Is there any hope for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mark Rogers, and other prospects in the middle of disappointing seasons?

Chipper Jones had an extra-base hit for the 14th straight game, tying a record set 79 years ago.

Yesterday was an interesting day in MLB: Lots of blowouts, no saves and 11 excellent performances by starters that all lasted 7 innings.

Aaron discusses the most lopsided trade of the season.

Questions for the second half.

How are the Blue Birds doing in their quest for October?

Mark Teixeira, who was in a power slump the first half of the year, hit three home runs in his first game after the All-Star break.

Studes takes a midseason look at the Win Probability Added stats tabulated by Fangraphs and finds some unique uses for them.

In Part 2, Bryan looks at how the Tigers put together their much improved offense and finds that they are one of the best organizations in the majors at finding free talent.

Steve gives us his take on another new book focusing on Roberto Clemente and the Pittsburgh Pirates.