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The Toronto Blue Jays are turning their disappointing season around, and certainly the starting pitching has been a key factor in their seven-game winning streak. On Monday, right-hander Josh Johnson, unreliable for health and performance in 2013 aft...

Blog | June 19, 2013

Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz fell to the 13th round, on average, in ESPN live drafts prior to this season, which seemed a bit strange, but it made him a nice bargain. Sure, there's outfield depth this season and Cruz has had trouble staying o...

Blog | June 18, 2013

Todd Zola looks at players who have performed above expectations this season and should continue to, such as Carlos Gomez, Hunter Pence and Jeff Samardzija.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

The seemingly brittle NL West teams just can't seem to catch a break when it comes to key injuries. The Los Angeles Dodgers haven't had their optimal lineup all year, and two outfielders are still out. The San Diego Padres got center fielder Cameron ...

Blog | June 14, 2013

It would be a waste of time to look for faults in Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole's big league debut. He took a four-hit, no-walk shutout into the seventh inning at PNC Park against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, with a larger...

Blog | June 12, 2013

Tuesday was not a good day for the San Francisco Giants. Before having to face hard-throwing Pittsburgh Pirates rookie phenom Gerrit Cole in his debut, the Giants placed third baseman Pablo Sandoval on the disabled list because of a strained left foo...

Blog | June 12, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, MLB Insider Buster Olney examines how GM Brian Cashman is leading the Yankees in cutting payroll to get below the salary cap while still fielding a winning roster.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2013

Keith Law unveils his final mock draft for 2013, and word is that the Astros are making a run at Stanford's Mark Appel.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2013

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Matt Moore entered Tuesday night's game against the scary Detroit Tigers lineup with a pristine 8-0 record and 2.18 ERA, but there was clearly cause for concern with his elevated walk rate, plus the fact won-loss record emp...

Blog | June 05, 2013

The top Boston Red Sox outfielder on the Player Rater is stolen-base maven Jacoby Ellsbury, and I think we have a pretty decent idea who he is. Ellsbury is not really the same hitter who bashed 32 home runs in 2011. He's the guy before that, someone ...

Blog | June 05, 2013

A week ago, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown was really just a guy hitting for modest power, doing little else to notably ingratiate himself to fantasy owners. He was owned in roughly half of ESPN's standard mixed leagues, and got some ...

Blog | June 03, 2013

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

Story | Conversation | June 03, 2013

We're nearly two months into the season, and now is a perfect time to look closer at your closers to see if they're doing the job you expect from them. Saves and stolen bases are the easiest categories to move up in for fantasy owners after two month...

Blog | May 31, 2013

Nobody should be terribly surprised that San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera is running wild, because this is what he did last season. Cabrera led the National League -- and all middle infielders -- in stolen bases last season, and all of baseb...

Blog | May 29, 2013

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

Story | Conversation | May 29, 2013

It might seem crazy to bet against Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera leading the majors in pretty much whatever he wants to, but when predicting the final home run leaders for 2013, based on what we know so far and what I think will happen, I'm g...

Blog | May 28, 2013