Cy Young candidates make final pitch

AJ Mass previews Thursday's action, which includes a couple of NL Cy Young award candidates making their final regular-season starts.

Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings

Eric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.

Vazquez looks to end '09 with flourish

Adam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action and looks for Javier Vazquez to finish his breakout 2009 season with a flourish.

Kazmir, Verlander among best bets

Adam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB matchups and sees good things for Cy Young candidates Justin Verlander and Felix Hernandez.

Correia a pleasant surprise for Padres

Jason Grey says the Padres' Kevin Correia has been a pleasant surprise this season and is setting himself up to be a decent fantasy draft pick next year.

Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009

King Felix leads list of road warriors

AJ Mass previews Thursday's MLB action, and says that all the top pitching options are starting on the road.

What's wrong with Bumgarner?

Jason Grey takes a closer look at Madison Bumgarner, whose velocity has dropped a bit in the second half of the year.

Usual suspects power Cubs' offense

Eric Karabell looks back at Monday's MLB action, including big performances from the heart of the Cubs' order.

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.

...to second base during the game against the Chicago Cubs at Minute Maid Park on June 10, 2009...

Zambrano lit up in return from DL

Tristan H. Cockcroft recaps Tuesday in the majors, including another rough start from Carlos Zambrano late in the season.

Staff aces galore

Adam Madison previews Tuesday's action, noting that great pitchers, such as Adam Wainwright and Jon Lester, should be in the driver's seat.

Cubs closer situation a mess

Eric Karabell takes a closer look at the Chicago Cubs' closer situation -- Carlos Marmol now has the job recently vacated by Kevin Gregg.

Chacin unhittable in Triple-A debut

Jhoulys Chacin skipped Triple-A on his way to the majors this season, but has been sent back down by the Rockies. In his Triple-A debut Tuesday, he was unhittable, but showed why he might not be ready for The Show just yet.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

...AUGUST 2: Pitcher Angel Guzman #37 of the Chicago Cubs pitches during a MLB game against the Florida...