NL West 2015 preview: Can retooled Padres challenge Dodgers, Giants? With opening day approaching, the Big League Stew crew is here to get you up to speed on the season ahead. We're examining each division over the next two weeks, looking at the big questions, the important players and making our predictions. Our series continues with the NL West. The NL West is like a jacked-up gym rat … [Read more...]

Marlins will attempt to rewrite the future with 'Back to the Future Night' You may have already heard, but we can already cancel the 2015 Major League Baseball season. That's because, according to "Back to the Future Part II," we already know the Chicago Cubs will win the World Series.  "Wait a minute," you're probably saying. "I like watching baseball and don't want to cancel the season." … [Read more...]

Baseball-Reference introduces hairy new feature for April Fools' Day Every dedicated baseball fan finds themselves on Baseball-Reference.com on a daily basis. If you're one of those fans, you may have noticed the website introduced a new feature today. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today!] As an April Fools' prank, Baseball-Reference.com is offering their … [Read more...]

MLB salaries hit record high; average player makes more than $4 million If you happen to be out for dinner with a big leaguer, there's a pretty good chance he's the one that will pick up the tab, especially if he plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. According to a study by The Associated Press, the average major league salary in 2015 projects to be around $4.25 million, the first time that … [Read more...]

Werth not likely for opener Angels SP Jered Weaver: 'I'm ready' for Opening Dayby Igor Mello | CBSSports.com (12:59 pm ET) Angels starter Jered Weaver finished his spring training campaign on Tuesday. He allowed two runs over 6 1/3 innings of work in a minor-league game. According to the Orange County Register, Weaver shifted his focus on Opening Day at Seattle on Monday. "I'm ready," Weaver … [Read more...]

Players' average salary now tops $4 million Clayton Kershaw will make a league-leading $32,571,000 in 2014. (USATSI) Major League Baseball players make bank, as the kids say. The Associated Press did some figuring, and reported Tuesday that the average annual MLB salary in 2014 will surpass $4 million — a princely sum, and also a record. In 1976 when free agency began, the average salary was … [Read more...]

MLB predictions 2015: our World Series picks, award winners and more We're getting close to opening day and you can probably feel the excitement — real, meaningful baseball is almost here. It seems so distant now, but before you know it, we'll be talking about this season's breakout players, playoffs and MVPs. As we do every year about this time, the Yahoo Sports MLB crew is forecasting the … [Read more...]

MLB salaries hit record high, average player makes over $4 million If you happen to be out for dinner with a big leaguer, there's a pretty good chance he's the one that will pick up the tab, especially if he plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. According to a study by The Associated Press, the average major league salary in 2015 projects to be around $4.25 million, the first time that figure … [Read more...]

Spring Training Daily: ST Daily: Waino Right Wednesday, April 01, 2015 Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. Adam Wainwright acknowledged in January that he had trouble opening cans of soda and jars of pickles at the end of last year’s postseason run due to growing discomfort in his pitching elbow. And he suffered an abdominal strain in late February while trying to put a 45-pound … [Read more...]