With teams committing to the philosophy of the rebuild cycle, you can probably tell who will be a buyer and who will be a seller at the deadline. What if a surprise team decided to go for it? …

Today, like every April 15, players wear the number 42 to honor the legacy of one of the greatest men to play the sport, and quite possibly the best second baseman to take the field — Jackie Robinson. On second thought, I should take part of that statement back. Forget…

For position players, “Opening Day starter” is a fun but arbitrary designation. Several players who started Thursday are only getting the opportunity due to injury. Even more will lose their starting job by the All Star break. Still, it’s an honor, and it immortalizes a player in team history. For…

Mickey Mantle once noted that between his walks and his strikeouts, he played roughly seven seasons worth of games without hitting the ball. Throw in his home runs, and 40 percent of his career plate appearances ended without him putting the ball in play. …