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Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his Top 125 hitter rankings and examines a handful of hitters who haven't lived up to their lofty preseason expectations, such as Ryan Zimmerman, Rickie Weeks and Carlos Santana.

Twins-Yankees Preview

Based on that final balloting update, it appears the American League starting lineup for the All-Star game will be loaded with Yankees and Red Sox.

Stephania Bell recaps the latest injuries, including Derek Jeter going on the disabled list.

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses early-season returns on hitters and what to make of them the rest of the way.

Major League Baseball released a list of the 20 most popular jerseys based on 2010 Majestic sales figures. No Mets, however, appear on the list. 1. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees 2. Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins 3. Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillie...

Seriously, in three ALDS games, did the Yanks really go from zeroes to heroes?

Baseball Info Solutions rates the defenses for all contending MLB teams and notes the role that defense will play on the road to the World Series.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2010

David Wright has overtaken Placido Polanco in the final week of voting to be the National League's starting third baseman in the All-Star game.

The Yankees beat the Twins in a game that had been suspended on Tuesday.

Buster Olney likes Ryan Howard a lot as a ballplayer, but this huge new deal seems curious: If they let him wait, and he hit the market with Pujols, Adrian G. and Fielder, the Phillies would have likely landed one of those guys.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2010

Baseball Prospectus brings out a new metric to predict MVP voting -- JUMP -- and finds that Joe Mauer doesn't have much of a chance at the AL award. The NL MVP, though, should be a runaway for Albert Pujols.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Justin Morneau edged Derek Jeter in AL MVP voting.

Whether you're an empiricist or an intuitionist, your best choice for AL MVP is Derek Jeter.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2006

David Ortiz, the American League leader in home runs and RBI, says Boston's fall from the American League playoff race should not disqualify him from the race for the AL MVP.

David Ortiz, the American League leader in home runs and RBI, says Boston's fall from the American League playoff race should not disqualify him from the race for the AL MVP.