Kevin Long counting on Mets' lefthanded hitters to battle against Dodgers' southpaws … VOTE  —  Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS? … Mets  —  7 Mets-Dodgers NLDS fast facts … Mets  —  Mets playoff hopefuls … Mets  —  See how the Mets celebrated winning the NL East

Playoff Prospectus: AL Wild Card Game Preview by Kenny Ducey  —  AL Wild Card Game Preview  —  With a six-game lead in the AL East, the New York Yankees remained subdued at the July 31st trade deadline.  They refused to mortgage their future while the Toronto Blue Jays loaded up for a long fall.

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2016  —  As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  Many MLB teams and agencies reference our projections in their work.  You won't find anything else like this on the Internet!

AL wild card capsule: Astros vs. Yankees  —  A capsule look at Tuesday night's American League wild-card game pitting the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees:  —  Matchup: Masahiro Tanaka (12-7, 3.51 ERA) vs. Dallas Keuchel (20-8, 2.48 ERA).  —  This season: The Astros won …

2015 Texas League Top 20 Prospects  —  TEXAS LEAGUE TOP 20 PROSPECTS  —  Corpus Christi was by far the best team in the Texas League during the first half, while Midland dominated after the break.  Both teams boasted plenty of firepower, with the Hooks fielding first baseman A.J. Reed …

Marlins Re-Sign Ichiro Suzuki  —  1:58pm: The deal also includes a $2MM option for 2017, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets.  —  12:20pm: The Marlins have announced the re-signing of outfielder Ichiro Suzuki today, as MLB.com's Joe Frisaro first reported on Twitter.

Mets: Preparing as they always do  —  Throughout his childhood, Michael Cuddyer watched playoff baseball games on television and was amazed.  It all seemed so grand to watch from afar.  —  When he played his first playoff game Oct. 1, 2002, while with the Twins, that feeling of wonder he had as a kid didn't carry over.

Cards optimistic Yadier Molina will make postseason roster despite injury  —  5h - MLB YADIER MOLINA TONY CRUZ ED EASLEY ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CHICAGO CUBS + more

Jeurys Familia has been the rock of the Mets' bullpen … VOTE  —  Mets vs. Dodgers: Who has the edge in the NLDS?

Indians Promote Chris Antonetti, Mike Chernoff  —  The Indians have announced a widely-anticipated series of front office promotions.  Chris Antonetti will move into the newly-minted position of president of baseball operations, with Mike Chernoff stepping into the general manager role.

Bills players: WR Odell Beckham Jr. threw multiple punches, is ‘prima donna’  —  Most of the world sees Odell Beckham Jr. one way.  One superhuman catch last season took on a life of its own.  After Sunday, however, players in the Buffalo Bills locker room see the New York Giants wide receiver in a much, much different way.

Whaley: Karlos Williams sustained concussion  —  It wasn't fully recognized by even Karlos Williams himself, but late Sunday night the Bills running back wasn't feeling well.  After an examination on Sunday evening and then again Monday it was discovered that Williams sustained a concussion in the Bills loss to the Giants Sunday.