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With MLB's trade deadline just six weeks away, there are presently 22 teams within eight games of making the playoffs. This means just eight teams can be considered "sellers" at this juncture. Many of the contenders are looking for elite starting pit...

Blog | June 14, 2013

It's time to play another edition of "Real or Fake?" and I'm joined by ESPN Fantasy writer Tristan Cockcroft to break down Paul Goldschmidt's bid for the MVP Award, whether the Texas Rangers can go ahead and print playoff tickets, whether the Washing...

Teddy Mitrosilis breaks down which non-aces could swing playoff races later this season. One example is Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin, who has a 1.80 ERA through 40 innings.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013

No, it isn't a very happy time in Southern California. SoCal fans just watched as the Lakers and Clippers got bounced out of the NBA playoffs in the first round, while the Dodgers and Angels have looked like they might not even make the playoffs. ...

Blog | May 08, 2013

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Emotion or no emotion, the Texas Rangers need Alexi Ogando to pitch like a front-end-of-the-rotation guy if they want to make a fourth consecutive postseason appearance. Ogando produced results in Saturday's 5-1 victory over Bo...

Jim Callis profiles young Marlins outfielder Marcell Ozuna, who made his major league debut earlier this week, and updates his top 10 prospect rankings for the 2013 fantasy season.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Red Sox-Rangers Preview

TORONTO -- Greetings from T.O., as we like to say around here, a place where it probably is less than prudent today to mention you're from Boston, given the way the Bruins spoiled the Maple Leafs' first appearance in the playoffs in nine years, at th...

Jim Callis profiles hard-throwing Tigers reliever Bruce Rondon, who made his major league debut Thursday, and updates his top 10 prospect rankings for the 2013 fantasy season.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2013

Picking division winners and playoff teams is easy. What's harder is picking the final record for every team. So I will venture to project this year's final standings ... remember, wins and losses and runs scored and runs allowed must add up across t...

As usual, I've sketched out my win-loss predictions for all 30 teams and winners for the six major postseason awards. I've tried to include at least one thought on each team that explains my predictions, as well as notes on some key players...

Blog | March 28, 2013

Keith Law gives his division, postseason and awards picks for 2013.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 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

Ron Washington has done so much for the Rangers, yet receives so little credit.

Does pressure exist in baseball? We've made heroes and goats of those who performed -- or didn't perform -- in the game's biggest moments. But those are usually isolated snippets of time in a postseason game, when the results of one at-bat or a few g...

Professional sports has reached its tipping point. The players, already too big, already too fast, already too strong, are now engaged in a game of attrition not against the other team, but against the regular season.