Ryan Howard smiles in the Bronx in May. Will he be smiling next week? It's why we watch the games

Could Uggla be making plays in L.A. next year

...Stadium in Chiba, Japan. Bobby Valentine says he won't be back with the Chiba Lotte Marines next season even as the Japanese team's fans lobby management to keep him

...Minnesota Twins prepare to move across town to sparkling Target Field for natural grass and open sky next spring, the final weeks at the Metrodome spark reflection on 28 seasons inside

...Are you there, God? It's me, Brian. Could you bring me a shortstop next season

Lastings Milledge could be the next big Pirates star -- but it's not enough if the team doesn't also focus on player...

Tommy Hanson could be the next big thing in Atlanta -- or he could just be another hot rookie

...St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays players and coaches have themes when they go on road trips. The next theme is Cash. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

Already in Triple-A, Justin Smoak has been called the next Mark Teixeira

CLEVELAND - JUNE 23: Catcher Bill Freehan #11 of the Detroit Tigers awaits his next at bat while kneeling in the on deck circle during an MLB game on June 23, 1968...

...league history with at least 200 wins and 150 saves, is set to join them. His return next week may give a boost to the pitching staff and a dilemma to manager Terry Francona. (AP...

Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia, right, stands next to New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter after Pedroia doubled in a run during the second inning...

...reach. Tate's team is in the playoffs and he has several college visits scheduled over the next month; so probably early-mid week shoot will be easiest. Purple Hurricanes school colors are purple and...

Alex Rodriguez listens on the telephone as the Seattle Mariners ask him to join their team next season amid cheers from his mother, Lourdes, left, and friends in Miami, Fl., Thursday, June 3, 1993...

Even if Manny were around for the next 50 games, the Dodgers wouldn't likely remain as dominant as they have been