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The Pittsburgh Pirates need Giancarlo Stanton. They have the starting pitching, even though right now they have an entire rotation on the disabled list. They have the bullpen, a key reason the Pirates lead the majors with 12 shutouts. They play ex...

Here's Wednesday's chat wrap. As always, with insightful comments and reaction from the readers. Check it out!...

Quick thoughts on Tuesday's slate of games ... The Blue Jays belted three home runs off the Rockies' Jeff Francis (why is he still in their rotation?) in an 8-3 win, their seventh in a row. Now 34-36, the Jays are 8.5 out of first place -- althou...

I don't know how much sewage has leaked from the pipes at the O.co Coliseum since Bud Selig formed a blue-ribbon panel in 2009 to find a solution for relocating the Oakland A's to San Jose, but the smell apparently hasn't yet reached Park Avenue. ...

Entering Tuesday's doubleheader, Boston Red Sox infielder Jose Iglesias is riding a 17-game hitting streak and hitting .438 in 89 at-bats, a streak that has caught everyone off guard considering that much like former Cuban compatriot Rey Ordonez, Igl...

How well do you know baseball's rules? Be sure to take Jayson Stark's 10-question quiz; you may be surprised what you don't know. While Jayson's quiz focuses on the confusing stuff that can happen between the lines, Eric Karabell and I discuss som...

Bullpens are funny things. Or irritating. Certainly unpredictable. The Reds had one of the best relief corps in the majors last season and they were deep enough that many believed Aroldis Chapman should have been moved into the rotation. Chapman has ...

I still like pitcher wins, warts and blemishes and gaping scars and all. Are pitcher wins perfect? Of course not. Should they be the first recourse in evaluating a pitcher's performance? Of course not. Should they be discarded into the trash bin of i...

Carlos Beltran leads National League outfielders in All-Star voting, which I guess is interesting only if you care about All-Star voting or if you thought if any Cardinals outfielder would get a boost from hometown cyber-stuffing it would be Matt Hol...

Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer looks to go 10-0 tonight and become just the second starter of the wild-card era to win his first 10 decisions. Roger Clemens started 11-0 for the '97 Toronto Blue Jays (Clay Buchholz and Patrick Corbin are also 9-...

Just like that the Padres are interesting, climbing a game over .500 after winning six in a row at home over the Braves and Diamondbacks. Clayton Richard, who had been horrible (the Padres had won just one of his nine starts), was the star in Sunday'...

Finally, the torment and distress of the blogging world will be put to rest: Wil Myers is heading to the big leagues. After hitting .314 with 37 home runs in the minors last year with Kansas City, many believed Tampa Bay's big offseason acquisitio...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, ESPN.com's SweetSpot blogger David Schoenfield stops by to chat some baseball.Schoenfield is a senior writer for ESPN.com and he's been with ESPN.com since 1995 and has served in a variety of roles, including ba...

Troy Tulowitzki has arguably been the best player in baseball this season, leading the National League in slugging percentage and OPS while hitting .347 with 16 home runs. Unfortunately, he's expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking a rib, a...

Jesse Chavez is essentially the 25th man on the Oakland A's roster. He started the year in Triple-A, got called up, got sent down, got called back up and is working as the low-leverage guy out of the bullpen. Before Thursday, he hadn't pitche...

Adam Wainwright was good again Thursday, throwing seven scoreless innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 2-1 victory over the New York Mets. OK, it was the Mets, and a lot of pitchers are good against the Mets, but this game was cool because Wainwright ...