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History lesson: These call-ups set the bar for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Funny how that word “history” tends to set an outrageously high bar for a rookie’s expectations. Often, it’s set far too high. As Guerrero begins his quest for a rookie year for the ages — not to mention a predicted Hall of Fame career — we asked: Just what might an all-time-great Guerrero rookie season […]

Does trade help Myers, Shields?

The Kansas City Royals, who kept Myers in the minors for the entire 2012 season, where he wound up winning the Baseball America, J.G. Taylor Spink and USA Today Minor League Player of the Year awards, dealt from their wealthy stable of prospects Sunday night, shipping Myers, right-hander Jake Odorizzi, left-hander Mike Montgomery and third […]

Olney: Buyers or sellers? These five teams need to decide now

The Twins promptly went on a mini-losing streak and by July 30 — just six days later — Minnesota was seven games out of first place. Immediately, the Twins became sellers, flipping Garcia to the Yankees after only one start. But down the stretch, the Twins’ offense exploded, and Minnesota boat-raced its way into a […]

Why the Braves made Freddie Freeman their new Chipper Jones

Over a span of nine months in 2014, Salt and Pepper received an education in how economics can trump sentiment in the big picture. Here are some of the highlights from ESPN’s MLB coverage. Teams answer nagging questions » The Brewers emerge » Astros rule power rankings » Insider: Why this week matters » Béisbol […]

Way-too-early World Series preview: Who can beat the Dodgers?

While the top six are the same, their order has shuffled quite a bit. And no team’s aspirations have been more validated than those of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who currently have about a 1-in-3 shot at winning it all by these figures. That’s about as good as you’re going to do in the random […]

Vlad Jr. youngest in history named to HR Derby

Major League Baseball confirmed Sunday that Guerrero, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell and Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana will participate in the midseason power showcase, filling four spots in the eight-player field. Brewers star Christian Yelich and Mets rookie Pete Alonso — who rank first and second, […]

A’s acquire OF Khris Davis from Brewers for two prospects

Milwaukee acquired catcher Jacob Nottingham and right-handed pitcher Bubba Derby in the deal Friday. The A’s and Brewers each won only 68 games last year. The 28-year-old Davis hit 27 home runs last season, 10th-most in the National League, and he batted .247 with 66 RBI in 121 games. Davis is not eligible for free […]

Yoenis Cespedes defends Derby title

The Oakland Athletics outfielder simply trusted his own strength. Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the All-Star skills contest in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier 9-1 in the final round Monday night. Ken Griffey Jr. took the title in 1998 and 1999. With a serious, determined look on his face […]

MVP? Booed in Philly? Predicting Bryce Harper’s first year with Phillies

The Bryce Harper Phillies era has begun, with Philadelphia and the Atlanta Braves wrapping up a season-opening series on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball (7 p.m.). Before Harper took the field in his new uniform for the first time, we asked five of our experts to predict how things would go during the $330 million man’s […]

Bryce Harper suspended 1 game for confronting umpire

Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed sum for confronting an umpire following his ejection from Monday night’s 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Harper, the reigning National League MVP, has elected to file an appeal and was in the lineup and batted third for Wednesday night’s […]

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