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Click here for the American League second-half previews. Washington Nationals Second-half key: What, other than monitoring Stephen Strasburg's innings limit? Despite injuries that limited Mike Morse, Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos (out for the yea...

Let's move on to the National League with our all-time draft rosters, the best players drafted and signed by each franchise. Remember that they didn't necessarily have to star with that team. Other divisions: AL East | AL Central | AL West Atla...

Philadelphia Phillies (34-20) It sounds odd and awfully nitpicky to say, but the Phillies could have been better. The big problem has been the offense, which has mustered a mediocre 91 OPS+ thus far. In fact, only three regulars have an OPS+ over 10...

Would you say that Bill Plaschke is a glass-half-full sort-of guy? Or a glass-half-empty sort-of guy? Here's a bit of today's evidence: The Dodgers can be confident in nearly every player at every position, except the most important player i...

I've been dismissing the Giants' postseason chances because they're 15th in the National League in scoring, and nobody's been saying I'm all that wrong. But do you know who's 15th in the National League in ERA? The Phillies,...

Our four baseball experts -- Steve Phillips, Buster Olney, Jayson Stark and Rob Neyer -- begin drafting their cost-conscious 25-man rosters.