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Oakland Athletics reliever Andrew Bailey and Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan have been named the American League and National League Rookies of the Year for the 2009 season. Bailey is a native of Haddon Heights, New Jersey and was a struggling minor league pitcher as recently as the 2008 season. Coghlan is a native of [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies captured their third straight National League East division crown in 2009, only the second time in franchise history that this has happened, and advanced to their second consecutive World Series after eliminating the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League playoffs. The Phillies captured only their second World Series [...]

Baseball’s 2006 first-year amateur draft didn’t present many surprises to baseball critics or hardcore fans but that’s not to say that every draft comes without surprises.  As described in the New York Times bestseller, Moneyball, collegiate players have a more promising career than players coming out of high school.
“College players are a better investment than [...]

Baseball has seen its fair share of renovations and realignments over the past three decades, but one of the most significant changes in the history of the game came in 1995 when commissioner Bud Selig put a whole new spin on the way the league would operate. 1995 saw the creation of a new division [...]

The Chicago Cubs, baseball’s lovable losers, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The franchise is owned by the Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. This step will aid in the process of selling the club for $845 million transaction. The filing took place in Wilmington, Delaware and the Cubs [...]

Only three players drafted in the first round of the June First-Year Player Draft did not sign by the midnight deadline on Monday night.

Stephen Strasburg has signed a $15 million contract with the Washington Nationals. The Number One overall pick in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Strasburg attended San Diego State. It has yet to be decided where Strasburg will make his professional debut; whether it will be with a Nationals Minor League affiliate or once rosters [...]

With less than two hours remaining for Major League teams to sign their 2009 draft picks the San Diego Padres have signed the number three overall pick Donavan Tate.

The deadline for Major League teams to sign their 2009 draft picks is rapidly approaching (12 Midnight) and number one pick Stephen Strasburg still remains unsigned along with a handful of other first round picks.

The Cleveland Indians have made their second trade within the past two weeks as they have sent first baseman Ryan Garko to the San Francisco Giants for a minor league player. The Giants sent Single-A left handed pitcher Scott Barnes to the Indians to complete the trade. The Giants needed a bat to jump start [...]