By Mike Lopresti, Gannett News ServiceSix weeks left in the baseball season, and the line of contenders looks like an airport security checkpoint.
You’d think by now we could eliminate more than the usual stragglers — the Pirates, Royals, Devil Rays, etc. But no. Sixteen of the 30 major league teams awoke Monday within four games [...] Read more »

By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
CHICAGO — Carlos Zambrano got his wish to stay with the Cubs after all. The Cubs signed the animated right-handed pitcher to a five-year, $91.5 million contract with a vesting option for a sixth year, presenting him with the highest average salary awarded to a pitcher in a multi-year contract in [...] Read more »