“I’m hoping that it’s kind of a springboard into next year,” Francona said, “as opposed to a nice little year that ended quicker than we wanted. It was still a fun year. Saying that, it’s going to be hard to […]

“This guy was born to manage,” said Tigers general manger Dave Dombrowski. Ausmus was given the keys to an Indy race car with tremendous talent across the board in slugger Miguel Cabrera and a rotation worth drooling over. How badly […]

Even though Moore lacked the big-name free-agent acquisition, he did make two moves that should allow veterans such as left fielder Alex Gordon, designated hitter Billy Butler and first baseman Eric Hosmer to produce from the middle of the lineup. […]

The Rays have reached the playoffs four times in six seasons since dropping “Devil” from the moniker, and they did it again in 2013 while with a roster that saw nondescript names like Matt Joyce, Jose Lobaton and Sam Fuld […]

Can the Rangers rediscover the mojo that took them to back-to-back World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011? They would certainly appear to have the lineup to get it done, even without All-Stars Ian Kinsler or Nelson Cruz. Back in […]

So, out with the old and in the new, as the team hired John Farrell to be their new skipper and used that found money sent to Los Angeles to bring in free agents Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli and Koji […]

The Angels had spent like drunken sailors the past two offseasons, handing out over $440 million to Albert Pujols, C.J. Wilson and Josh Hamilton. But, for a myriad of reasons, mostly injuries, it hasn’t worked out and the Angels stumbled […]

“We’ve gotten beaten up for three years now,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “You know you need pitching. We’re trying to get pitching. We’ve done a pretty good job at this point. We’re looking at position players. We said we […]

San Diego has recorded back-to-back 76-86 seasons and hasn’t tasted the playoff since losing in the NLDS in 2006. Outfielders Cameron Maybin and Carlos Quentin, third baseman Chase Headley and suspended shortstop Everth Cabrera all are expected to lead the […]

Following a winter of upheaval that saw Toronto bring in R.A. Dickey, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle among others, the Blue Jays stumbled out of the gates and never got themselves righted en route to a 74-88 record. […]