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2013 Baseball Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
MLB After another unlikely October comeback, the Cardinals won three quick games against San Francisco and found themselves one victory away from a second consecutive National League pennant and the Wo...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Carlos Beltran, David Freese, Jason Motte, Matt Holliday, Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

2013 Baseball Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB If the season ended in mid-September, the Pirates’ streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons would be over. Alas, the Major League campaign continues to run through September, and the Pirates have ...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, A.J. Burnett, Andrew McCutchen, James McDonald, Jason Grilli, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Russell Martin, Wandy Rodriguez, Pittsburgh Pirates

15 Big Things To Watch In the 2013 MLB Season
MLB Whether it's turnover in Toronto, sophomore superstars, or Dodger dollars, there's no shortage of storylines coming this 2013 baseball season. To get you up to speed before opening day, here's a lo...
8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, News, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays

2013 Baseball Preview: Atlanta Braves
MLB The Braves have endured their share of postseason frustration. They are 9–20 in playoff games since sweeping the NLDS in 2001 — but have managed to remain relevant through changing times in the...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Andrelton Simmons, B.J. Upton, Brian McCann, Craig Kimbrel, Dan Uggla, Eric O'Flaherty, Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, Juan Francisco, Julio Teheran, Justin Upton, Kris Medlen, Mike Minor, Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves

2013 Baseball Preview: Miami Marlins
MLB Talk about a nasty case of buyer’s remorse. In a dizzying span of less than a year, the Miami Marlins: Went through a ballyhooed rebranding. Spent $191 million on three big-name free agents. Move...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Adeiny Hechavarria, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacob Turner, Juan Pierre, Justin Ruggiano, Logan Morrison, Rob Brantly, Miami Marlins

2013 Baseball Preview: New York Mets
MLB After the 2011 season, the Mets lost the NL batting champion, Jose Reyes. After last season, they lost the NL Cy Young Award winner, R.A. Dickey. Yet when Sandy Alderson announced Dickey’s trade ...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Dillon Gee, Ike Davis, Johan Santana, Jon Niese, Matt Harvey, New York Mets

2013 Baseball Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
MLB The Phillies are no longer the team to beat in the NL East. Maybe that will be beneficial, because this graying club, which was knocked from its lofty perch by injury and a horrible start in 2012, ...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathan Papelbon, Michael Young, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies

2013 Baseball Preview: Washington Nationals
MLB There are many things that history could choose to remember about the 2012 Washington Nationals. There was the debut of Bryce Harper, one of the most dynamic rookies to emerge in recent years. Ther...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Dan Haren, Danny Espinosa, Drew Storen, Gio Gonzalez, Ian Desmond, Jayson Werth, Jordan Zimmerman, Rafael Soriano, Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

2013 Fantasy Baseball: Which Injured Players Are Worth Drafting?
MLB Opening Day of the 2013 MLB season is right around the corner, but there are quite a few players who won’t be available to help your fantasy team from the outset. For some, their season debuts sh...
8 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Adam Eaton, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Beltran, Chase Headley, Curtis Granderson, David Wright, Derek Jeter, Hanley Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Zack Greinke, Fantasy Baseball

2013 Baseball Preview: Houston Astros
MLB The American League West is arguably the toughest division in baseball, which isn’t great news for an Astros team making its move into the division while trying to rebuild following the two worst...
8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Bud Norris, Jason Castro, Jose Altuve, Houston Astros

2013 Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers
MLB Mike Trout went from largely undrafted prior to the start of the 2012 season to the AL Rookie of the Year and one of the top players in all of fantasy baseball. Trout wasn’t the only player to co...
8 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for March 22. • Bleacher Report gives us the 60 hottest fanbases of March Madness. I feel sorry for the eight schools t...
8 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

2013 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Relief Pitcher
MLB Using Athlon Sports' Big Board as the barometer, here are some potential relief pitcher sleepers who get the ball late in games to keep an eye on, as well some possible busts to potentially be wary...
8 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

2013 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Starting Pitcher
MLB Using Athlon Sports' Big Board as the barometer, here are some potential starting pitcher sleepers who toe the rubber to keep an eye on, as well some possible busts to potentially be wary of. Keep ...
9 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

2013 Baseball Preview: Seattle Mariners
MLB The Mariners head into their fifth year under general manager Jack Zduriencik with too many holes in their offense and pitching rotation to fix in one offseason. Significantly improving the roster ...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Seattle Mariners

2013 Baseball Preview: Los Angeles Angels
MLB If at first you don’t succeed — buy and buy again. Last winter, the Angels rocked the baseball world with the biggest one-day spending binge in the sport’s history. They committed over $320 m...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Los Angeles Angels

2013 Baseball Preview: Texas Rangers
MLB Consider this about how far the Rangers franchise has come: Their 93 wins in 2012 were viewed as a major disappointment for a team that has disappointed often since coming to Texas in 1972. Fans in...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Texas Rangers

2013 Baseball Preview: Oakland A's
MLB Since these are the Oakland Athletics, subject of a popular motion picture you may have heard about, we can say it without exaggeration: The 2012 season unfolded like a movie. Billy Beane, their ma...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Oakland A's

Baseball's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2013
MLB 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

2013 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts: Outfield
MLB Using Athlon Sports' Big Board as the barometer, here are some potential sleepers who roam the outfield to keep an eye on, as well some possible busts to potentially be wary of. Keep in mind that t...
9 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

2013 Baseball Preview: Minnesota Twins
MLB The Minnesota Twins aren’t calling this a rebuilding season, but there’s no question they’re a team in transition. After winning six division titles in nine years, they’ve lost 99 and 96 ga...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Minnesota Twins

2013 Baseball Preview: Cleveland Indians
MLB Over the 2011 and 2012 seasons, no team spent more days in first place in the American League Central than the Cleveland Indians. Getting there was no problem, but sustaining it proved much more di...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Cleveland Indians

2013 Baseball Preview: Kansas City Royals
MLB It’s possible that the Kansas City Royals, after more than two decades of often pointless meandering, can become truly relevant again in 2013 after a seminal offseason in which general manager Da...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Kansas City Royals

2013 Baseball Preview: Chicago White Sox
MLB Looking for a big finish, not just a fast start, the Chicago White Sox hope they can out-pitch their competition in the AL Central. That’s a tall order given that the Detroit Tigers line up behin...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Chicago White Sox

2013 Baseball Preview: Detroit Tigers
MLB The 2012 Detroit Tigers were a runaway pick to win the AL Central and a fashionable pick to win it all. But nothing ever seemed easy for them. They floundered below .500 for most of the first half ...
9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Detroit Tigers

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