Baseball

Everyone has seen sports video games in which you can draft your own team from the entire player pool? Well, what would happen if all the current major and minor leaguers were placed into a pool and drafted by the league's 30 general managers? 

How would age come into play? How would they consider defensive prowess, off-the-field concerns, injury history or leadership reputation? How would players like David Ortiz or Jesus Montero be valued considering their probably DH status? Also, would teams be pressured to reach for fan favorites?

The San Francisco Giants' biggest enemy in 2012 is not the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Los Angeles Dodgers or any other National League opponent. 

Their biggest challenge to winning the National League West is the enemy within.

After the loss of star slugger Albert Pujols to free agency over the winter, the Cardinals were seen as a team surely on the mend. 

Few prospects have been hyped for as long or as hard as the Nationals' Bryce Harper.  When third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was put on the 15-day disabled list it heralded the call-up heard 'round the baseball world: Harper's debut.

William Rhoden of the New York Times presented some interesting ideas about Barry Bonds in a column a little more than one year ago.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on fire through the first five weeks of the MLB season. A big reason for this success is because of Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw. 

The Detroit Tigers have one of the best prospects in all of baseball in pitcher Jacob Turner, but now is the time that the organization needs to trade the budding star. 

The Tigers came into the 2012 season with the highest of all expectations. After winning the AL Central in 2011 and signing slugger Prince Fielder in the offseason, there's only one thing left to accomplish in 2012—winning the World Series. 

First base may be one of the most loaded positions in fantasy baseball, but if you haven't managed to land one of the spot's many superstars, you may want to consider some of these guys.

Sure, their names aren't the biggest in the game, but their early production could provide a serious boost to any fantasy owner.

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The Toronto Blue Jays are off to a fine start to their 2012 regular season.

Sitting third in the division with a 15-11 record through 26 games, the Jays have been impressive through April and early May.

But does the current roster have enough starting pitching to compete all season long? Probably not. The Jays have a rotation stacked with young pitchers who have an incredibly high ceiling, but they don't have a legitimate fifth starter at the moment.

Sometimes I wonder if I am but one of a few baseball fans who does not support the repulsive-at-times treatment some have shown New York Yankees veteran hurler Freddy Garcia.