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USA TODAY Sports The Mets face (l to r) Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann this weekend at Citi Field. METS (7-7, third place/NL East) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (9-6, second place/NL East) Friday: RHP Matt Harvey (3-0, 0.82) vs...

Baseball's offseason is well under way, with trades, signings and much fun already, and there promises to be plenty more in the coming months. So, on the heels of last week's Bold hitter predictions blog, let's check out the players wh...

Blog | November 15, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for pitchers on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, including projections for Stephen Strasburg, Brian Wilson, Aroldis Chapman and many others.

Blog | Conversation | November 15, 2012

Updates. With AP Photos.

To say baseball's landscape has shifted this offseason is an understatement. There was an exodus of talent to the American League, and teams like the Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees find themselv...

Blog | February 17, 2012

With the midpoint of baseball's 2011-12 offseason upon us, it's a good time to circle back to take stock of the most significant moves made thus far. 1. Los Angeles Angels sign 1B Albert Pujols and LHP C.J. Wilson Angels owner Arte Moreno shocked...

Blog | December 27, 2011

Dan Szymborski writes that while the Rangers and Angels are poised to dominate the AL West in 2012, both the Mariners and A's can set themselves up to be successful in the division in future seasons.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2011

Buster Olney has three thoughts after Ryan Braun's reported positive PED test: what should the BBWAA do with his MVP, can Braun clear his name at all, and a change of attitude among players.

Blog | Conversation | December 11, 2011

Buster Olney writes that officials around the league have been waiting for the time when the sleeping Angels would wake up and be players in the free-agent market. It looks like that time is now, as the Angels are after both C.J. Wilson and Albert Pujols.

Blog | Conversation | December 08, 2011

Buster Olney writes that Hanley Ramirez is facing a reality check now that Jose Reyes is a Marlin. While Ramirez has the right to gripe a little about being asked to switch positions, he also must realize he's the reason Miami pursued Reyes.

Blog | Conversation | December 07, 2011

Buster Olney writes that if Albert Pujols joins the Marlins, Miami will have the town's next Big Three, with Pujols being LeBron James, Jose Reyes being Dwyane Wade and Heath Bell being Chris Bosh. Plus the latest on C.J. Wilson and Prince Fielder.

Blog | Conversation | December 06, 2011

DALLAS -- The lobby is a lot darker now, thanks to the sun going down. But there's still plenty of action in the suites above as teams and agents discuss various scenarios. A few items: * The Rangers met with the Oakland A's and Boston Red Sox on ...

The Red Sox are unlikely to pursue top-tier free-agent starting pitchers, general manager Ben Cherington said Monday.

Buster Olney writes that as the winter meetings kick off in Dallas this week, there are numerous issues to keep an eye on. No. 1 on the list: When will Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder sign?

Blog | Conversation | December 04, 2011

The Sox hot stove will be burning at the winter meetings.

Major League Baseball's winter meetings begin next Sunday at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, and there will be fireworks. Make no mistake, general managers are savvy enough to take advantage of being in a spotlight under which they can get their clu...

Blog | November 26, 2011