Atlanta's potential trade partners

The Atlanta Braves rank 22nd in the majors in runs scored and 20th in OPS, and today they are a game under .500 -- and two games out of first place in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2009

Phillies drop Mets to snap 6-game skid at home

Rodrigo Lopez took a three-hitter into the seventh inning in his first outing in two years, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap a six-game home losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.

Daily Notes for the weekend: Halladay best bet on July 4

AJ Mass previews the action for the weekend in fantasy baseball, including starting pitcher rankings and matchups to exploit or avoid.

Fantasy Forecaster: Finishing off the first half

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the final week of the first half of the major league season and offers his best two-start pitchers plus sleeper hitters.

Kurkjian: July 4 a significant point of the season

The season is at the halfway point and two-thirds of the teams still have a legitimate chance to make the playoffs.

Hit Parade: Midseason All-Stars on offense

Brendan Roberts lists his offensive All-Stars from the first half, both by sheer numbers and by best fantasy value.

Phils continue to fall as Braves win with 3 in 8th

Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Thursday night to complete their first home sweep of the Phillies in four years.

National League All-Star fan voting

Here are the voting results as of June 28 for the National League All-Star team.

Baseball Tonight Clubhouse: Starting pitching key for New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies

...the struggling Mets. The Mets have been ravaged by injuries and the Phillies are desperate for Raul Ibanez to return, but the key to this three-game series begins with the starting pitching. Both...

Cockcroft: June BABIP report -- Millwood lucky

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at batting average on balls in play (BABIP) numbers from June to see which players are lucky, unlucky and for real.

BP Daily: Don't snub these stars

Baseball Prospectus looks at deserving All-Stars who could get snubbed, including Adrian Gonzalez, Aaron Hill and a closer who had never saved a game before this season.

Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009

ESPN's National League All-Stars

Who should be the National League's starters in this year's All-Star Game? ESPN makes its picks.

M's looking at 3B options?

...They just wouldn't lead to many (if any) extra wins for the Mariners. Like Raul Ibanez, Dobbs saw his hitting stats jump after leaving Seattle for Philadelphia. Two stat lines: American League...

07 June 2009: Phillies #29 Raul Ibanez during a Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers at...

Phillies-Braves Preview

Phillies-Braves Preview