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Houston Astros 2012 Preview
MLB Houston Astros No team is undergoing as much of a drastic change on and off the field as the Astros, who are under the leadership of a new owner and general manager entering 2012 and will be co...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Brett Myers, Carlos Lee, J.D. Martinez, Jose Altuve, Wandy Rodriguez, Houston Astros

Major League Baseball is Back: 2012 Preview and Predictions
MLB From the pages of Athlon Sports Monthly, here are five major storylines for the 2012 baseball season , as well as our predictions. Pujols and the Angels After their agonizing choke on the bri...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB, Albert Pujols, CC Sabathia, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki

2012 Fantasy Baseball Week 1 Preview
MLB It’s been 158 days since the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the 2011 World Series, but baseball — and yes, fantasy baseball — is finally back. OK, the Oakland A...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

Chicago Cubs 2012 Preview
MLB Chicago Cubs The headline writers in Chicago had a field day about the Cubs' new “Theo-logy” when Theo Epstein was named the team's new president in October. As general manager of the Bosto...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, NL Central, National League, Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Samardzija, Marlon Byrd, Matt Garza, Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs

Washington Nationals 2012 Preview
MLB Washington Nationals The Nationals ended the 2011 season with their best record since their first year in Washington, a healthy Stephen Strasburg and plenty of reasons to be optimistic abou...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Drew Storen, Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Preview
MLB Philadelphia Phillies An anguished Roy Halladay sat for what seemed like an eternity and stared blankly into his locker after the Phillies’ remarkable 2011 season ended in a painful 1–0 lo...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Hunter Pence, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathan Papelbon, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies

New York Mets 2012 Preview
MLB New York Mets The Phillies rule the division. The Braves are loaded with pitching. The Marlins spent big in the winter. And the Nationals have dynamic young stars. The Mets? They’ll show up ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, David Wright, Ike Davis, Jason Bay, Johan Santana, New York Mets

Miami Marlins 2012 Preview
MLB Miami Marlins It was the spending spree heard ’round the baseball world. In the span of a few dizzying December days, the newly recast Miami Marlins shelled out $191 million to sign three pro...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Hanley Ramirez, Heath Bell, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Logan Morrison, Mark Buehrle, Ozzie Guillen, Miami Marlins

Atlanta Braves 2012 Preview
MLB Atlanta Braves If not for the beer-drinking, chicken-eating pitchers’ scandal from the Red Sox clubhouse, the spotlight would have shined brighter on the Braves, who are also left to pick up ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Brian McCann, Chipper Jones, Craig Kimbrel, Dan Uggla, Jason Heyward, Michael Bourn, Tim Hudson, Tyler Pastornicky, Atlanta Braves

Texas Rangers 2012 Preview
MLB Texas Rangers The American League West race likely won’t be a runaway in 2012, as it was the past two seasons, but the Rangers remain the team to beat. They have the best infield in baseball ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Adrian Beltre, Derek Holland, Elvis Andrus, Ian Kinsler, Joe Nathan, Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Mike Napoli, Neftali Feliz, Nelson Cruz, Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers

Seattle Mariners 2012 Preview
MLB Seattle Mariners On the morning of July 6, 2011, the Mariners were 43-43 and two and a half games out of the AL West lead. Less than three weeks later, they were 43-60 and 15.5 games back. The ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, Seattle Mariners

Oakland A's 2012 Preview
MLB Oakland A's Billy Beane's offseason left little doubt among A's fans that the team was shifting its focus beyond 2012. Beane traded away Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez and Andrew Bailey, the only ...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Coco Crisp, Jemile Weeks, Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland A's

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Relief Pitcher Rankings
MLB Opening Day is next week and Athlon Sports has all the fantasy baseball rankings you need to get ready for the upcoming season. Athlon Sports has combined nine fantasy baseball big boards from ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Starting Pitcher Rankings
MLB Opening Day is next week and Athlon Sports has all the fantasy baseball rankings you need to get ready for the upcoming season. Athlon Sports has combined nine fantasy baseball big boards from ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Catcher Rankings
MLB Opening Day is next week and Athlon Sports has all the fantasy baseball rankings you need to get ready for the upcoming season. Athlon Sports has combined nine fantasy baseball big boards from ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball