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While it would be kinder to move Miguel Cabrera to designated hitter, Detroit will be playing the big man at the hot corner. Prospectus Hit and Run: The Heavyweight Infield Armed with a plan to play Prince Fielder at first base and Miguel Cabrera at third, the Tigers might field one of the worst defensive infields in recent memory. > > Read More... | Prospectus Hit and Run Archives | 17 unread comments Upcoming Chats
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Kevin Goldstein with the latest news on the hottest Minor League prospects. 20 ![]() Click here for latest... Last Update: October 20
Dour commentary on the Prince Fielder deal is harshing Steve's buzz. Plus: Alan Trammell's peak value defined. . . . more | 3 unread comments
Cody Ross to Beantown, Keppinger signs with Tampa, Jeff Francis inks a minor league deal in Cincy, the Nats take a gamble on Lidge, and Houston buys backstop insurance in Chris Snyder . . . more | 3 unread comments
Are oblique strains on the rise? The shocking truth awaits within! . . . more | 0 comments The BP Wayback Machine: Money Poorly Spent, Now and Then Prince Fielder's new deal has albatross potential, but the Tigers hope it doesn't turn out like one of John's picks for the worst contracts of the free-agent era. . . . more | 12 unread comments Thursday, January 26
Jason makes Jesus Montero an offer he can't refuse and goes skeptical on Guillermo Pimentel in his latest installment. . . . more | 17 unread comments Future Shock: Blue Jays Top 11 Prospects Smart drafting has helped Toronto to cultivate one of the best systems in the game. . . . more | 42 unread comments Transaction Analysis: AL on the Rise, and Extensions All Around Assessing whether the AL got stronger this offseason, evaluating extensions for Tim Lincecum, Brandon Morrow, and Mike Morse, and tackling Toronto's moves for Francisco Cordero and Omar Vizquel. . . . more | 11 unread comments
We shouldn't be surprised when players don't show the same appreciation for baseball history we do, but sometimes the truth still hurts. . . . more | 10 unread comments
Jeff Luhnow's ability to think creatively will be essential to the Astros as they try to extricate themselves from an unenviable situation. . . . more | 7 unread comments
Ervin Santana and Ricky Romero join 2011 breakouts Vance Worley and Ryan Vogelsong for this week's Keeper Reaper . . . more | 2 unread comments
With all of the big-name free-agent closers off the market, how are things shaking out at the end of each team's bullpen? . . . more | 17 unread comments The BP First Take: Thursday, January 26 PEDs made headlines again on Wednesday, but an unearthed claim about random testing is particularly troubling. . . . more | 5 unread comments
2012 Fantasy updates
Wednesday, January 25
A look at the surprise deal that lands Prince Fielder in Detroit . . . more | 43 unread comments
Playing in fall and winter leagues have helped some prospects to raise their stock heading into 2012. . . . more | 15 unread comments One of our finest analytical minds says farewell and rides off into the sabermetric sunset to join an MLB team, introducing our newest addition in the process. . . . more | 35 unread comments
Beginning an ongoing series of weekly contributions from the authors of The Platoon Advantage. This week: Fanalysts. . . . more | 6 unread comments
Long before there was Prince Fielder, there was Bill Caudill, one of the first beneficiaries of the super-agent's skills. . . . more | 15 unread comments The Lineup Card: 12 Baseball Players We'd Like to See As President The BP team gives the players, current or former, that they'd like to see run for office . . . more | 23 unread comments Exploring the origins of baseball's unique moral burden, with an assist from Diderot and Jacques Barzun. . . . more | 13 unread comments Changing Speeds: The Hall of Famously Weak Arguments, Part 2 Following up with eight more baseball arguments that often don't make sense. . . . more | 6 unread comments The BP First Take: Wednesday, January 25 J.D. Drew's career was solid, but it leaves fans yearning for more and wondering what might have been. . . . more | 11 unread comments Tuesday, January 24
The Nats lost farmhands in the Gio Gonzalez deal but still have a solid system . . . more | 37 unread comments Prospects Will Break Your Heart: A Little Ditty About Life, Death, and Finding Perspective While mortality can remind of us of the most important things in life, baseball can help us pull through our struggles. . . . more | 16 unread comments Overthinking It: The Player Popularity Test Proposing a new way to settle an old debate about which players get too much attention and which are overlooked. . . . more | 11 unread comments
While fans may be fretting in Boston, nobody should be hasty in evaluating the job GM Ben Cherington has done in shoring up the Sox. . . . more | 9 unread comments Baseball ProGUESTus: The Latest in Baseball Lingo Checking the 2012 annual for potential new additions to the baseball dictionary. . . . more | 15 unread comments
A look at how Carlos Pena and Luke Scott compare to those they're replacing in Tampa Bay, Johnny Damon and Casey Kotchman . . . more | 4 unread comments
Michael looks at the Yankees' designated-hitter situation, plus Carlos Pena, Eric Hosmer, and marginal contributors Jack Cust and Ty Wigginton. . . . more | 5 unread comments
A look at how Average Draft Positions are shifting among expert mock drafters . . . more | 5 unread comments The BP First Take: Tuesday, January 24 The Astros' new stadium policies give Houston its own take on the "extra 2%." . . . more | 5 unread comments Monday, January 23
Padres fans have constant reminders of past failures and rebuilds as their team attempts to field a winner. . . . more | 14 unread comments
The Rays bring back Pena, the Twins gamble on Zumaya, the A's ink Gomes, and the Sox and Rox swap Scutaro and Mortensen. . . . more | 13 unread comments |