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Baseball's Best Rotation? Washington Nationals

National League After three times through the rotation (and four starts for ace Stephen Strasburg), the Washington Nationals’ rotation has been dominant. Extremely dominant. All five starters boast a WHIP below ...

4 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Edwin Jackson, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

NL Central Predictions

National League NL Central 1. St. Louis 2. Milwaukee 3. Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh 5. Chicago 6. Houston The St. Louis Cardinals seemed to be riding a magic carpet for two months last season, turning...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Adam Wainwright, Joey Votto, Ryan Braun, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals

NL East Predictions

National League NL East 1. Philadelphia 2. Atlanta (wild card) 3. Washington 4. Miami 5. New York With cracks appearing in the Philadelphia offense, the NL East has become the most competitive divisi...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Chipper Jones, Stephen Strasburg, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

NL West Predictions

National League NL West 1. San Francisco 2. Arizona (wild card) 3. Los Angeles 4. Colorado 5. San Diego The NL West is the home of some of the game’s brightest stars in Matt Kemp and Clayton Kersha...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Clayton Kershaw, Matt Cain, Matt Kemp, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants 2012 Preview

National League San Francisco Giants The Giants are trying to get back into the postseason after a post-World Series season in which almost nothing went right. Once again, they will rely on their pitching, jus...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants

Los Angeles Dodgers 2012 Preview

National League Los Angeles Dodgers For Dodgers fans, the long nightmare is over. Last year was one of the darkest in the storied franchise’s long history. A Giants fan was brutally beaten in the parking lot...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Andre Ethier, Clayton Kershaw, Don Mattingly, Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers

Arizona Diamondbacks 2012 Preview

National League Arizona Diamondbacks The Diamondbacks are in it to win it, again, although they will no longer be able to sneak up on the NL West after their stunning worst-to-first run to the division title i...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Daniel Hudson, Ian Kennedy, Justin Upton, Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks

Colorado Rockies 2012 Preview

National League Colorado Rockies Press releases, not press conferences, have been the offseason norm for the Rockies in recent years when introducing new players. But after their hugely disappointing 2011 seas...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Carlos Gonzalez, Dexter Fowler, Michael Cuddyer, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies

San Diego Padres 2012 Preview

National League San Diego Padres Just when it was looking like the Padres were building for the future, new general manager Josh Byrnes made two moves in late December that should at least give the Padres some...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL West, National League, Cameron Maybin, Chase Headley, Huston Street, Yonder Alonso, San Diego Padres

St. Louis Cardinals 2012 Preview

National League St. Louis Cardinals With the Cardinals wallowing 10.5 games back in the wild card race, several veterans convened a team meeting in late August to stress making the most of a misspent season. T...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, David Freese, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Mike Matheny, Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Preview

National League Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates want to stretch four months of feel-good baseball into six months this season. The Pirates reached the 100-game mark last season with a 53–47 record ...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Alex Presley, Andrew McCutchen, Joel Hanrahan, Jose Tabata, Neil Walker, Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates

Cincinnati Reds 2012 Preview

National League Cincinnati Reds Entering the 2011 season, general manager Walt Jocketty essentially did nothing to upgrade a team coming off a National League Central championship. The Reds subsequently slippe...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Aroldis Chapman, Brandon Phillips, Drew Stubbs, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Mat Latos, Ryan Madson, Cincinnati Reds

Milwaukee Brewers 2012 Preview

National League Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers were built to win last year, and the plan worked nearly to perfection: a franchise-record 96 wins, along with the first division title and playoff series victory s...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Aramis Ramirez, John Axford, Mat Gamel, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, Zack Greinke, Milwaukee Brewers

Houston Astros 2012 Preview

National League 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...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Brett Myers, Carlos Lee, J.D. Martinez, Jose Altuve, Wandy Rodriguez, Houston Astros

Chicago Cubs 2012 Preview

National League 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...

7 weeks 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

National League 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...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Drew Storen, Ryan Zimmerman, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals

Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Preview

National League 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...

7 weeks 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

National League 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 �...

7 weeks 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

National League 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...

7 weeks 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

National League 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 ...

7 weeks 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

Baseball's Pitching Changes: The NL Arms Race

National League —by Mark Ross Similar to the American League, this offseason has seen plenty of changes when it comes to the pitching staffs in the National League. Trades and free agent signings have not on...

Athlon Sports' 2011 NL MVP

National League With the World Series in the rear-view mirror and the hot stove just beginning to heat up, it's time to hand out some awards to this year's best performers on the diamond. The Baseball Writers' Ass...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, National League, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, Jose Reyes, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, MVP

Athlon Sports' 2011 NL Cy Young

27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, National League, Chris Carpenter, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Craig Kimbrel, Ian Kennedy, J.J. Putz, John Axford, Matt Cain, Roy Halladay, Ryan Vogelsong, Tim Lincecum, Zack Greinke, Cy Young

Athlon Sports' 2011 AL & NL Managers of the Year

27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, American League, National League, Jim Leyland, Joe Maddon, Kirk Gibson, Manager of the Year, Manny Acta, Ron Roenicke, Ron Washington, Tony LaRussa

Athlon Sports' 2011 NL Rookie of the Year

27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, National League, Brandon Beachy, Craig Kimbrel, Danny Espinosa, Freddie Freeman, Vance Worley, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Rookie of the Year

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