trying to claw its way up the standings, while the Rangers' offense keep everyone else at bay.

As usual, I've sketched out my win-loss predictions for all 30 teams and winners for the six major postseason awards. Usually, I find it's easy to pick a few teams I think will run away from their respective packs -- which isn't to say...

Blog | April 03, 2012

Keith Law takes his annual shot at picking all division records and player awards. There are definitely some surprises, including a rookie for the Cy Young Award.

Blog | Conversation | April 03, 2012

Buster Olney writes that while there is no set salary floor in the labor agreement, Major League Baseball and the players' association have a figure in mind that they would like teams to spend. The A's are dangerously close to not meeting the number.

Blog | Conversation | January 04, 2012

The Rangers will have to climb out of a hole after C.J. Wilson's awful outing.

Matt Moore dominated in his second major league start, pitching seven innings of two-hit ball as the improbable Tampa Bay Rays opened the real playoffs with a 9-0 victory over the defending AL champion Texas Rangers on Friday.