Many aces dealing this weekend

AJ Mass previews this weekend's MLB action from a fantasy perspective, including a bunch of aces taking the hill.

A somber celebration in Detroit

Ernie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Chicago Cubs

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the team that led the National League in wins last season, the Chicago Cubs.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Giants face two crucial series this week

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 24 of the baseball season, which includes the Giants facing both the Dodgers and Rockies.

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

By the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

How Wagner shifted the market

...for an alternative to Bobby Jenks), the Cubs (if they decide to look for an alternative to Carlos Marmol), Milwaukee, Baltimore, Atlanta. And teams that probably should save their draft picks and not bother with...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Money for nothin'

...it's a deal that unquestionably makes them better equipped to deal with the rest of 2009. Carlos Quentin is not fully healed and Scott Podsednik and Jermaine Dye have been slumping, so now the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009

Why White Sox might want Rios

...may be that he would start Podsednik in center on some days, flanked by Jermaine Dye and Carlos Quentin, and on other days he could start Rios in center, flanked by Quentin and Dye. Or...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009

Twins disappoint, White Sox surprise

Christopher Harris looks at the starting rotations that have risen and fallen the most this season.

Practically un-bee-lievable

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

Romero's change and the Jays' chances

Some hitters have asked Toronto left-hander Ricky Romero if the off-speed pitch he throws is a splitter, and some pitchers have asked him if he throws...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009

Danks' gem helps ChiSox take Crosstown Classic finale from Zambrano, Cubs

John Danks pitched seven shutout innings, Chris Getz stole home against Carlos Zambrano and the White Sox beat the Cubs 6-0.

...s Chris Getz, left, celebrates with bench coach Joey Cora after scoring by Chicago Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano's wild throw during the sixth inning of an interleague baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, June...

Piniella's mixed messages bad for Cubs

Lou Piniella's mixed messages have turned into double standards. But Gene Wojciechowski says the Cubs will still win the NL Central.

Cubs-White Sox Preview

Cubs-White Sox Preview