Pitchers and catchers are reporting this week. That makes this the perfect time to start working on the rankings for starting pitchers. Today, let’s look at the top ten: Tim Lincecum | San Francisco Giants - The real question at the top of the starting pitcher rankings is who to rank #1 betwee...

I’m way behind here on publishing the commentary from each selection in our slow mock draft. To refresh your memory, go back and read the write-ups for round 1, round 2, and round 3. Round 4 : Pick 1(37) - @seniorcircuit - C.C. Sabathia - I was surprised and pleased to find Sabathia still on t...

The preliminary rosters for the second World Baseball Classic were released tonight. While most of the mainstream coverage will focus on the Major League players on the lists (and for all the provisional rosters, click here), here at Baseball America, we’re scouring the lists for prospects (wh...

When I realized that the Mets would be playing at home on the afternoon of my birthday, I started dropping subtle hints to my parents about getting tickets (and yes, in my family something along the lines of “hey, there’s a Mets game on my birthday, hint hint” qualifies as subtle)....

Welcome back to The Opposing Viewpoint, the place to learn more about the Mets’ opponents from the bloggers who write about them. The Mets return home tonight after a horrible West Coast road trip (really, is there any other way to describe a four-game sweep at the hands of a Padres team missi...

A day after the Mets were unable to convert a relatively bad outing from Brandon Webb into a win because Augie Ojeda had a career day, they will look to take a series against the best team in baseball. The game will be on TBS outside of New York and Arizona, and the network must be grinning ear-to-e...

It really doesn't matter if the names are McLouth, Nady, and Doumit ... or if the names are Crosby, Malkin, and Hossa, the sad truth is this: the city of Pittsburgh kinda owns us right now. Doesn't matter if it's Marc Andre Fleury holding off the kitchen sink, or if it's Tom Gorzellany blanking the ...

Yeah, it’s Friday, but we’ve got something way cooler than links. We’ve got Jim McLennan, of AZ Snakepit fame, with us, and he’s going to give us the dirt on this year’s Diamondbacks. Ducksnorts: I picked Arizona to win the NL West in 2007 on the strength of its good yo...

Is it time to be concerned with C.C. Sabathia? I know that it’s early in the season, but his control really seems to be an issue at times. Sabathia had 3 walks in his first start, and 4 walks in his second start. His 7 walks are a fifth of his total walks last season (37). So the question has ...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1   3 7 1 Oakland 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 X   6 10 0 W-J. Duchscherer (1-0) L-P. Byrd (0-1) Paul Byrd won 15 games last season, and really was a model of consistency for the bottom end of the Tribe rotation. He wasn’t spectacular, throwing bl...