Before the season, CBSSports.com said the Tigers and Nationals would meet in the World Series. Now 3 to Watch tells you they meet this week. ...more

The Marlins are trying to trade shortstop Yunel Escobar, with the A's, Yankees and Rays emerging as the three most interested teams. Escobar became a Marlin in the big trade with the Blue Jays, but the Marlins intend to use Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop. ...more

Last month's proposed trade that would have sent Dan Haren to the Cubs for Carlos Marmol was called off because the Cubs had concerns about Haren's health and wanted more money from the Angels to compensate for what they saw as a greater risk, according to sources. ...more

Baseball is in the early stages of testing Kevlar inserts that could go inside caps and help protect pitchers from head injuries. Head injuries have become a growing concern, one that got even bigger when A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy required brain surgery after he was hit by an Erick Aybar line drive in early September. ...more