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Keith Law unveils his first mock draft for 2013, and the Astros are being linked to a surprising name at No. 1 overall.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013

The cream of the 2013 free-agent crop was obvious and expensive. Teams entered the offseason flush with cash and spent prodigiously. Outfielder Josh Hamilton was the best position player, while B.J. Upton and Michael Bourn followed not far behind...

Blog | May 10, 2013

The look and tone that Angels manager Mike Scioscia aimed at the umpires in Houston on Thursday night reminded you of a third-grade teacher admonishing students over a paper airplane thrown across the room. Scioscia's language, however, was a litt...

Blog | May 10, 2013

There really is no gray area with the disputed home run call in the Oakland Athletics-Cleveland Indians game: Upon further review, the umpires still missed an indisputable call on Adam Rosales's long drive to left-center field. There could be exp...

Blog | May 09, 2013

Bud Selig has the power to overturn a blown call like the one in last night's A's-Indians game, and he should use it, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2013

The Cleveland Indians are on quite a roll. Their 1-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night gave them wins in eight of nine games, and starting pitching has fueled the streak. This was the Tribe's fifth shutout of the season; last year&...

Blog | May 08, 2013

Eric Karabell looks at the news and notes from Tuesday, which included a near no-hitter from Trevor Bauer at the minor league level and a near perfect game in the majors from Matt Harvey.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2013

The Cleveland Indians are rising thanks to offensive success from unlikely sources, writes Paul Swydan. He focuses specifically on catcher Carlos Santana, who is batting .379 with a .443 BABIP this season.

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2013

You can't win a playoff spot in April, but you can lose one. Dan Szymborski looks at the teams that have hurt their playoff odds the most through April.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2013

John Schuerholz spent 26 years as a general manager with the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves, the last 17 of those with his Atlanta until he was named club president in the fall of 2007. His success with the Braves is well documented, but le...

Blog | April 24, 2013

New York Yankees designated hitter Travis Hafner certainly enjoyed his triumphant return to Cleveland Monday afternoon, as he mashed a three-run home run off the ghost of right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez in the first inning, then later singled, walked twi...

Blog | April 09, 2013

Eric Karabell discusses the early-season success of Travis Hafner with his new team, and what to expect from the healthy veterans in the Yankees lineup.

Blog | Conversation | April 09, 2013

Potential and upside, even track record, can carry a career only so far. At some point, a player has to put up or shut up. Baseball is a results-oriented industry and if the production isn't there, neither are you. With it being Opening Day in man...

Blog | April 01, 2013

With Friday's news of right-hander Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers agreeing to a record-setting contract, the drama of whether baseball's best pitcher would see free agency in two years came to an end. Some could say it was predictable in...

Blog | March 30, 2013

Spring training performances and statistics can be very misleading. Often major league hitters are facing minor league pitchers, or sometimes major league pitchers are simply working on refining a certain pitch and get hammered. When scouting hitters...

Blog | March 27, 2013

Dan Szymborski projects the AL standings, including each team's odds of making the playoffs and winning the World Series.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013