Longtime baseball executive Bill Lajoie, whose eye for talent helped build the Detroit Tigers team that won the 1984 World Series championship, died Tuesday. He was 76. Tigers spokesman Brian Britten said the team first learned of Lajoie's death from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lajoie had been working as a special assistant to the Pirates.

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The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed relief pitcher Takashi Saito. Saito was 2-3 with a 2.83 ERA in 56 appearances for the Atlanta Braves last season. He has a 17-13 career record with a 2.19 ERA in five major league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston and Atlanta.

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The Atlanta Braves acquired Dan Uggla from the Florida Marlins in mid-November with the hopes of adding a…

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2010 was a great year for Atlanta Braves' starting pitcher, Tim Hudson. It started off great as Christmas came early for Hudson in 2009 when he signed a three year deal in November worth $28 million, with an option for a fourth year. He repaid the Braves by posting a record of 17-9 with an ERA of 2.83 in 2010. Not bad for a pitcher who came back the year before from Tommy John surgery. So, with that I bring you the top five moments of 2010 for Tim Hudson (Honorable mention goes to the gem Hudson threw against the Pittsburgh Pirates back in May, but…

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2010 was a big year for the Atlanta Braves as it saw the end of the Bobby Cox era and the beginning of Fredi Gonzalez's term as manager of the club. In between there was an unexpected but most appreciated trip to the postseason, and though Atlanta did not get past the eventual world champion Padres there are good omens for the future in the year's events. Here are the top five moments of 2010 for the Atlanta Braves: 5. The Braves Trade for Dan Uggla After the 2010 season ended it was clear that the Braves need a big middle of the order bat, and in…

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The Philadelphia Phillies didn't win the World Series, but they still had a fantastic 2010 season. The Phillies finished with the best record in the majors. They picked up their fourth straight National League East title, adding to the strongest run in over 125 years of franchise history. 2010 had some memorable moments, including one after the season ended. Here is a look at the top five moments from 2010 for the Philadelphia Phillies. 1. Roy Halladay's Postseason No-Hitter The Phillies finished with the best record in baseball and drew the Cincinnati…

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Signing Carl Crawford and Cliff Lee vaulted the Red Sox and Phillies, respectively, to the top of the offseason list.

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The longtime executive has taken on many tough tasks, but turning around the Mets might be the most difficult.

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Ever since Cliff Lee spurned the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers and decided to return to Philadelphia there has only been one story in Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff could be the greatest ever. Everyone is comparing the Phillies staff of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels to all the all-time great pitching staffs, but does that mean the Phillies are the favorite to win the World Series? Despite the fact that people always say, "pitching wins championships", history tells us the Phillies…

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The Baltimore Orioles had been talking to Adam LaRoche about filling its hole at first base next season but…

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