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A quick warning about Jurickson Profar's call to the majors to replace the disabled Ian Kinsler: Do not expect Mike Trout; do not expect Bryce Harper; do not expect Manny Machado. Yes, the performance of those three wunderkinds has, unfortunately,...

In April, Jose Bautista had turned into a three true outcomes type of player: home run, walk or strikeout. He hit seven home runs and had a slugging percentage over .500, but was hitting just .200. Was he just finding his stroke as he returned fro...

So the Padres are on record as saying they'll make Chase Headley a big contract offer at some point this season, which I guess is sort of like promising a girl you're going to ask her to marry you some day: Well, what are you waiting for? Headley ...

1. I am not a liar 2. I would not make that stuff up 3. My own dad doesn't speak to me that way 4. Again I am not a liar #accountability - David Price (@DAVIDprice14) April 28, 2013 Think our entire dugout would ERUPT cause an ump told me to thro...

Eric Karabell and I discuss which manager may be the first to be fired. I go with the obvious choice but Eric has a surprising answer about a manager who better keep winning....

Quick thoughts on Monday's action ... Just over a week ago the Brewers were 2-8 and looked horrible. Now they've won eight in a row after beating the Padres 7-1 on Monday, as they lit up Jason Marquis for five runs in the first inning (Ryan Braun...

Perhaps the most famous fight in baseball history took place on a Sunday afternoon in August of 1965, when San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal attacked Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Johnny Roseboro with his bat, upset that Roseboro's return thro...

Carlos Quentin needs a reality check. Does he really think Zack Greinke was trying to hit him with a 3-2 pitch leading off the sixth inning of a one-run game? Considering the aftermath of Quentin's actions -- Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone...

Earlier, the SweetSpot bloggers overwhelmingly supported Mike Trout for AL MVP and Justin Verlander for the AL Cy Young Award. Let's see how the predictions line up in the NL. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER For the second straight, the SweetSpot bloggers s...

In my previous post, I ran down the American League poll results from the offseason report cards. Here are the National League results. As in the AL, fans are optimistic cross the board. For those who argue baseball lacks parity, tell that to base...

Chase Headley, the 2012 National League RBI leader, may miss only the first two weeks of the season for the San Diego Padres with a broken thumb, but it's the latest setback -- if only a small one -- for a team that some believed had the potential to...

In our previous post we looked at the longest All-Star positional drought for each American League team. The longest: Oakland second base, where Phil Garner in 1976 was the last All-Star. Let's move on to the National League ... where we have to g...

Back in January, I did lists of the best one-hit wonders for each team. Except, as I was recently reminded on Twitter, I forgot to do the NL West. So here we go: These are guys who basically had one big season -- as opposed to one big moment or playo...

OK, now that I've finished all 30 offseason report cards, we can essentially use my final grades to give us Power Rankings (you can get all the report cards at the bottom of this page). Washington Nationals: A Atlanta Braves: A- Cincinnati Reds:...

Let's take a quick scroll through the spring training non-roster invitees and point out some of the more interesting names. I didn't include minor league non-roster players, guys like Oscar Taveras or Taijuan Walker; this is more a "Wait, that guy is...

2012 in review Record: 76-86 (75-87 Pythagorean) 651 runs scored (tied for 10th in National League) 710 runs allowed (11th in NL) Big Offseason Moves Acquired Tyson Ross from the A's for Andrew Werner and Andy Parrino. Re-signed free agent Jas...