Will the Yankees bring Matt Diaz's lefty-crunching bat to the Bronx? If they do, will he sit more than play? And who is up for pancakes? (AP) One player on the non-tender list whose name has been associated with the Yankees is former Braves’ outfielder Matt Diaz. Diaz, it is assumed, would take ...

Melky Cabrera hugging Kyle Farnsworth: no longer reunited on the Braves. (AP) With the ALCS taking up all the available capacity of my frontal lobes, marking the release of Melky Cabrera has repeatedly slipped my mind, along with my car keys, my social security number, and the equation for calculating ...

Bobby Cox says farewell after the Braves lost Game 4 of the NLDS (AP) Back in July, we were already aware that this season would see several fixtures of the game depart the major-league scene. I used the occasion of running into former Yankee and Bobby Cox-era Blue Jay Jesse Barfield to discuss his experiences ...

Arizona Diamondbacks Stephen Drew: You hear the shortstop brought up in trade rumors from time to time. The problem with J.D. Drew’s little brother is that with a trade from the generous Chase Field he will disappear. This year, he’s hitting .291/.372/.464 at home, but only .259/.323/.367 on the ...

You can’t say the first two months of the season haven’t brought us fascinating division races. In the AL Central, the Twins have played outstanding baseball at their new home and are on a 98-win pace, threatening to blow out the Tigers, who are just plodding along in their Tigerish fashion. Despite ...