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While there are still two-and-a-half months left in the 2013 regular season, it is not too early to look ahead to what the Boston Red Sox's starting nine will look like on Opening Day next season.

There will be some new faces, but many of the options the Red Sox have are already signed to long-term deals or are young, athletic players who could make a huge difference in the playoff race.

Let's see who is in the starting lineup come Opening Day for 2014.

The title of "ace" of a team's pitching staff is often bestowed upon a pitcher as if it were a nickname. It is prematurely applied to any and all types of pitcher, like a "Player of The Week" award. 

But ace is not a label to be categorized with lesser distinctions, such as: 

While the Baltimore Orioles' 2013 season is far from over, it's never too early to speculate on the future of the ballclub.

The O's have a solid team and they don't have that many players who are free agents after this season, meaning their lineup probably won't look extremely different from this year's starting nine.

Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz was ejected from Saturday night's road game against the Baltimore Orioles after smashing the bullpen phone in the visiting dugout.

Perhaps no team in baseball is stuck in the middle more than the Philadelphia Phillies. The Fightin' Phils have plenty of high-quality veteran players, but they find themselves fading fast as their playoff hopes are hanging by a thread. With that in mind, the Phillies have to decide whether they're buyers or sellers.

Billy Beane is doing it again. He's putting together a roster of misfits that are doing nothing but win baseball games. And it's all being done with the fourth lowest payroll in the majors, and a bunch of guys the casual fan can't name.

The trade deadline is approaching. Innings are racking up. The postseason is within sight. This is the state of the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball right now.

Fans of all teams are asking the tough questions, and I was lucky enough to have an expert on hand!

It wasn’t exactly Ernie Broglio for Lou Brock, but on January 8, 2004, Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski pulled off a trade that was as lo

Albert Pujols' bothersome left foot injury is about to cost the Los Angeles Angels slugger significant time out of the lineup.

According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, Pujols has left the team and returned to Southern California to have his foot evaluated after suffering another setback Friday night:

With the trade deadline now just five days away, contenders will look to put the finishing touches on their postseason roster push in the days ahead and there are still plenty of solid players on the market.

While the crop of available hitters is relatively thin, there are a handful of veteran bats that could make a difference down the stretch. What follows is a look at the top remaining bats on the market and what uniform I see them wearing come August 1.