Travis d'Arnaud

It appears the Phillies got a two-for-one special out of Lakewood High School in suburban Los Angeles. One year after taking Shane Watson from the prep powerhouse with their first pick in the 2012 draft, the team plucked his former Lancers teammate J.P....

The Sports Xchange Phillies draft Rollins' potential replacement Jimmy Rollins has spent his entire major league career in a Phillies uniform. He's won an MVP award, he's won four Gold Glove awards and he's appeared in three All-Star games. But Rollins...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Facing the New York Yankees last week in the Subway Series, the Mets swept the four-games on the strength of standout pitching and timely hitting. They scored two runs in two of the games...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Statistically speaking, the Miami Marlins entered last weekend's series against the Mets as the worst team in baseball. They were losing at an historic clip, threatening to challenge...

1. Tigers: Forget the concern at closer. They were loaded last year, and they're a lot better with Victor Martinez, Torii Hunter and a full year of Anibal Sanchez. 2. Dodgers: Hanley Ramirez's injury could slow them out of the gate, but they're deep and...

There are some things that can be bought. A space flight. The chance to be cryogenically frozen. Or maybe just some of the simpler things, like a 12-cylinder Ferrari Testarossa, beachfront property in Turks and Caicos or one of the socks Curt...

Matt Harvey outpitched Stephen Strasburg in a marquee matchup of young aces, escaping a late bases-loaded jam while the crowd chanted his name and leading the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals 7-1 Friday night. Ike Davis and Lucas Duda each hit...

You almost never can boil a baseball season down to one game, let alone one pitch. But when I break down what happened to the White Sox down the stretch in 2012, when a potentially great season for rookie manager Robin Ventura turned into a learning...

Go ahead, pick an American League East champion. Lots of people are in love with the Blue Jays, who won the offseason. They probably will be the consensus pick when teams leave Florida. But you wouldn't be nuts to pick the Yankees, Rays or Orioles. You'...

For more minor league notes go to the Hog Blog at http://www.mcall.com Both 2B Cesar Hernandez and 1B Darin Ruff had 5 hits in Reading's 19-6 win over Richmond on Tuesday. The R-Phils had 22 hits overall, half of them with runners in scoring position...