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About 15 minutes ago, no one wanted to employ Jose Valverde. Now a contender has him facing Gordon/Escobar/Butler in the ninth. OK...- Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) April 25, 2013 The last we saw of Jose Valverde, he was buried deep i...

Scott Kazmir's comeback has swerved into Cleveland's rotation.

The booing of beleaguered Home Run Derby captain Robinson Cano had finally faded by Tuesday afternoon. But the aftermath could cause Major League to consider a new rule to include at least one hometown slugger in the future.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Years from now, baseball fans might not remember that Detroit Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder won the 2012 State Farm Home Run Derby, but they'll certainly remember how an angry pro-Kansas City Royals crowd and its "ignored" s...

Do the Detroit Tigers need a second baseman more than a starting pitcher? Are the Pittsburgh Pirates for real? Will the Cleveland Indians make a deal? Who should be in the Home Run Derby? Is Mike Trout worthy of MVP discussion? And why were accused o...

Dan Szymborski's fantasy breakout formula predicts big things for Eric Hosmer and Brett Lawrie, among others.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2012

First, suspended. Now, injured. It's been a rough few days for Carlos Carrasco.

On this fine first day of August, with the non-waiver trade deadline in our rear view mirror, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look on the field at hitting performances of July that could have taught us something that we can apply moving f...

Blog | August 01, 2011

Eric Karabell points out five good and five disappointing fantasy performances from July and what to expect going forward.

Blog | Conversation | August 01, 2011

Alex Gordon belted a three-run homer and the Kansas City Royals roughed up Charlie Furbush, then weathered Luke Hochevar's struggles in a 13-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.

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Mike Sheets offers his suggestions on players to start in Week 2 of Baseball Challenge.

Today's Trivia: The Connecticut Huskies now are 3-0 in the men's basketball championship games. Can you name the only two MLB franchises with multiple appearances that have never lost the World Series? In the spirit of last night's national champi...

The UConn Huskies crushed the Butler Bulldogs Monday night to win their third national championship in school history. All of those titles have come under Jim Calhoun, who became the oldest coach to win a title. Here's what else you missed last night.

Cleveland Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco tossed six innings of three-run ball Wednesday, continuing a trend in which each of his five outings with the Tribe has been a quality start. Only 23 years old, Carrasco could be emerging as a top-50 sta...

Blog | September 23, 2010

Eric Karabell recaps Wednesday in the big leagues, headlined by another quality start from Carlos Carrasco.

Blog | Conversation | September 23, 2010