Friday night's scolding of the Colorado Rockies marked the end of Clayton Kershaw's 2013 regular season. The southpaw has now completed six sensational years at the major league level, and over the past half-century, few other pitchers have realized comparable ... (Continue reading)
Envious of how Cuban stars have guided several of their MLB rivals into playoff contention, the San Francisco Giants continue to make a strong push for free-agent slugger Jose Dariel Abreu. Optimistic that he can become their version of Yasiel Puig, ... (Continue reading)
Venezuelan journeyman Yusmeiro Petit came within one out of completing a perfect game for the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Although Eric Chavez shattered that dream with a single to right field, Petit's scoreless effort caused Twitter to erupt ... (Continue reading)
Two years removed from being dominant and durable for the Los Angeles Dodgers, outfielder Matt Kemp no longer exemplifies either adjective. The latest reminder of this comes from Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times, who tweets that Kemp's season is ... (Continue reading)
Record-wise, the 2013 Los Angeles Angels are on pace to be the worst team that Mike Scioscia has ever managed in the majors. Consequently, Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports tweeted that either Scioscia or general manager Jerry Dipoto will likely be ... (Continue reading)
The MLB gods clearly despise the 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers. Already in the NL West cellar, Don Mattingly's crew has now lost center fielder Matt Kemp to a strained right hamstring for at least the next two weeks, according to Mark Saxon ... (Continue reading)
The Los Angeles Dodgers have the arduous task of replacing Zack Greinke after the right-hander suffered a broken collarbone in a bench-clearing brawl on Thursday night (via ESPN.com). Ted Lilly will presumably fill the rotation void initially, but there are ... (Continue reading)
Rather than wait until next week's MLB winter meetings, the Los Angeles Angels bolstered their rotation on Friday by swapping reliever Jordan Walden for Tommy Hanson.Good move, but more change is on deck.The newly-acquired right-hander isn't assured success in the ... (Continue reading)
MLB contenders have just six games to play in the 2012 regular season as they jostle for the remaining playoff berths.At this late stage of the season, we determine the strength of each team's schedule by individual matchups. Between pitchers ... (Continue reading)
After losing left fielder Melky Cabrera to a 50-game PED suspension, the San Francisco Giants will be searching outside the organization for another reputable bat.Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs should be their first target.On Wednesday afternoon, Jon Heyman of ... (Continue reading)