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May 1, 2013

Sobsequy: International Feel, Vol. 2

by Adam Sobsey

Triple-A impressions of Jonathan Schoop, Nick Castellanos, and Hak-Ju Lee.

April 24, 2013

Sobsequy: International Feel, Vol. 1

by Adam Sobsey

Detailed takes on Jake Odorizzi, Ernesto Mejia, and Jared Mitchell.

April 10, 2013

Sobsequy: Austin Jackson's Most Valuable Future

by Adam Sobsey

Might Austin Jackson have a Trout-like season ahead of him?

March 26, 2013

Prospectus Preview: These Questions Three: The Legit Contenders

by Sam Miller and Adam Sobsey

The second installment of a five-part series on the pressing questions confronting each team in 2013.

March 13, 2013

Sobsequy: Notable AL Minor-League Free Agent Signees

by Adam Sobsey

Which players from this year's crop of AL spring training invitees could catch on?

February 27, 2013

Sobsequy: Notable NL Minor-League Free Agent Signees

by Adam Sobsey

Which members of this year's crop of spring training invitees could catch on and make an impact in the majors?

February 6, 2013

Sobsequy: Why Some Fringy Minor Leaguers Make It

by Adam Sobsey

What determines whether borderline big leaguers languish in Triple-A obscurity or play a part on a major-league team's 25-man?

January 16, 2013

Sobsequy: How to Hit, According to Kevin Long

by Adam Sobsey

An exegesis of Cage Rat, the Yankee hitting coach's treatise on being handy with a bat.

January 9, 2013

Sobsequy: Baseball, Power Pop, and Playing Against the Limits

by Adam Sobsey

How one form of music most mirrors baseball.

December 26, 2012

Sobsequy: Why the Best Talent is Boring

by Adam Sobsey

And the best stories begin with more modest tools.

December 19, 2012

Sobsequy: The Strange Sights of the Winter Meetings Trade Show

by Adam Sobsey

A mix of weird and mundane at the Winter Meetings, from bats to Harold Baines to ball-washers.

December 12, 2012

Sobsequy: Ferguson Jenkins, Tommy John, and How Some Players End Up Outside the Hall

by Adam Sobsey

Numbers play a big part in determining who's a Hall of Famer, but timing, contemporaries, and other historical accidents also make their impact felt.

December 5, 2012

Sobsequy: Minor League Baseball's Promotion Problem

by Adam Sobsey

A visit to the minor-league side of the Winter Meetings reveals an organization attempting to step into the spotlight dominated by its big-league brethren.

November 28, 2012

Sobsequy: How to Think Like a Major-League Manager

by Adam Sobsey

You might recognize the way winning managers think: it's the way we think sometimes, too.

November 21, 2012

Sobsequy: Why We Need Sabermetrics

by Adam Sobsey

The Mike Trout-Miguel Cabrera debate reminds us why the sabermetric movement was what baseball needed.

November 7, 2012

Sobsequy: Let Me Qualify That

by Adam Sobsey

What can we conclude from the free agents who did and didn't receive qualifying offers in the first season under the new CBA?

October 31, 2012

Sobsequy: The Freaks and Geeks Go All the Way

by Adam Sobsey

The Giants were a club fit for Halloween, but their colorful costumes couldn't obscure their competent play.

October 24, 2012

Sobsequy: The Pleasure and Perfection of Postseason Sweeps

by Adam Sobsey

The Tigers' ALCS sweep of the Yankees offered a reminder of why the sweep is one of the most satisfying series outcomes.

October 17, 2012

Sobsequy: Joe Girardi Has Faith

by Adam Sobsey

The Yankees' manager is known for his use of a stat-packed binder, but in practice, he makes many of his moves on faith.

October 10, 2012

Sobsequy: The Shot Before the Shot

by Adam Sobsey

Remembering Dave Freese's heroics from last October, and wondering who'll join him in the postseason pantheon in 2012.