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Giants or Tigers? Tough call, but you've gotta choose. We've got helpful hints if you're still waffling about which team to cheer in the World Series.

Carlos Beltran has a date with the starting job in right field at the All-Star Game in Kansas City, where he began his career. Is it the next whistle stop on his way to Cooperstown?

Keith Law updates his top 25 prospects list, and he have a new top three.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2012

Retired St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is ready to look back on his amazing career.

Dan Szymborski breaks down the odds of Matt Kemp creating a 50/50 club in 2012, and also looks at the chances of other milestones -- such as hitting .400 or 73 homers -- falling this season.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2012

It seems free-agent pitcher Roy Oswalt has elected to remain in the National League and is likely to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals "soon," a major league source said late Friday night.

Tony La Russa will become the second retired manager to lead an All-Star team next summer, joining Hall of Famer John McGraw.

Exploring the rationale behind the unconventional managerial hirings by White Sox and Cardinals this offseason.

Three minor league players have been suspended for violating baseball's drug policy.

Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton will be examined by Dr. William Myers in Philadelphia to determine the extent of an injury he self-diagnosed as a possible sports hernia during the World Series.

Curt Flood stood up to the baseball power in 1970, and it cost him his career. One writer wonders if any of today's athletes would take that risk, even in these troubled lockout times.

White Sox general manager Ken Williams reportedly called a $30 million contract for one player, even Albert Pujols, asinine.

For the first time, Ernie Broglio shares the story behind the Cubs' historically bad decision to trade Lou Brock to the Cardinals for the injured pitcher.

Buster Olney provides a slew of notes from the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America dinner Saturday night, including Joey Votto cracking wise at Albert Pujols' expense, Bernie Williams jamming, and jokes about Brian Cashman.

Blog | Conversation | January 23, 2011

Adam Dunn wasn't signed for peanuts -- he likely would have stayed in Washington for around $40 million back in May -- but by getting him inked early, the White Sox beat out some possible suitors who are waiting for other deals to drop.

Blog | Conversation | December 03, 2010

In many cases, midseason deals come down to the style of deal-makers (GMs) and how they get along. We polled a dozen GMs about the deal-making traits of their peers. Because who would know better? We let them yak anonymously. Because who wants PC answers?

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2010