Baseball

The Rangers' offseason has pretty much been universally labeled as a big whiff. Some have even gone as far as saying it is the worst in franchise history—although that is still debatable.

What is certain is that all the big-name free agents have been snatched up by other teams, leaving the front office with a lot of blank checks.

Basically, there is a lot of subtraction and little addition to the roster that won 90-plus games these last three seasons.

Somehow this winter Mike Napoli, a man who has played 511 of his 727 career games as a catcher, is being revered as a free-agent first baseman.

Either that is a shining example of how versatile of a player Napoli is, or an indictment on how poor the free-agent market is in terms of first basemen this winter.

If you chose the latter, you're correct.

The Boston Red Sox have already deemed Napoli worthy of a three-year and $39 million contract. Well, sort of.

Although the Boston Red Sox spent heavily this offseason to improve a team that lost 93 games in 2012, they could trade many of their players this summer if the team doesn't play as expected.

Heads or tails?  Heads, Adam LaRoche goes to the Boston Red Sox. Tails, he goes to the Washington Nationals.  You choose—at least that's what it seems to have come down to this offseason.

After posting a .435 OPS in 34 games with the Tampa Bay Rays last season, Hideki Matsui has decided to retire.

In case you haven't heard, the Miami Marlins have traded away most of their experienced big league talent. This could lead to the promotion of their top prospect, Christian Yelich, ahead of schedule.

It's October 9, and you're watching the pregame show for Game 3 of the 2012 NLDS. If you're a Giants fan, you probably don't know why you're watching.

Right? Right.

After a frustrating 2012 campaign saw the Philadelphia Phillies finish 81-81 and 17 games out of first place in the NL East, sweeping changes were bound to come within the organization.

First and foremost, I hope everyone on here had a great holiday this past week and enjoyed time with your family and friends.

With Christmas now over, the page on 2012 is about to turn and the 2013 year is upon us.

With New Year's, everyone likes to make their "New Year's resolutions" for what they want to change about their life.

For the New York Yankees, what would be their New Year's resolutions for 2013?

Before a hamstring injury shortened his 2012 season, Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was putting up MVP-caliber numbers.

The 27-year-old finished among the National League's top 10 batters in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging and OPS this year. Had he not been limited to 132 games, perhaps Gonzalez's home run and RBI numbers would have ranked him among the top in the league as well.