Vernon Wells is particularly mysterious. Wells could hit 37 home runs next year and get MVP votes, and Wells could be out of the game entirely by the end of next year. It’s a mystery! He is really determined to get better, though, and that’s an...

"I've come in behind some good players and never felt I needed to replace them but just be myself and work hard. That's all I can do is control how hard I work." Stewart has gotten a head start. He attended a mini-camp with Cubs hitting coach Rudy...

Newsday reported last week that free agent OF Raul Ibanez is interested in filling the Yankees' DH opening, and according to theNew York Post, the Yankees are interested back. Ibanez spent some time working with hitting guru Rudy Jaramillo this...

Ibanez | free agent | Free Agents, Fantasy Free-agent OF Raul Ibanez (Phillies) said he is confident that he will bounce back this year after a disappointing 2011 season. Ibanez turns 40 years old June 2. He said he had a very helpful three-day hitting...

They allowed 163, 11th-most in the majors. That manufactured-run sum of minus-40 matched the Nationals for the sixth-worst figure in the majors — and it's worth noting that four of the five with worse figures finished last in their divisions, and the...

Sveum has talked to several of the core players at length and also met some of the Cubs at a minicamp in Mesa, Ariz. , in the first week of January. David DeJesus, Ian Stewart and Marlon Byrd were among the players who worked out with hitting coach...