Key relievers Eric O’Flaherty and Jonny Venters were lost to season-ending elbow injuries early on, catcher Brian McCann was sidelined at the campaign’s onset, starter Tim Hudson sustained a season-ending leg injury in late June and outfielder Jason Heyward missed […]

Alderson’s plan continued to unfold this past winter when, after getting out of the Bernie Madoff ponzie scheme dilemma, the team committed $15 million a year for four years to outfielder Curtis Granderson and $20 million over two years to […]

So there’s that. What happened in between was a lot of losses for the Marlins, who went just 62-100 under first year manager Mike Redmond as they reached triple digits in setbacks for the first time since 1998. The Marlins […]

The Astros greeted their shift from National League to American League in milestone fashion in 2013, though establishing a record for most losses in a season – 111, breaking the record of 107 set in the final NL year – […]

Following a long-awaited NL East title in 2012, the Nationals were certainly a trendy pick last season for a deep postseason run. And who could blame those banking on a club that featured talents like Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper and […]

One would think this would signal a glance towards the future, but that is not how Philadelphia and general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. want to do things. Instead, the Phils are banking on a core of players in their mid-30s […]

In steps new manager Rick Renteria, whose reputation of working well with young players was a driving factor in the front office’s hiring decision. Meanwhile, the 2014 season marks president Theo Epstein and GM Jed Hoyer’s third year at the […]

That wasn’t the only thing, though, that fell apart on the Giants’ way to a 76-86 finish, good enough for tied for third place in the National League West. Nobody on the starting staff struggled more than ace Matt Cain, […]

It’s been no secret what has ailed the Mariners in recent years and that has been their offense. So, Zduriencik hired former Detroit Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon in an effort to help jumpstart an offense that ranked near the […]

Fast forward five years, and the recipe’s the same. After recording their lowest win total in a full season since 1992 and failing to reach the playoffs, the Yankees abandoned a previous goal to get under the luxury tax threshold […]