From now until October, baseball will consume your life, and if it is going to do so, you will want to be prepared. What better way to tackle baseball in 2015 than with a comprehensive directory of all the best MLB-related Twitter accounts? You see, wile the game still evokes tradition, the consumption of the game is anything but that. Sporting News combed the interwebs to put together the most comprehensive list of writers, reporters, analysts, stat junkies, bloggers, historians, and good ole fashion baseball funnypersons....

The Giants (17-17, -2.93 units) have scored just three runs combined in their last three games, losing the last two, and that kind of offensive production isn’t likely to get the job done tonight (10:15 pm ET) at AT&T Park for the second of a three-game set against the Blue Jays (17-17, -3.57), just because of Matt Cain’s current form. On the other side, Toronto has left-hander J.A. Happ (4-0, 2....

Arizona (9-8), tied with Oakland for the longest active win streak in the majors, will start Patrick Corbin (1-1, 2.75 ERA), who has been their most effective starter so far in April — which is why he’s a pronounced -130 favorite over fellow lefty Jonathon Niese (2-0, 3.50). MORE: Visit the live MLB Odds page But Niese is no slouch, either, and the price might be too high against him despite Arizona’s current roll....

Below, we’ll break down the latest odds for both AL and Cy Young favorites while also discussing some of our favorite sleepers and long shots. MORE MLB FUTURES: MVPs | ROYs Who’s the 2022 NL Cy Young favorite? All odds courtesy of Vegas Insider Sandy Alcantara, Marlins (+150). Alcantara is an innings machine, most recently limiting the Angels to one run over eight innings on July 5. Prior to that, he pitched a complete game in a 4-3 win against the Cardinals on June 29....

In our first futures update earlier this month, the Brewers, White Sox, Mets, and Yankees were favorites to win their respective divisions. Since then, the Cardinals, Braves, and Twins have made significant strides in the NL Central, NL East, and AL Central, respectively, and are solid value options on which to wager. MORE MLB FUTURES: MVPs | ROYs | Cy Youngs | Pennants | World Series Below, we’ll take a look at each division and give out some advice on how to handicap them....

Keuchel’s agent, Scott Boras, believes his client could pitch in a game just a week after signing, according to MLB.com. Boras said Keuchel has been training and has thrown seven simulated games of roughly 100 pitches every five days with the hopes of making an immediate impact no matter where he ends up. Keuchel has had an extended stay in free agency after registering a 12-11 record and a 3....

According to MLB Network Radio, Toronto is out of the running to re-sign Encarnacion as talks heat up with other, bigger-spending teams during MLB’s Winter Meetings. MORE: Ranking, tracking every MLB free-agent The Blue Jays offered Encarnacion a four-year, $80 million deal in November, then signed slugger Kendrys Morales after getting rejected by Encarnacion’s camp. Toronto also agreed to a two-year, $12.5 millino deal Monday with first baseman/outfielder Steve Pearce, ESPN first reported....

More MLB: Today’s lines from Las Vegas | Updated World Series odds Tigers (66-78) at Twins (75-69) Daniel Norris (2-2, 4.43 ERA) vs. Ervin Santana (5-4, 4.73 ERA) Line: Twins -155Total: 8.5 (OVER -115)Time: 8:10 p.m. ET Ervin Santana (5-4, 4.73 ERA) hopes to propel the Twins to within a half game of the postseason with a win tonight at Target Field. The one-time All Star has been brilliant over his last few starts, allowing three earned runs on 18 hits in 22 innings of work....

While everyone usually has a nice mix of friends, online acquaintances and informed insiders, there are always lots of good follows that go under-followed, or at least go unknown to you. We’re here to help. MORE: SN’s staff predictions for the 2021 MLB season Here is Sporting News’ 2021 must-follow MLB Twitter list. It’s an evolving list, so be sure to follow @sn_mlb and let us know who we should add, or email baseball editor Jason Foster at [email protected] with recommendations....

So it’s the responsibility for the faces of the network’s draft broadcast to handle the introductions. The first MLB Draft show on the network was in 2009, and Greg Amsinger has been the host of the show since that first broadcast. We thought we’d chat with Amsinger heading into tonight’s draft — coverage starts at 6 pm ET, with the actual draft beginning at 7 p.m. — and let him tell a couple of stories....

The Cubs are expecting big things from 22-year-old catcher Kyle Schwarber. MORE: Seven best trade destinations for Jonathan Papelbon | Tulo says he wants to stay with Rockies They probably didn’t expect them this soon, or to happen in such spectacular fashion, as Schwarber pulled off some Roy Hobbs-like late-game heroics to carry Chicago to victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park. Schwarber, who came into the game with one career home run in 32 at-bats, belted a two-run shot in the top of the ninth to tie the score 4-4....

Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is showing no ill-effects from offseason ankle surgery. He followed up a 4-for-5 game on Saturday by going 4-for-4 with two home runs Sunday. The Tigers are off to a 6-0 start for the first time since 1985. MORE: White Sox’s Noesi wearing Kevlar cap inserts | Bonds ‘can’t wait’ for A-Rod’s 660th homer | Axford goes on family leave Elsewhere, MLB concluded its first full week with an offensive bang as the Yankees scored 14 runs to beat the Red Sox....

In reality, the Angels have been quite fortunate by having to use only six starters all season. Up to this point, their rotation has been relatively healthy with the exception of Tyler Skaggs. Now, big-money pitchers like Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson are going to have to take their game up a notch. Hector Santiago will have to dig deeper, and tonight’s starter Matt Shoemaker will also have be better....

The only problem is that the Cardinals are giant -200 favorites over the Reds. Who wants to lay that? And who wants to take +180 with a team like the Reds that has lost six straight and thrown in the towel on an extremely disappointing season? You can lay -1.5 runs on the run-line with St. Louis and get back +125, but for a team with a winning record, they sure stink in that category, going 67-88 for a -18....

(That’s how baseball math works, right?) The additions of Wild Card Series and byes for most division winners bring a new wrinkle to the postseason, and it opens the door for all kinds of storylines and narratives. MORE: Ranking all 12 playoff teams by their chances of winning the World Series We all think we have a pretty good idea of how things will unfold, but baseball usually has its own plans....

Kershaw now has a 4.63 ERA in 19 postseason appearances (15 starts): a far cry from his career 2.36 ERA, which ranks second behind Babe Ruth’s 2.28 ERA among starters with at least 1,000 innings pitched to debut during or after Ruth’s rookie season in 1914. But Kershaw’s postseason misery is not unlike anything baseball fans have seen before — as broadcasters, analysts and fans may lead you to believe — even for a pitcher of Kershaw’s caliber....