David Ortiz is anything but finished. After years of slow starts, he’s redefined his approach at the plate – particularly against lefties – and is tearing it up in Boston. For the first time in years, 30 home runs won’t be a unexpected surprise, it will be a baseline expectation.

The Oakland Athletics shocked the baseball world when they landed Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to a massive four-year contract worth $36 million. This flies in the face of everything we’ve known about this smallest-market team, and it’s already paying huge dividens as the 26-year-old is putting up the best numbers among rookies so far. Can he keep this up and trigger a new era for Oakland baseball?

The city of Boston has enjoyed a few championships lately, yet the fans are hissing in record numbers at the start the Red Sox have got off too. Is this justified, or should the naysayers in Beantown remember what the 84 years prior to 2004 felt like? Despite a pair of championships, the Red Sox have very little to offer in this “what-have-you-done-for-me-lately?” world.

The Kansas City Royals haven’t exactly set the baseball world on fire in recent years, but they’ve slowly been building a core of young, talented players that may lift the team from the depths of the AL Central to a playoff contender. Harlan Ambrose looks at the team, position by position.

The MLB season is long. You know it. We know it. Despite that, many seem unable to stop themselves from basing their projections for the season on a handful of games. A lot of odd things have happened, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be the norm, so pace yourselves, fans, and enjoy the season for what it is.

Dewayne Wise was a spring training invitee of the New York Yankees, and while he was not expected to make the team, he’s hopeful that he’ll don Yankee pinstripes at some point this season. It’ll be a tough challenge to rise the depth chart, but the MLB veteran has a few tricks up his new sleeves.

Jeff Clement was one of the top draft picks in the 2005 MLB Draft but, unlike those selected around him, his career hasn’t gone according to plan. Several injuries and an embarassing trade has left the former high school record holder with a lot to prove – in Pittsburgh of all places – and he’ll have a heck of a hard time doing it.

*** Missed Part 1 of this feature? You should probably read it, too! *** Baltimore Orioles – Whitney The Orioles haven’t even sniffed the postseason over the last decade, failing to develop prospects, trade assets or create any semblance of a contender. And it’s never a surprise, everyone except for those wearing the uniforms or […]

Baseball is great on television, but let’s face it: 162 games is a lot to take in in one season. Every team in the league shares some parallels with the best shows on TV, including The Sopranos, Seinfeld and even The Walking Dead.

Magic Johnson is the face of a group that have won the bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A mere $2 billion later and the team is theirs. Despite the fact that the team won’t make money for years, having a strong – and committed – ownership will benefit the on-field product, and having an experienced owner like Johnson certainly helps.