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While the Colorado Rockies are currently bringing up the rear in the NL West standings, there are a slew of prospects in their system exceeding expectations.

The Modesto Nuts served as the only team in the system to make the Minor League postseason, but there are still prospects scattered around the organization producing.

The Rockies have the talent on offense to compete at a high level. It’s just a matter of taking the farm talent and filling in the cracks for 2014.

One day the Astros may very well be a slick-fielding, power-hitting machine that demands the attention of every Houston sports fan. 

This is not that day. 

Deadspin reports a surprising number of fans watched the Houston Astros drop their game on Saturday to the Los Angeles Angels, 6-2. 

Alex Rodriguez has admitted that New York Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera is his role model.

A disappointing season for the Toronto Blue Jays has just soured even more with the news that Edwin Encarnacion will be out with a wrist injury.

According to Shi Davidi of SportsNet, the first baseman will undergo surgery on his left wrist:

Surgery on left wrist for Edwin Encarnacion, Brett Cecil to DL with elbow discomfort.

With roughly two weeks to go in the 2013 MLB schedule, there are still postseason berths up for grabs in the American League, and a handful of teams are still very much in contention. 

Obviously, the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics have all essentially booked their trips to the playoffs, but beyond that trio, there's much to be decided in the final days of the regular season. 

Holly Sonders managed to work on her short game prior to the Tampa Bay Rays game on Monday night. 

The Big Lead called this peculiar first pitch to our attention and even provided some behind-the-scenes photos as well. 

After several weeks of rest and rehab, Matt Harvey and the Mets announced on Tuesday that he will not have Tommy John surgery yet, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates seem like they have been within a game of each other all season.

There’s a reason for that—they almost have been.

The idea that neither team can gain any ground is more than a feeling (Boston pun intended).

The New York Yankees have had a complete roller coaster of a 2013 season. It started with low expectations entering the season due to several injuries to key players.

Then the Yankees got off to a fast start in April thanks to a pair of players performing above their current abilities.

Vernon Wells batted .300 with six homers and Travis Hafner carried the Yankees with six home runs, 17 RBI and batted .316 in April.

September 17th marks Roberto Clemente Day around the MLB, as the league honors the legacy of one of the all-time greats.

He made his impact felt on and off the field during his 18-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, before his life came to a tragic end in a plane crash at the age of 38.