1. Ranking the Top 10 Closer/Setup Man Combos in MLB

    Having reliable pitchers to insert into the eighth and ninth innings of a close game is essential for Major League Baseball teams that have World Series hopes. In modern times, we calls these pitchers setup men and closers...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 1,864 reads 17 comments

  2. Boston Red Sox: Boston Players That Deserve Your All-Star Game Vote

    The Boston Red Sox have nine position players on this year’s All-Star Game ballot, but there are only a couple who deserve your vote to play at Citi Field in New York...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 68 reads 17 comments

  3. Contender or Pretender for All 30 MLB Teams Entering May

    April results may not give Major League Baseball the big picture just yet, but it’s not too early to weed through which teams are contenders and which are pretenders...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 17 reads 91 comments

  4. R.A. Dickey Accusing Yankees of 'Stalling' Shows Frustration Is Getting to Jays

    A poor start to the season has Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey frustrated—and it’s starting to show...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 23 reads 41 comments

  5. Bold Predictions for Every MLB Team in May

    April has been a very exciting month in Major League Baseball and May is bound to bring even more surprises...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 16,834 reads 47 comments

  6. Colorado Avalanche Fire Head Coach Joe Sacco After 39-Point Season

    Just a few hours after falling to the Minnesota Wild in the season finale, the Colorado Avalanche announced that head coach Joe Sacco would not be back next season (via the team's official Twitter feed )...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 298 reads 1 comments

  7. MLB's 'Least Likely to Hustle' Team

    A lot can be said about a player who runs his hardest every time he takes the field. But not every player puts 100 percent of his effort into each play or even into each game...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 17 reads 22 comments

  8. MLB Bench Players Who Should Be Playing Every Day

    Sitting on the bench isn’t any fun, especially when you’re playing much better than the players who are getting the nod each and every day. That’s currently the case for several players this season...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 3,350 reads 16 comments

  9. The 5 Greatest MLB Players Who Never Were

    Just because someone is an outstanding baseball player doesn’t necessarily mean that they get the opportunity to play Major League Baseball. There are, at times, obstacles to overcome which block that path...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 10,660 reads 27 comments

  10. Free-Agent Moves Each MLB Team Should Have Made This Offseason

    General managers have to determine if the risk is worth the reward when it comes free agency, taking into consideration that not every move is going to work out...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 1 month ago 91,129 reads 82 comments

  11. 1 Surprise Player for Each MLB Team Who Will Crash Back to Earth

    More often than not, the hottest starts in Major League Baseball tend to fizzle out by the second or third month of the season...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 12 reads 24 comments

  12. Explaining the Origin of All 30 MLB Teams' Nickname

    Each Major League Baseball team has a little bit of a story behind how it got its nickname and some of those stories may not be as well known as others...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 6,500 reads 9 comments

  13. Boston Red Sox: Jackie Bradley Jr. Demotion Inevitable Once David Ortiz Returns

    The Jackie Bradley Jr. experiment will likely come to an end in the coming days once David Ortiz is healthy enough to return to the Boston Red Sox ...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 6 reads 6 comments

  14. Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox: Boston Marathon Day Live Score, Analysis

    While thousands of runners partook in the Boston Marathon on Monday, the Boston Red Sox took the third game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays , sweeping their AL East rivals in dramatic fashion...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 6,264 reads 1 comments

  15. Joel Hanrahan Injury: Updates on Closer's Right Hamstring

    It’s all starting to make sense why Boston Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan has been so erratic and ineffective lately: He’s hurt...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 3,170 reads 1 comments

  16. Boston Red Sox: Should Boston Make Andrew Bailey Closer over Joel Hanrahan?

    The Boston Red Sox are faced with a question they don’t want to be answering this early in the season: Is Joel Hanrahan capable of being the closer? Boston acquired Hanrahan ...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 4,526 reads 17 comments

  17. Each MLB Team's Star Who Could Be Born in 2013

    To quote Jay-Z, “everyday a star is born.” While that may be true in his world, it isn’t always the case when it comes to baseball. But there are certainly a number of players that could surge into stardom in 2013...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 17,678 reads 47 comments

  18. 8 Ice-Cold MLB Starts That Won't Last

    Just because a player has yet to get hot doesn’t mean he’ll have a poor season. The 2013 Major League Baseball season is just over a week old, and it’s much too early to be making concrete conclusions for the remainder of the year...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 18,905 reads 25 comments

  19. 1 Early Overreaction Each MLB Fanbase Should Resist Making

    Most of what’s happened in the first week of the Major League Baseball season should be taken with a grain of salt. Don’t jump to conclusions and overreact. Every team has played at least six games and some have played seven...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 3,864 reads 10 comments

  20. 8 Scorching MLB Starts That Won't Last

    A strong start to the season means absolutely nothing. It doesn’t matter if a batter hits a home run in his first handful of games or a pitcher strikes out half the guys he faces in his first start...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 2 months ago 27,929 reads 45 comments

  21. Boston Red Sox Should Trade Jose Iglesias or Start Him Once Stephen Drew Returns

    It’s only been around a week since the 2013 Major League Baseball season started, but the Boston Red Sox are already in jeopardy of making their first major mistake...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 3 months ago 4,299 reads 30 comments

  22. MLB Players Most Desperate to Win the World Series in 2013

    Winning a World Series is one of the toughest things to do during one’s Major League Baseball career, and 2013 may be the last chance for several notable players...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 3 months ago 6,721 reads 33 comments

  23. Boston Red Sox: How Robinson Cano's Agent Switch Could Affect Jacoby Ellsbury

    In the upcoming offseason, the Boston Red Sox will face a tough decision regarding outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury , but rival New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano has made things a bit more interesting...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 3 months ago 23 reads 6 comments

  24. Predicting April Stat Lines for the Top 25 Hitters in MLB

    A strong April doesn’t guarantee a record-breaking season, but there isn’t a Major League Baseball team that doesn’t want its top hitters starting the year on a hot note...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 3 months ago 20,504 reads 105 comments

  25. 2013 Stat Predictions for the Top 25 Pitchers in Baseball

    Pitching may not be directly correlated to winning championships, but having a couple of pitchers in the Cy Young Award race certainly doesn’t hurt a team’s chances...

    Benjamin Klein Written by Benjamin Klein about 3 months ago 27,970 reads 127 comments