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James Quintong previews the starting pitcher position for the 2013 fantasy baseball season.

Brandon Webb, the 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner and one of the most dominant starters in the game during a five-year stretch with the Arizona Diamondbacks, is officially retiring from baseball, according to his agents at Millennium Sports.

Outfielders Ryan Braun of Milwaukee, Giancarlo Stanton of Miami and Adam Jones of Baltimore and Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey headline the United States' provisional roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports The Mets are monitoring Brandon Webb. The New York Mets, along with three other NL East clubs, are "keeping tabs" on former Cy Young winner Brandon Webb, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports. The 33-year-old Webb ha...

R.A. Dickey looked a little shaken after winning the Cy Young Award the other night, and you can't blame him, given the crazy journey that has taken him to this place -- the failures, the crushing disappointments, the renewal of a dream, and sta...

Blog | November 16, 2012

New York Mets ownership should re-sign R.A. Dickey or sell the team, writes Buster Olney

Blog | Conversation | November 16, 2012

Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is one of five finalists for the AL MVP award in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

A number of the best starting pitchers in baseball this year, including Cy Young contenders R.A. Dickey, Clayton Kershaw, David Price and Felix Hernandez, won't be pitching in the postseason, but we still have plenty of top arms to watch among t...

Blog | October 04, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 10 pitchers who will be playing in the 2012 MLB postseason.

Blog | Conversation | October 04, 2012

Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and a pair of sacrifice flies for a career-high five RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the NL West champion San Francisco Giants 7-2 on Tuesday night.

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto tossed six shutout innings at Wrigley Field on Thursday, earning his 18th win in what could result in a Cy Young Award-winning campaign. Cueto had allowed 14 earned runs over his past three outings (15 1/3 in...

Blog | September 21, 2012

Eric Karabell has the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Thursday's games, including Johnny Cueto getting back on track with his 18th win.

Blog | Conversation | September 21, 2012

Zack Greinke said he would "get lost without a map" in Southern California, but he made himself quite comfortable as he navigated through the clubhouse on his first day with the Los Angeles Angels.

Padres-Diamondbacks Preview

We polled our experts and asked them to give their award winners 25 percent of the way through the season, and here are the results.

Jake Peavy is healthy again, and he's proving just how good a pitcher he can be. He's also proving he has trade value. As Buster Olney writes, Peavy is among a handful of starting pitchers who could be marketable at the deadline this summer.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2012