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Some thoughts on Thursday's slate of games ... ESPN Insider Dan Szymborski wrote the other day that it's time to break up the Phillies and it's hard to argue with that assessment after their recent results. The Pirates won 6-4 to take three out ...

Jim Bowden writes about the turmoil brewing in Reds camp on ESPN Insider: Manager Dusty Baker -- and the players -- think Aroldis Chapman should remain the team's closer; general manager Walt Jocketty, with the support of pitching coach Bryan Price,...

ESPN Insider Dave Cameron wrote last week about speed being the Toronto Blue Jays' secret weapon. Their not-so-secret weapons are the 1-2 punch of Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion in the middle of the batting order. Encarnacion had a breakout s...

If you're an ESPN Insider, I hope you've been reading Buster Olney's "all-time greatest" series. He finished off today with his top 10 teams , and the 1998 Yankees were No. 1. No big argument there. When you see these lists, most experts usually g...

I hate to pile on, but a few opinions of the three-way trade that netted the Mariners Mike Morse while sending John Jaso to the division rival A's: Keith Law, ESPN Insider :They give up three years of Jaso for one of Morse, and will pay Morse hand...

Let's start off with the big question following the R.A. Dickey trade: How good are the Blue Jays? We turn to ESPN Insider Dan Szymborski and his trusty projection system. Without giving away the whole article , Dan does project the Jays as the team ...

If you're an ESPN Insider subscriber, you've probably read Keith Law's argument that Mike Trout is the rational choice for AL MVP over Miguel Cabrera. I wanted to add one more item of discussion: Cabrera leads the majors with 28 double plays gro...

It's prospect discussion nirvana as Keith Law and Kevin Goldstein join forces! They break down many of the 43 prospects traded in July in Wednesday's Baseball Today podcast . And don't miss Kevin's ESPN Insider piece that ranks all 43 players ....

Buster Olney writes about possible trade partners for the Arizona Diamondbacks if they decide to deal Justin Upton. Jim Bowden lists five potential trades for Upton . (Both are ESPN Insider pieces.) Here's my question: Who, exactly, is Justin Upt...

ESPN Insider Chris Sprow joined me to talk about some of the latest rumors out there. Should the Cubs consider trading Matt Garza? What do the Phillies do with Cole Hamels? Is Astros shortstop Jed Lowrie a building block or a trade chip? As always, y...

ESPN Insider Chris Sprow joined me to talk about the red-hot New York Yankees -- with 10 straight wins entering Tuesday night's game, have they separated themselves as the team to beat in the AL East? And we can't avoid discussing R.A. Dickey, but do...

ESPN Insider contributor Dave Cameron had an analysis of Dustin Ackley over at his USS Mariner site, attempting to ask: Why does Ackley strike out so much? Now, Ackley's strikeout rate isn't in Adam Dunn or Pedro Alvarez territory, but 55 strikeou...

Here's the big chat wrap from Tuesday afternoon. Among the heated discussion: Anthony Gose versus Billy Hamilton, whether or not Zack Greinke could pitch in New York and whether you'd rather have Mike Trout or Bryce Harper. ESPN Insider Dan Szymb...

On Friday ESPN Insider Dave Cameron wrote a piece exploring whether a hot start guarantees a great season. The answer: not really. Cameron looked at team at the extreme end of the scale, those who posted a .700 winning percentage through at least 15...

ESPN Insider Dan Szymborski asks: Is there another Jose Bautista lingering near the bottom of the ESPN 500 list? Dan throws out some interesting names, including Travis Snider and Pedro Alvarez, although both of them were former first-round picks an...

It's Friday, so here's one last list of links for the weekend. If you play fantasy baseball (or even if you don't), Eric Karabell has his updated top 100 fantasy players for 2012. The reason for the update? Ryan Braun is No. 1. ESPN Insider Dan...