Why Yasiel Puig Finds Himself Stuck In The Middle

The theory of why the very best free agents in baseball get the money they do can be summed up succinctly by a Bill James quote from the 1988 Baseball Abstract: “Talent in baseball is not normally distributed. It is a pyramid. For every player who is 10 percent above the average player, there are probably twenty players who are 10 percent below average.”

Beyond The Boxscore

Indians Nearing Deal With Domingo Santana

It seems the Indians are in the process of adding another body to an already crowded outfield.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Oscar Mercado Offered Glimpse Of Bright Future In 2019

The Indians left Spring Training in March with Jake Bauers, Leonys Martín, Tyler Naquin, Greg Allen and Jordan Luplow on their outfield depth chart, leaving Oscar Mercado behind at Minor League camp.

Cleveland Official Site

Oscar Mercado, Indians Slug Their Way Into Wild Card Tie

When the Phillies decided to intentionally walk Francisco Lindor to get to Oscar Mercado late in Friday's victory, the 24-year-old rookie responded with an RBI single and a simple message afterwards: “You can be afraid of me, too.”

Cleveland Official Site

Yasiel Puig's Bat Boosts Indians Wild Card Push

After a gut-punch of a weekend during which they dropped the final series against the Twins this season to fall back in the division standings, the Indians were more than ready to welcome the Tigers to town.

Cleveland Official Site

Indians Get Yasiel Puig & Franmil Reyes, Ship Trevor Bauer To Reds

Cleveland Official Twitter

Rays Interested In Franmil Reyes

Marc Topkin Twitter

Franmil Reyes Could Be Available For Trade

Kevin Acee Twitter

Padres Seeking Trevor Bauer? Twins, Dodgers Eyeing Shane Greene?

The Indians have won five straight games. If the postseason began today, they would host the American League Wild Card Game at Progressive Field. On Thursday night, Trevor Bauer struck out 10 batters as Cleveland completed a four-game sweep of Detroit.

MLB Official Site

Franmil Reyes Rips Clutch Home Run As Padres Sweep Brewers

The Padres’ offense has come to life in the past week. On Wednesday afternoon, Franmil Reyes joined the party.

San Diego Official Site

Franmil Reyes Dealing With Sore Left Shoulder

Dennis Lin Twitter

Franmil Reyes Looking Foward To Reunion With Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.

The Padres head to Toronto this weekend, and it seems unlikely that Fernando Tatis Jr. will be deemed healthy and able to return from the left hamstring strain that sidelined him late last month. That means no showdown between Tatis and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. -- the sport's No. 1 and No. 2 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline.

San Diego Official Site

Zack Greinke Becomes 37th Pitcher To Reach 2,500 Strikeouts

Zack Greinke reached a big career milestone on Tuesday night at Petco Park, but he also saw a personal streak end in untimely fashion.

Arizona Official Site

Eric Hosmer Finding His Role On Talented Padres Roster

A year ago, the Padres signed Eric Hosmer to a then-franchise-record contract. They stuck him in the middle of their lineup and asked him to carry the offense.

San Diego Official Site

Franmil Reyes Shows Elite Power Potential Vs. Braves

Franmil Reyes has a solution for some of the tough luck he ran into earlier this season.

San Diego Official Site

Franmil Reyes Flexes Power With Two-Homer Game

It was always just a matter of time.

San Diego Official Site

Luke Weaver Has Best Outing, But Diamondbacks Fall Short

When he struck out Manny Machado to end the sixth inning, D-backs pitcher Luke Weaver was pumped. It was a big out that kept the game tied, but it also may have taken something out of the right-hander.

Arizona Official Site

Manny Machado Hits First Spring Padres Homer

For the second time this spring, Manny Machado crushed a baseball into the left-field bullpen at Peoria Stadium.

San Deiego Official Site

Padres Want Wil Myers Focused On One Position For 2019

Wil Myers reported to camp as a left fielder over the weekend. This year, the Padres fully intend to keep him there.

San Diego Official Site

Ten Hitters Who Made Impressive Debuts

As prospects work their way through the Minor Leagues, we hear a lot about tools. One guy possesses huge power, another can run like the wind, and a third shows off a cannon for an arm.

St. Louis Official Site