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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- There is no longer any argument that the Yankees, at 28-18 and atop the AL East by a game despite having nearly a dozen players on the disabled list, have overperformed. And one could certainly make the argument that the T...

Breaking down the needs, desires and impulses of every AL East team in advance of the 2013 draft.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Throwback Uniforms

ARLINGTON, Texas -- What can Boston expect this time? A lot better version of Yu Darvish than it saw last August. Darvish produced his worst outing in 35 Major League starts at Fenway Park last summer, allowing a career-high 11 hits. He also h...

The past two times the Sox sported MLB's best April record? 2004 and 2007.

The Texas Rangers move into the top spot in Week 5 of our Power Rankings.

As a reminder: Odds to win AL East, March 25 (Bovada.lv) Blue Jays +160 Rays +250 Yankees +350 Red Sox +550 Orioles +750 AL East projected standings, March 26 (Dan Szymborski's ZiPS system) Blue Jays -- 94-68 Rays -- 88-74 Red Sox -- 84...

John Schuerholz spent 26 years as a general manager with the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves, the last 17 of those with his Atlanta until he was named club president in the fall of 2007. His success with the Braves is well documented, but le...

Blog | April 24, 2013

Mike Sheets offers up the best options for Week 4 of the season for Baseball Challenge.

BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell said that Alfredo Aceves is "on line to make his next start," which would be Tuesday in Cleveland. After Aceves' effort Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles, it isn't a very difficult decision. While...

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox's first series loss in 2013 largely came down to one crucial factor. Simply put, their bullpen was not on par with that of the Baltimore Orioles, a scenario that played out again in Thursday's 3-2 loss at Fenway Park. ...

BOSTON -- The 2013 Red Sox have lost their luster. At least for now. In front of many empty seats (more on that in a bit) on a chilly night that ended in a steady rain, five Baltimore Orioles pitchers scattered eight singles and got just enough of...

Chris Davis hit his sixth homer and Adam Jones drove in two runs, including a tiebreaking double, to lead the Baltimore Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Thursday night.

Grady Hatton, the former major league third baseman who managed the Houston Astros in the 1960s, has died. He was 90.

BOSTON -- A day after Joel Hanrahan blew a ninth-inning lead in explosive fashion, Red Sox manager John Farrell continued to support his hard-throwing righty. "He's our closer," Farrell stressed in the hours before the Sox were to play the Baltimo...

Eric Karabell lays out his notes from Wednesday's games, including his thoughts on Stephen Drew's return from a concussion.

Blog | Conversation | April 11, 2013