The Nationals took the division and entire league by storm in 2012, winning an MLB best 98 games. The division also provided the higher ranked wild card team in the Braves, with the Phillies close but just out of reach of a playoff berth. The Mets were once again about as fun to watch as paint dry, but the Marlins surprised everyone in their new
The American League East has been the powerhouse of all of baseball in years past, but recently there's been an apparent shift in power to the West coast, as well as the National League. The two biggest teams in past years, the Yankees and Red Sox, have been under much scrutiny this offseason, after the Yanks failed to make any major moves and
Every year a team who is all but destined for another season in the cellar shocks the baseball world and finds a way to make it to the playoffs. Last year the Orioles and Athletics managed to snag both wild card spots after not even getting a second glance coming out of spring training. In 2011 it was the Diamondbacks. You get the point. In
The Indians continued their strong offseason when they added the top free agent bat still left on the market a few hours ago in Michael Bourn, filling up their outfield with four legitimate choices in him, Michael Brantley, Nick Swisher and Drew Stubbs. This gives them the option to DH one of them, most likely Swisher. Their projected
The Central has been known as the weakest division in the American League for quite some time now, as many of their division leaders the past few seasons have had worse records than teams in other divisions who missed out on the playoffs, and this group includes last year's division and AL pennant winner Tigers. Despite some moves by them this
It's been almost two weeks since Justin Upton was traded in a blockbuster deal with the Braves, and now that everything has settled down, let's take a closer look at what happened and who seemed to come out on top. The trade involved the Diamondbacks giving up Upton, plus third baseman Chris Johnson, and receiving IF/OF Martin Prado, RHP
Jimmy Krueger of Rise and Fired will be doing MLB division previews every Friday until he finishes all six or dies of exhaustion. Here is the AL West preview. Stay tuned next Friday for a preview of the AL Central. When considering predictions for the upcoming season, several different criteria was used: Pros and Cons: Simply a teams
Ben Zobrist of the Tampa Bay Rays is normally a guy who flies under the radar, but after making a cameo in the short film Snake he can now call himself an actor. The film was written and directed by his friend Erik Parks, and will also include Zobrist's wife Juliana. I can't really imagine Zobrist taking over a role in the film after watching
Acclaimed actor and self-proclaimed St. Louis Blues fan Jon Hamm made an interesting statement on David Letterman, saying that he played baseball with Roger Clemens at the University of Texas. The only problem with this story lies with the fact that Hamm is actually nine years younger than Clemens. Hamm sent an email to Deadspin to clarify, but
Justin Verlander, the latest cover athlete for the MLB 2K franchise, appeared on Conan O'Brien's talk show to promote the release of MLB 2K12. The indisputable Cy Young winner and controversial American League MVP may not be the new Brian Wilson, but he's an entertaining guy nonetheless. He revealed his normal pre-game meal, which may
