Cliff Corcoran is a contributing writer for SI.com. He has also edited or contributed chapters to 13 books about baseball, including seven Baseball Prospectus annuals.
Let the Games begin: With baseball back for the 2020 Summer Olympics, let's build the best possible teams for five top countries using MLB's brightest stars.
The Cubs have a massive lead on the Cardinals in the National League Central race, making their first division title since 2008 a matter of when, not if.
In this week's edition of Awards Watch, the American League gets new leaders in its MVP and Cy Young races, but those same battles in the NL have no clear favorites.
His final years were painful and unproductive and his contract with the Yankees didn't pay off, but Mark Teixeira's excellent career shouldn't be dismissed.