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So many factors went into the Tigers running away with the AL Central last year, you couldn't possibly track them all. Justin Verlander was the best pitcher in the league and Miguel Cabrera might've been the best hitter. Jose Valverde didn't blow a s...

No matter how hard you study, no matter how hard you try to manage risk, there's a good chance you're going to badly overdraft at least one player. Even the best of us end up with first-rounders who perform like 15th-rounders. What's important is fig...

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Middle Relief, our midweek look at news and nonsense from around the majors. When Scott Podsednik jogged to center field in the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game against the Orioles, he thrust the Red Sox in...

The numbers don't lie, and even teams like the third-place Blue Jays are tearing up the league.

It's been an ugly season for the Colorado Rockies. The Quadruple-A applicants for the third-base job have collectively played below replacement level. Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, normally one of the best defensive players in the game, had a one-w...

Every week, without fail, the Grantland Fantasy mailbag (grantlandfantasy@gmail.com) fills up with the same question: "Player X has been worse than 10,000 loose stools — should I dump him?" These questions often have easy answers. No, you sh...

1. Sergio Agüero: The Quiet Neighbor Triangle Blog Brother/Rankonia Writer Emeritus Chris Ryan nominates Agüero, who is this week's hero: "Are we underrating Sergio Agüero? He isn't as prone to fireworks or setting off fireworks as...

Take one look at A.J. Ellis's resume, and you can't help but picture the biggest of underdogs. Ellis was a standout catcher in college ... but he played in the Ohio Valley Conference, at Austin Peay ("baseball powerhouse," he quipped). After stayi...

Atlanta is trying to claw its way up the standings, while the Rangers' offense keep everyone else at bay.

Chipper Jones sits at his locker, shoulders slumped, deep creases under his eyes, looking up wistfully. He's wearing a Braves T-shirt, compression shorts, knee socks, and slip-ons. At that moment, he doesn't look like one of the greatest hitters who ...

The Orioles keep silencing the doubters, while the top of our order is looking a little shaky.

When Mariano Rivera tore his ACL shagging flies last night in Kansas City, you knew two things would happen: Yankee fans would freak out, and we'd pry my buddy JackO (a die-hard Yankee fan) away from the ledge for an emergency B.S. Report podcast. We...

Welcome to the second episode of the Triangle Podcast. This week, with the NBA playoffs in full swing, I thought I'd catch up with some of my Shootaround partners and talk basketball. Robert Mays stopped by the studio to discuss Zach Randolph's domin...

Jered Weaver hurled a no-hitter. Ian Desmond and Jason Giambi hit walk-off homers. A.J. Burnett set the record for quickest demolition of an entire fantasy team. Tim Welke made the single worst call in the history of organized sports. Pffft. Brav...

It's a quiet Dodgers clubhouse on a Tuesday afternoon at Coors Field. A few high-numbered pitchers sit by their lockers, earbuds in, zoning out. A smattering of players gaze idly at the TV. Even by the standards of baseball-player downtime, the place...

It's May 1, which means two things. It's time to watch Rick Jeanneret lose his mind. And it's time to start exploring trades in your fantasy league. This week, we'll look at three players you could consider trading, and how you should sell them to...