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15 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 22-28
Chicago Cubs Each week during the 2013 MLB season, we highlight the most important, intriguing and bizarre stats in baseball.    .516    David Ortiz’s Batting Averag...
3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adam Wainwright, Brandon Crawford, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Justin Upton, Mariano Rivera, Matt Harvey, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Konerko, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

10 Young MLB Players Who Will Be Hall of Famers
Chicago Cubs To suggest that any player in any sport after just a few seasons is a lock to make the Hall of Fame is ridiculous. But it is always fun to look at athletes who have had instant success and try to e...
6 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, News, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals

2013 MLB Predictions: National League
Chicago Cubs The 2013 MLB season kicks off with Houston hosting Texas on Sunday night. It's an appropriate season opener considering the Astros are now members of the American League. Another change this season...
7 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, NL Central, NL East, NL West, National League, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

2013 Baseball Preview: Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs Back in December, Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney introduced Jim Deshaies as the team’s new television analyst and said he would be “the guy who will call the next World Seri...
7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Edwin Jackson, Jeff Samardzija, Kyuji Fujikawa, Matt Garza, Starlin Castro, Chicago Cubs

Baseball's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2013
Chicago Cubs Every spring, major league baseball teams gather in Florida and Arizona to knock off the rust and get ready for the 162-game grind that is the regular season. While spring training is necessary for...
9 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Best MLB Free Agent Signings of 2013
Chicago Cubs As spring training continues in Florida and Arizona, Athlon Sports offers its thoughts on all the offseason movement. Here are the best free agent signings in Major League Baseball for 2013: ...
10 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies

10 Unlikely NL Pitchers Who Could Win the Cy Young in 2013
Chicago Cubs We all know the favorties to win the National League Cy Young award this season: Clayton Kershaw, Stephen Strasburg, Cole Hamels, Matt Cain and maybe closer Craig Kimbrel. But who are the longshots...
12 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Gerrit Cole, Homer Bailey, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Jacob Turner, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Harvey, Mike Minor, Ross Detwiler, Trevor Rosenthal, Wily Peralta, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

2013 MLB Spring Training Battles: National League
Chicago Cubs 2013 Spring Training camps are open and many players will compete against teammates for jobs before taking on other baseball teams in April. Here are some position battles to keep an eye on this sp...
12 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Aroldis Chapman, Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013
Chicago Cubs Just as I did a few weeks ago, I once again examine the pennant races as they’re shaping up for 2013. Sure, it’s early, but what else are you going to read about? Bowl games between a bunch of ...
20 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

MLB: Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013
Chicago Cubs It’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. At least now that the World Series is over. I mean, what else is there to think about? Pitchers and catchers report in a little more than 100 da...
23 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

10 Worst Contracts in Major League Baseball
Chicago Cubs Fans love it when their team signs a big-name free agent or locks up a current star, but too many times organizations pay for past accomplishment instead of future production. There are obviously s...
32 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Overtime, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Carl Crawford, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, John Lackey, Mark Teixeira, Ryan Howard, Vernon Wells, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 17
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Septemb...
35 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 10
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Septemb...
36 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 3
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Se...
37 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 27
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
38 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 20
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
39 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 13
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
40 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: August 6
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Au...
41 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 30
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Ju...
42 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 23
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 23, 2012.   1. Rangersâ€...
43 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 16
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 16, 2012.     1. Ra...
44 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 9
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 9, 2012.     1...
45 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 2
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 2, 2012.    1. Rangers...
46 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: June 25
Chicago Cubs   Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for June 25, 2012.  1. Ranger...
47 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for June 4
Chicago Cubs Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for June 4, 2012.  1. Rangers—Roy Oswalt signing ...
50 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

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