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After being limited to 106 games last year due to an elbow injury and sports hernia, Cleveland Indians’ star centerfielder Grady Sizemore’s luck does not appear to be getting any better. The Associated Press reported that Sizemore contacted Major League Baseball investigators to have them stop the publication of some risque’ photos of himself that he [...]

Bud Selig has turned down a contract extension offer from the owners per Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune. Selig is 75 years old and has eluded to the fact he wants to invest his time in other passions. He would like to teach History, the subject he majored in at University of Wisconsin, and [...]

There are 15 new candidates for the Hall of Fame in 2010. Among the new names on the ballot are Roberto Alomar, Barry Larkin, Edgar Martinez and Fred McGriff. It will be interesting who receives what percentage of the votes this year as the stigma of steroids is starting to play an ever increasing role in the vote. There are 26 candidates in total, three more than last year, when Rickey Henderson was elected in his first appearance and Jim Rice made it on his 15th and final try.

The Milwaukee Brewers have seen quite a bit of talent come up through their minor league system. Recently the Brewers have concentrated on adding impact bats during the draft and this has allowed them to trade for impact pitching. The numbers for their starting pitching haven’t boded well for them as of late. In 2009 they finished with the second-worst starters ERA (5.37) in the majors and a record of 80-82. They do have a strong group of talent that has allowed them to stay competitive in recent years. They have finished over .500 in 3 out of the last 5 seasons with one playoff appearance in 2008 losing 3 games to 1 against the Phillies who went on to win the world series.

Joe Posnanski of SI.com recently complied his list of “anti-award” winners for both the American and National Leagues. The AL Least Valuable Player (LVP) was Toronto Blue Jays’ centerfielder Vernon Wells.  Runners-up for this designation included Yuniesky Betancourt, Kansas City Royals; Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians; Alex Rios, Blue Jays/Chicago White Sox; and Jose Guillen, Royals. [...]

Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News reported that the Boston Red Sox are aggressively pursing Toronto Blue Jays’ ace Roy Halladay, hoping to acquire him before the start of the winter meetings on December 7. The Red Sox would likely need to give up pitcher Clay Buchholz as the centerpiece of a deal, as well [...]

Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the White Sox have signed Andruw Jones to a 1 year deal at $500k with incentives up to $1 million. This is a great low risk high reward situation for the White Sox. Jones in recent history has not performed up to his standard with the [...]

Baseball America has released their selections for the top 10 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league system. After a record breaking 17 consecutive losing seasons, the Pirates do not seem to be any closer to breaking out of their funk.  General Manager Neal Huntington took over the reins toward the end of the 2007 [...]

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) selected Minnesota Twins’ catcher Joe Mauer the AL MVP yesterday and just announced St. Louis Cardinals’  first basemen Albert Pujols as the NL MVP. Mauer posted a major league best .365 BA, to go along with 28 HRs and 96 RBIs–both career best.  He also boasted an AL best OPS of [...]

Lynn Henning of The Detroit News speculates that Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers first basement, is also available for trade this off season. In an effort to shed payroll the Tigers seem to have put any and all of their talent on the block. The Tigers would have to be overwhelmed to consider trading the keystone to [...]