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Tracy Ringolsby, the 2005 recipient of the Hall of Fame's Spink Award, has covered Major League Baseball since 1976. He offers his insight on MLB.com and MLB.com/live.
 | The A's season-opening series against the Indians is just two weeks away, and their rotation depth has been challenged due to injuries. And Oakland isn't the only club being hit with key injuries.
More»Injuries to Parker and Griffin could impact AL West |
 | Fewer former big league pitchers have been given a chance to manage than any other position. There have been 48 former big league pitchers given a chance to manage, including current managers John Farrell in Boston and Bud Black in San Diego, according to Stats LLC.
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 | Getting things turned around on the North Side of Chicago is a lot more challenging than lifting curses and removing jinxes. And it is not easy. It takes commitment to a plan, and most of all it takes patience.
More» Baez's monster solo shot ties ballgame at 2 |
 | The Los Angeles Dodgers have a record-setting payroll. Their roster is seasoned with All-Star players. And the expectations are high. First baseman Adrian Gonzalez wouldn't have it any other way.
More»Don Mattingly on 2014 expectations, Kemp and more |
 | They know what they have to do to win, and they have shown it, winning two of the last four World Series. It's all about starting pitching, and while other teams can spend an offseason looking for quick fixes to what ails them, the Giants know that the answer to the questions that surrounded their 2013 season can best be answered from within.
More» Cain tosses five innings of perfect ball |
 | His role as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association is all about leadership. It's a quality that former big leaguer Tony Clark has long possessed.
More»MLBPA executive director Tony Clark on Hot Stove |
 | Rickie Weeks has a big league resume. That, however, does not mean he has the assurance of an everyday job with the Brewers.
More»Roenicke on the Brewers' competition at second base |
 | At the age of 43, Jason Giambi is still pursuing his childhood dream. And over the years he has learned an even greater appreciation for the game of baseball.
More»Indians look to Jason Giambi as a leader |
 | In his first spring tour as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Tony Clark makes sure the young players have a feel for the organization's past.
More»MLBPA executive director Tony Clark on Hot Stove |
 | Left-hander Brett Anderson says he is enjoying Spring Training again, that he is healthy and feeling good for the first time in more than three years. That is just what the Rockies want to hear, writes columnist Tracy Ringolsby.
More»Brett Anderson ready to get 2014 started with Rockies |
 | The Oakland A's have few players manning the same position on an everyday basis, opting instead to field a roster full versatile players they can call on in the right situations. The unorthodox approach has paid off to the tune of back-to-back American League West titles despite a payroll among the lowest in baseball.
More»Melvin looking to ramp up intensity during games |
 | D-backs GM Kevin Towers wants to make sure Arizona has the necessary parts to make that trip to the Promised Land. And unlike his days in San Diego, where rebuilding was so often the focus, this past winter, alone, showed that Towers knows the future is now in the Desert of the Sun.
More»D-backs' rotation set for Opening Series in Australia |
 | Two batters into Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez's spring debut Tuesday afternoon, he had given up a double to Yaisel Puig and walked Carl Crawford. Concerned? Not the Mariners. Not about Hernandez. If manager Lloyd McClendon could feel half as confident about the rest of his rotation, Seattle would be in good shape.
More» Felix tosses two scoreless vs. Dodgers |
 | With the signing of free-agent right-hander Matt Garza to a four-year, $50 million deal on Jan. 26, Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin delivered a message. It came through loud and clear. "That said that our front office and ownership felt we had an opportunity to win," Ryan Braun said.
More»Gomez, Overbay are prepared for a big season |
 | This time, Commissioner Bud Selig is serious. This time, he's retiring next January.
More»Selig is set to retire as Commissioner in Jan. 2015 |
 | With Japan's Yu Darvish set as Texas' Opening Day starter, the Rangers could field a lineup with players representing eight countries in their opener vs. the Phillies.
More» Darvish should lead bigs in strikeouts again |
 | New addition Justin Morneau is going to wear No. 33, the same number as his boyhood idol, Larry Walker, whom Morneau called to ask for permission to wear the number once he had finalized his deal with the Rockies.
More»Weiss on Morneau's physicality, Rosario's defense |
 | There are few two-way third basemen who are capable of hitting in the middle of a lineup and playing top-level defense. Pablo Sandoval is one of them.
More»Bochy has high expectations for Sandoval in 2014 |
 | Last season, Hall of Famer George Brett sparked the Royals' offense by stepping in as hitting coach during a rough stretch. If the Royals are going to build on their winning record from 2013, they might need to recall the wisdom Brett imparted last year, writes columnist Tracy Ringolsby.
More»Brett to return to role as VP of baseball operations |
 | General manager Brian Sabean and Giants ownership must make a decision this year concerning Pablo Sandoval that will have a long-term impact on the franchise.
More»Bochy has high expectations for Sandoval in 2014 |
