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Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 13

Philadelphia Phillies Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...

5 days ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

16 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 29-May 5

Philadelphia Phillies There's never a shortage for cool numbers in baseball. Cleanup hitters struggle, a former utilityman goes off and some dude who's never closed games before is perfect. Go figure (which is what we'v...

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 6

1 week ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 29

2 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 22

3 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 15

4 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Predicting Baseball’s 2016 All-Star Teams

Philadelphia Phillies Now that baseball is back in full swing, we started thinking about the future. And there’s nothing more fun than projecting where today’s baseball stars will be playing three years from now, an...

6 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, Evan Longoria, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Matt Cain, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Prince Fielder, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals

2013 MLB Predictions: National League

Philadelphia Phillies 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...

2013 Baseball Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies 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, ...

7 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

Baseball's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2013

Philadelphia Phillies 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...

8 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

10 MLB records primed to be broken in 2013

Philadelphia Phillies The boys of summer are back in action and with them come the history and tradition of those before them. Names like Gehrig, Ford, Jackson and Schmidt echo through the stadiums of Major League Baseb...

9 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies

Best MLB Free Agent Signings of 2013

Philadelphia Phillies 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: ...

9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies

Top 20 MLB Prospects in the 2013 World Baseball Classic

Philadelphia Phillies The 2013 World Baseball Classic starts March 2, with round robin pool play getting the party started for the 16-team international tournament won by Japan in both 2006 and ’09. The championship r...

2013 MLB Spring Training Battles: National League

Philadelphia Phillies 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...

10 Lamest Team Nicknames in Professional Sports

Philadelphia Phillies The 10 strangest, lamest and least intimidating pro sports team names. ...

13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Browns

Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013

Philadelphia Phillies 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 ...

MLB: Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013

Philadelphia Phillies 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...

10 Worst Contracts in Major League Baseball

Philadelphia Phillies 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...

NL East Predictions

Philadelphia Phillies 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...

1 year 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

Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Preview

Philadelphia Phillies 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

Nine Top Offseason Stories Heading into the 2012 MLB Season

Philadelphia Phillies --By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) Since the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series in late October, the baseball world has witnessed many major moves and risky contracts — and that ...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB Offseason, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Baseball's Pitching Changes: The NL Arms Race

Philadelphia Phillies —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...

Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies; Madson to the Red Sox?

Philadelphia Phillies The pitchers who usually finish games have been the starters of baseball’s offseason news. With free against like Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder anticipated to take weeks before signing contrac...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Heah Bell, Jonathan Papelbon, Ryan Madson, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies

Athlon Sports' 2011 NL Rookie of the Year

Philadelphia Phillies 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...

1 year 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

Cardinals Look to Avoid Elimination

Philadelphia Phillies by Charlie Miller The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t muster enough offense yesterday and face elimination in St. Louis today. Meanwhile, rookie Josh Collmenter pitched the Diamondbacks to a win...

1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Edwin Jackson, Hunter Pence, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Howard, Yadier Molina, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, NLDS Game 4

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