Insider September call-ups worth watching
Baseball's active rosters expanded to 40 on Tuesday, and we saw the first wave of call-ups, with more likely to come as minor league seasons and posts…
Insider Rockies, Dodgers add usable pieces at last minute
The Rockies had a desperate need for an additional starting pitcher with Aaron Cook out with a sore shoulder, possibly for the season, with internal o…
Insider Sweeney is the Rays' real prize in Kazmir deal
Kazmir Scott Kazmir is a big name and is still just 25, but he stopped developing two or three years ago. He has settled in as an inefficient st…
Insider Scouting Lincecum and Jimenez
For a game that looked on paper like it'd be a tight pitcher's duel, Sunday's matchup between the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants disappoin…
Insider Slight changes put Tulowitzki back on track
On May 29, Troy Tulowitzki started the day hitting .224/.318/.393, a line even worse than his final results from an injury-plagued 2008 season. On tha…
Insider Nats, Strasburg make deal that had to be made
The Stephen Strasburg signing was inevitable -- both sides had far too much to lose -- and it's a clear win for both sides. Neither the Nationals no…
Insider Tazawa ready to be solid part of Red Sox rotation
Lost in the shuffle amid Kevin Youkilis' meltdown was a very promising debut start from Junichi Tazawa, who went five innings for the win against the …
Insider Youkilis, umpires at fault in Tigers-Red Sox brawl
There are two real culprits in this Tigers-Red Sox mess, when a brawl broke out in the bottom of the second. First is Kevin Youkilis, who showed once …
Insider Jays can't correct Rios mistake
Alex Rios is having his worst season since his 2006 breakout, and his '09 performance apparently led the Blue Jays to believe he is no longer worth th…
Insider Wallace best of traded prospects
A slew of prospects moved in the days leading up to the trade deadline, although nearly all were second-tier prospects, since buyers refused to part w…