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After looking at the merits of the Boston Red Sox trading for Milwaukee Brewers first baseman, Prince Fielder, there could be another team with colored socks in the mix for Fielder's services, the Chicago White Sox. GM Kenny Williams isn't afraid to bring in a big-name player to his organization, as evident by his acquisitions of Jake Peavy and Alex Rios last season. Fielder would just serve as the latest player to ...

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter reached another milestone this past weekend and did so quietly. Not much mention was made of baseball's poster boy after he took over the active hits lead. As of today, Jeter has 2,781 hits and has overtaken Ken Griffey Jr. for the active lead. Griffey has 2,776 as I write this. It is quite a feat for Jeter to already catch "Junior." Griffey already had over 1,000 hits by the ...

The Cubs begin May 3 with an average—at best—record of 13-13 and find themselves 4.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals (17-8) in the National League Central. Starting pitching remains the team’s strong suit. But if you haven’t noticed, the Cubs—outside of Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez—are starting to hit. Chicago spent the first two weeks of the season at the bottom of nearly every major offensive category, but the team is ...

Whatever way you want to slice and dice the Mets Sunday-night defeat in Philadelphia, there's no getting away from the fact that Johan Santana struggled. Struggled is probably the nicest word to describe his shortcomings in Citizens Bank Park. It's like saying that Stalin struggled to understand the merits of democracy or that C.C. Sabathia struggled to fit into a pair or Chinos with a 36-inch waist. Just how bad was ...

Not yet... The starting pitching had to let down at some point this season. It’s virtually impossible to keep up the pace. Mike Pelfrey got the fun started, giving up six runs in the fourth inning on Saturday en route to a 10-0 loss, the first loss for the Mets in eight games. Things only got worst on Sunday when Johan Santana put up his worst effort in his time ...

With the first month of the season in the books, let’s take a look at which pitchers have benefited most from a lucky BABIP.  Who is most likely to fail?  Who will continue to thrive?  (All stats through Saturday).   1. Livan Hernandez —Washington Nationals — .180 He hasn’t had an ERA below 4.83 since 2005, so, at 35-years old are we to believe that Hernandez can continue to mow people down?  He’s ...

The Cincinnati Reds' starters are pitching like we thought they would going into the season, including, yes, Aaron Harang.  But the Reds have an unexpected problem. The bullpen, more specifically the middle relievers, are pitching like kids dropped on their heads as babies. The back-end is fine. Coco Cordero is lights out. And if Arthur Rhodes keeps it up, he may be the first eighth-inning guy to win a Cy Young ...

Nick Markakis is finally warming up.  Javier Vazquez continues to struggle miserably.  Daisuke Matsuzaka’s season debut was not what people hoped.  Let’s take a look at these stories and all the rest from yesterday’s games: Hitters: Andruw Jones (2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) - He’s hitting .276 with 8 HR and 11 RBI on the year and has moved into the third spot in the lineup.  In five outfielder ...

I feel bad writing this after a win (the White Sox won today, 7-6 over the Yankees), but there is indeed no rest for the wicked, and this is a question that needs to be answered. Let me get things started with this: I'm not an Ozzie "fan." I think he is one of the more overrated managers in baseball, still riding high from can't-miss pitching and power hitting in 2005. His blowups ...