(statistics through Friday)
Scott Baker, Texas: Two years past Tommy John elbow surgery, got seven starts but his 5.52 ERA is a bad sign.
Grant Balfour, Tampa Bay: Now 36 and no longer a closer, 41 walks in 61⅓ innings put his career in doubt.
Joe Beimel, Seattle: Back in the big leagues after three years, lefty specialist had a big year with a 2.22 ERA.
Craig Breslow, Boston: Clemente Award nominee epitomized Red Sox collapse: ERA rose from 1.81 to 5.13.
Drew Butera, L.A. Dodgers: Batting .183 at age 30 (he's never been above .200), but Dodgers still loves his defense.
Alexi Casilla, Baltimore: After playing 62 games with the Orioles in 2003, he made his season debut Saturday, starting at third.
Kevin Correia, L.A. Dodgers: Hasn't gone well since trade: 28 runs in 24⅔ innings, he's now relegated to mop-up duty.
Michael Cuddyer, Colorado: 2013 NL batting champion hitting .333, but season was ruined by shoulder, hamstring injuries.
Samuel Deduno, Houston: Why did the Astros claim him? Righthander has pitched less than five innings in a month.
R.A. Dickey, Toronto: Knuckler rolls on: 14 wins, 209⅔ innings, 3.78 ERA, his best AL season ever.
Ryan Doumit, Atlanta: Twins dumped his contract just in time: .201, five HR, .564 OPS, still earned $3.5 million.
Sam Fuld, Oakland: Has batted only .209 since being traded back to Athletics, but pitchers rave about defense.
Matt Garza, Milwaukee: First year of $50 million a mild success: 3.64 ERA, but oblique injury meant absent in August.
Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee: One of top 20 NL players, basically matched 2013 season: 22 HR, 34 SB, great defense.
J.J. Hardy, Baltimore: Power's disappeared and he doesn't walk, but at 31, he's a leader for AL East champs.
LaTroy Hawkins, Colorado: Incredibly ageless: 20 years into MLB career, he saved 23 of 26 games at age 41.
Liam Hendriks, Kansas City: One run in seven innings vs. Twins in Royals debut was a highlight, but remains so-so in majors.
Pedro Hernandez, Colorado: Summoned from AAA for emergency start in July, pitched OK, but released two days later.
Torii Hunter, Detroit: Now 39, age has caught up, defense has waned, but still hitting .288 with 17 homers.
Garrett Jones, Miami: Played 140 games for fifth year in a row, but hard for a first baseman to keep job slugging .400.
Bobby Korecky, Toronto: With 22 saves at age 35, he was a Class AAA All-Star, and even got into two MLB games.
Francisco Liriano, Pittsburgh: Terrible early, he has 2.00 ERA after All-Star break and might be key to Pirates' postseason.
Kyle Lohse, Milwaukee: Now 14 years into MLB career, he remains a solid third/fourth starter, with fourth straight sub-4.00 ERA.
Jeff Manship, Philadelphia: Righthander pitched in 20 games, but 6.65 ERA meant he ended season in the minors.
Darin Mastroianni, Toronto: Good season in minors but batted 5-for-32 in two call-ups and was cut from the 40-man roster.
Kendrys Morales, Seattle: Seven homers since returning to Seattle, but he has batted only .214 and looks old.
Justin Morneau, Colorado: His best post-concussion season, batting .319 with 17 homers and is popular in Denver.
Pat Neshek, St. Louis: All-Star stumble aside, he's been best setup man in NL: six saves, seven wins, 1.87 ERA.
Joe Nathan, Detroit: No longer automatic at 39, saved 34 of 41 with 4.89 ERA; will he be the closer come postseason?
David Ortiz, Boston: On-base percentage has declined at 38, but power hasn't; his 35 HRs were tied for fourth-most in AL.
A.J. Pierzynski, St. Louis: Cut by Boston at midseason after disappointing, he landed job backing up Yadier Molina.
Alex Presley, Houston: With .249 average, half-dozen homers, decent defense, he's a prototypical extra outfielder.
Jason Pridie, Colorado: Strong season in Class AAA, went 0-for-4 in two-game call-up.
Nick Punto, Oakland: Offense has crashed (.205 average, .295 on-base), but excelled at usual role as clubhouse leader.
Wilson Ramos, Washington: Third consecutive injury-plagued year, he hit 11 homers while playing only half the games.
Ben Revere, Philadelphia: Hitting singles, stealing bases and catching flies are his only talents, but he's really good at them.
Rene Rivera, San Diego: Enjoying career-best season with .256 average, 11 HRs; throwing out 36 percent of base-stealers.
Kevin Slowey, Miami: Posted 5.30 ERA mostly out of the bullpen, was released in mid-June and didn't pitch again.
Denard Span, Washington: A brilliant second half: .341 average, .399 on-base; helped lead Nationals to NL East crown.
Danny Valencia, Toronto: Took over at 3B for Juan Francisco, but no power and he was hitting below .200 in September.
Josh Willingham, Kansas City: Hitting overall has improved since joining pennant race, but only two HRs in a month.
Vance Worley, Pittsburgh: Resurrected his career with amazing 8-4, 2.85 performance for a playoff team.
Delmon Young, Baltimore: Provides OK offense playing half-time; will appear in sixth consecutive postseason.
