Todd Helton shows his commitment to organization by reworking his current deal to keep the team together and adding two more years to allow him to finish his career with the Colorado Rockies.

Stephen Strasburg presents temptations for the Washington Nationals but they are best resisted. History doesn’t bode well for bringing a pitcher directly to the big leagues.

A fallen Dodger has helped the Angels become the team of So Cal.

With growing expectations and a new owner, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella and general manager Jim Hendry have no leeway this year. The Cubs are no longer allowed to be lovable losers.

Grady Fuson was a target of the arrows in Moneyball. Now he is back in Oakland, a primary aide to general manager Billy Beane.

White Sox general manager Kenny Williams has his own method of getting bargains — he takes chances on players still in their prime in terms of age, but whose careers have taken a wrong turn.

Veteran players, including the Colorado Rockies’ Jason Giambi, look for one more season, but will they try to play after that? Only time will tell.

With more than a dozen major-league teams after him, Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman signed a record-setting deal with the Cincinnati Reds.

Ken Griffey has assumed a leadership role during his final hurrah with the Seattle Mariners.

A.J. Hinch had never coached or managed at any level before assuming the role as the Arizona Diamondbacks dugout boss last May, and even he admits that was a problem.

The Colorado Rockies have fewer decisions than usual on their pitching staff, but a few uncertainties remain. Tracy Ringolsby looks at that and the key decision each major league team faces with its starting rotation.

Colorado Rockies players have bought into the team’s budget-minded approach and the idea that winning, not personal fortune, is the most important thing.