Jason Heyward takes a step forward, while Mat Latos and Gio Gonzalez are looking to get the ball rolling with their new clubs.
Which players should teams be looking to lock up long-term?
The Reds might be making a mistake by not starting Chris Heisey.
What are some of the big questions surrounding the AL and NL Central?
Kevin runs down who to keep an eye on, and for what reasons, in the NL Central.
No more reservations over Dusty Baker’s reserves.
Tommy John surgery claims several more pitchers, and Joba Chamberlain suffers an extremely gruesome ankle dislocation.
Which teams have the strongest starting rotations in the senior circuit?
The first part of a roundtable discussion about how teams in the NL Central will fare in the 2012 season.
A couple of catchers get new deals as the Cardinals extend Yadier Molina and the Royals sign up for more Salvador Perez, and the Reds lock up Sean Marshall.
What kind of production do teams receive from players tabbed to replace superstars?
How will a change in mechanics affect Tommy Hanson, and a new playing venue affect Ryan Ludwick?
Without getting off into a tangent on why the Reds backed off their plan to move to a four-man rotation, any Reds fan should be a bit concerned that so much is expected of Graves.
Watching the Mariners crawl their way toward respectability like the first fishes onto the world’s beaches, I never would have believed that Ken Griffey Jr. might ever not be the best player in baseball, much less that he would end up being considered junior to his dad. It’s happening, though.
I can think of only one good thing about Ken Griffey Jr.’s injury: it’s a legend in the making, right up there with the Curse of the Bambino, and it reinforces why baseball is the greatest game on earth.