Opinion

The Houston Astros and Miami Marlins took different routes to end up in the dirty cellar of Major League Baseball.

The question is who will get out of the sewage first?

Led by the hitting approach of Joey Votto, experience of Dusty Baker and energy of Shin-Soo Choo, the Cincinnati Reds are steamrolling National League competition, taking the second-best record in baseball into play on Tuesday.

Of course, success shouldn't be new to this group of Reds.

The early stages of the 2013 season have been dominated by good pitching, so it would not be all that surprising to see something accomplished on the mound that has not been done in over a decade this season.

Amid a humbling season and a torrential thunderstorm of boos raining down from Dodger Stadium fans, Matt Kemp continues to do what he can to lift the spirits of a young man who has too few days to appreciate his baseball hero. 

The New York Yankees' patchwork roster has somehow managed to stay at, or near, the top of the AL East despite continued injury setbacks. 

Now, as some of the bigger name stars get close to their returns to the Bronx, it is time for the team to use its newfound abundance of talent as leverage in deals in an attempt to get younger and lower its payroll.

Here's a look at a few possible trades the Bombers could make that would offer win-win results.

Nick Swisher isn't the biggest fan of Aroldis Chapman. Then again, can you blame him after the Cincinnati Reds closer threw above Swisher's head Monday?

It happened in the top of the ninth inning with one out and no men on base, and the Reds were leading the Cleveland Indians 4-2.

If only they awarded points for how awesomely you failed.

On Friday, Basebook Baseball Magazine writer Paul Goode wrote a solid post that begged the question: Has Miguel Cabrera surpassed Albert Pujols as the premier all-round hitter in baseball?

When is the 2013 MLB draft? 

I'll give you the amount of time it takes for your eyes to cross the following ellipses to figure it out...June 6-8. In those three days, the top amateur baseball players from high schools and colleges around the country will be selected somewhere within the draft's 50 rounds.

You read that right, 50 rounds—and therein lies one of the draft's clearest flaws.

Anibal Sanchez of the Detroit Tigers did not allow a hit throughout the first 25 outs of his outing on Friday against the Minnesota Twins.