Anderson's 6 Scoreless Innings Lead Dodgers Over Diamondbacks, 4-2
Brett Anderson gave up four hits in six scoreless innings, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Monday.
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Brett Anderson gave up four hits in six scoreless innings, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Monday.
Mike Zunino homered and doubled, Taijuan Walker pitched seven impressive innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 Monday.
It doesn't take much to explain to someone just how good Kris Bryant is. One look at his 2014 Minor League numbers will drop jaws. And then there's this unbelievable spring training where he hit a Major League-leading nine home runs in 14 spring games.
With Andrew McCutchen in center field and Starling Marte in left, the Pirates are one piece away from having one of the best young outfields in baseball. And they have that piece in Gregory Polanco, it's just a matter of getting him to fit right and stick in right field in the bigs.
Matt Cain went four innings, Buster Posey and Angel Pagan each had two hits and drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat a Los Angeles Dodgers split-squad 11-9 on Sunday.
Cincinnati right-hander Jason Marquis continued his strong comeback with six good innings in the Reds' 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
This spring, Reds manager Bryan Price became one of the first skippers to officially lay out his entire rotation, even though there were expected to be plenty of questions after Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake. And to the surprise of many, Cuban signee Raisel Iglesias, despite only pitching in the Arizona Fall League
Teams don't often trade a young pitcher like Shelby Miller, but when you're a team like the Cardinals with a surplus of young pitching ready to break out seemingly every year, it may be a bit more common. St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak basically said after trading Miller that one reason he did so was to make room in the rotation for Martinez, a top prospect who pitched out of the bullpen in 2014.
Before the baseball season gets underway next weekend here are 10 bold predictions about the upcoming season.
For a player with parts of three Major Leagues seasons on his resume, it's still relatively unknown what kind of big league player Avisail Garcia will be.
Very few 21-year-old athletes have been on more of a rollercoaster in the past year than Royals pitcher Brandon Finnegan. He became the first player to pitch in the College World Series and MLB World Series in the same year.
Albert Pujols hit his first home run this spring and the L.A. Angels tied the L.A. Dodgers 7-7 on Thursday.
Drafted in the first round of the 2011 Draft eighth overall as a 17-year-old, Lindor has rapidly risen through the Tribe's Minor League system and he appears to be on the cusp of the Major Leagues at just 21 years old … though his Indians' debut won't come right away.
The Mets were hoping they had acquired their catcher of the future when they traded for d'Arnaud in 2013. After a slow start to his Mets career he broke out late last season and looks poised for a big year this season.
Zack Greinke gave up one hit, a homer to Josh Phegley, in three innings, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday.
SS Jose Iglesias had a breakout year in 2013, but it's been a tough road for the promising young shortstop. A healthy return could be huge for Iglesias and the Tigers in 2015.
Alexei Ramirez hit an RBI double to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Sunday.
National League MVP and Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in his third spring start, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Sunday.
While Gattis' questionable catcher skills were a big reason he was jettisoned, the presence of prospect Christian Bethancourt was another, and the timing was right to give the 23-year-old the chance in 2015.
Normally, a player entering his sixth full season in the bigs has too much experience for a list like this, but digging deeper, Drew Storen fits here. The Nationals on paper are stacked, with established studs in their rotation from top to bottom and starters set at each position on the field.
Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw gave up a home run to Nick Hundley as the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles played to a 2-2 tie Tuesday.
A trade is more likely to come midseason, if at all, but the Phillies can feel confident that when the time comes, Ken Giles is waiting in the wings.
Albert Pujols singled twice and drove in a pair of runs off Anthony DeSclafani — a leading candidate for Cincinnati's rotation — before the split-squad Reds rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
Matt Cain pitched two perfect innings in his spring debut, Yasiel Puig hit his first home run of the exhibition season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played to a 5-5 tie Monday.
