Putting the pieces back together

Pitcher Justin Duchscherer has learned a lot about himself since undergoing treatment for clinical depression. Now he's ready to return to the mound.

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

Johnson wanted four-year deal

There will be no long-term contract for pitcher Josh Johnson with the Florida Marlins this winter, his agent said Friday.

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Do both Cy Youngs signal shift?

...good. But not this year. This year, the Predictor gave Felix Hernandez a sizable edge over Zack Greinke, who won only 16 games and didn't pitch for a winning team. Nevertheless, Greinke garnered...

Lincecum repeats as Cy Young winner

Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.

Ynoa making progress

On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

The AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 of 28 first-place votes...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

...Phillies can actually spare him at this moment. * Joe Posnanski, who probably knows as much about Zack Greinke as anyone, delivers a fine summary of Greinke's oddly brilliant career. * Kurt Mensching blogs about...

Greinke learns from the nerds?

...best zone rating, Bannister said, referring to the Royals' left fielder. So a lot of times, Zack [Greinke] would pitch for a fly ball at our park instead of a ground ball, just because...

Greinke almost unanimous

...I hope you'll pardon me for revisiting something I wrote just this morning. Mark (Missouri) Zack Greinke has the AL Cy Young hands down Rob Neyer (12:24 PM) I think it'll...

Greinke wins; Hernandez second

Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke in action in a MLB baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at...

Sep 27, 2009; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke (23) delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. Sep...

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 28: Pitcher Zack Greinke #23 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during an interleague MLB baseball game against the Pittsburgh...