Last season, the average designated hitter batted .266/.341/.430 with 20 home runs. That figure is dragged down by absurdly low production at the position from three-fourths of the AL West. A more appropriate reflection of what the Yankees might want to look for from the position can be found in what ...

Cubs baseball. Get used to it, kid. (AP) The Cubs are the worst team in baseball at turning balls in play into outs and, partially as a result, they have allowed more runs per game than any other team in baseball thus far this season. Never mind Alfonso Soriano’s contract, the Billy Goat curse, ...

Some advice is as timeless as a Reggie Jackson cut. Over the weekend, Cubs manager Mike Quade broke out baseball’s unwritten rule book to complain about the Dodgers’ A.J. Ellis trying to steal a base while up 8-1 in the fifth inning of Friday’s game. It’s the second time Quade ...

What else ya got? With two weeks to go until opening day, the Yankees’ back-rotation picture hasn’t quite come into focus yet, but the four candidates’ latest cycle would appear to have produced some separation. On Wednesday night, Ivan Nova put his best foot forward by tossing six ...

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 ...