Screaming Sports' Billy Smith checks in on some of the mega-hyped offseason stars, as well as the not-so-hyped offseason stars. Who is living up to it? Who isn't? And who is coming out of left field? Billy has all of those answers for you.
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The Rangers called up Nelson Cruz, who was tearing up Triple-A this year. Can he keep it up at the Major League level?
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Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon breaks out his famed MLB Fantasy Minute and breaks down the MLB's top five fantasy-related stories. Believe it or not, Ryan Braun is making his case for MVP. The surprise NL pitcher of the year has now changed -- who is it?. And we're still keeping an eye on Josh   more...
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Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon breaks out his famed MLB Fantasy Minute and breaks down the MLB's top five stories while channeling a little John Denver. All those pitchers who were traded now have something to prove. Outfielders continue to dominate the AL. And the Indians' Cliff Lee could make   more...
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No, you didn't read the title wrong, nor am I going crazy. In fact, the reality of the title just struck me the other day as I was perusing a statistics page. See, here's the thing, lost in all the criticism Matt Kemp gets for his demeanor, or his attitude, or for striking out, or for losing fly   more...
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One of professional baseball's most productive sluggers enjoys a monster season debut against Gil Meche and the Kansas City Royals.
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The immortal Mike Devereaux: "Anything Josh Hamilton can do I can do better." And he backs it up. In Iowa. Because he is a legend. [bigLEAGUEstew]Baseball's coolest mustache. Baseball's coolest umpire. [sportsHERNIA]"Barry Bonds makes the average Hall of Fame hitter look like a replacement   more...
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The immortal Mike Devereaux: "Anything Josh Hamilton can do I can do better." And he backs it up. In Iowa. Because he is a legend. [bigLEAGUEstew]Baseball's coolest mustache. Baseball's coolest umpire. [sportsHERNIA]"Barry Bonds makes the average Hall of Fame hitter look like a replacement   more...
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Why recently fired Texas Rangers pitching coach Mark Connor represented such a serious threat to the career of Brandon McCarthy - and why team president Nolan Ryan may have saved it.
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[Voiceover] Hi. I'm Tony LaRussa. And I'm Fully Loaded.Mmm-mm! After a long night of double switches and pitching changes, there's nothing better than getting Fully Loaded.***Maybe we should back up and explain, because at this point dear readers you're probably as bewildered as if you'd just been   more...
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After dropping 11 of their last 13 games, Kevin Millwood and the Texas Rangers come out firing on all cylinders in a blowout victory over the Detroit Tigers.
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With all due respect to the likes of Cliff Lee, Fernando Tatis and even Josh Hamilton, no one has authored a more compelling comeback this season than Jody Gerut. However, since he's languishing with a last-place squad, Gerut has flown almost completely under the national radar. The soon-to-be   more...
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With all due respect to the likes of Cliff Lee, Fernando Tatis and even Josh Hamilton, no one has authored a more compelling comeback this season than Jody Gerut. However, since he's languishing with a last-place squad, Gerut has flown almost completely under the national radar. The soon-to-be   more...
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With less than 48 hours remaining until the August 15th signing deadline, questions begin to arise regarding whether the Texas Rangers can sign 11th-overall pick Justin Smoak in time.
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Last year, I wrote an article for The Hardball Times about a formula that attempts to predict who will win the MVP award. Basically, the three more important things are the Triple Crown stats, and you get some bonus points for RBIs if your team makes the playoffs. There's also a runs scored   more...
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