As the example of John Lackey makes clear, baseball isn’t completely devoid of compelling characters, even if they’re only likely to show their true colors at trying times.
Offering at least one reason to tune in to each potentially talent-challenged team when you’re flipping through your MLB.tv options this season.
Sprains, soreness, and surgeries abound in the latest spring action.
The dangers of on-field collisions, as shown by Jesus Alou.
James Loney hasn’t exactly set Hollywood ablaze with his hitting prowess; can he still cash in on his mediocrity?
It takes more than one type of Leverage Index to determine when to use your best reliever and pinch hitter.
A look at that situation facing a potential sale of the San Diego Padres
If anyone could write a “Baseball for Dummies” book, it’s definitely Joe Morgan.
Neftali Feliz, Daniel Bard, Chris Sale, Aroldis Chapman, and Aaron Crow are all bidding farewell to the bullpen this spring. Are their teams making the right move, and which convert has the best chance of success?
Which teams have the strongest starting rotations in the senior circuit?
Were Mike Matheny’s complaints about a rain delay justified?
A look at Glen Perkins’s extension with the Minnesota Twins (and his chance for saves), plus Jarrad Page’s jump from the NFL to MLB
The Cardinals try to get through spring training with both aces intact despite Chris Carpenter’s bulging disc, Kenley Jansen listens to his heartbeat and doesn’t like what he hears, and Giancarlo Stanton and Nolan Reimold lose battles with balls.
Adam Dunn’s 2011 season was painful to follow first hand, but there are a few reasons for hope.
Was Mike Piazza one of the best defensive catchers ever? How does catcher defense age? What effect do managers have on their pitching staffs, and do former catchers really make the best skippers? And how good was Leo Mazzone, really?
A look at the biggest names in NL West camps this spring on minor-league deals.