Two teams commit less cash and fewer years by avoiding bigger names, as the Reds ink Ryan Madson and the Rays sign Luke Scott.
How can Orioles fans expect the newly-signed Wei-Yin Chen to perform in the majors?
The Phillies’ decision to sign Jonathan Papelbon early may have sent out a ripple effect for free-agent closers.
How one man came to support a borderline statistical candidate for the Hall of Fame whose other contributions strengthen his case.
Greinke, Dempster, Porcello, and Maholm make this week’s Keeper Reaper cut
The Professor is questioned about scouting, his favourite prospects, and his identity.
And we’re back from the holiday break, and while there hasn’t been much baseball news, there’s still two hours of yammering. After going through your emails, featuring our new proven successful dating advice, we settle in for an hour or so of intense prospect talk, and then we’re joined by multi-media superstar Jay Jaffe to talk about Hall of Fame voting and what lies ahead in the controversial 2013 class. Then we have the usual goofy stuff, including our longest What Are You Drinking segment ever, as Jason gets mad.
There’s no question that some players just aren’t meant to play in the big leagues, but is there such thing as a Quad-A player?
Recounting a momentous at-bat for last season’s Rays, with apologies to Prufrock.
Is the news that we won’t have a new commissioner at the end of the year unwelcome, or are we better off with Bud?
Chicago corner outfielders Viciedo and De Aza headline this weeks Keeper Reaper, joined by Coco Crisp and Chris Heisey
The O’s sign another NPB pitcher in Wei-Yin Chen, the Cubs sign Paul Maholm, and the Red Sox add low-risk starters Aaron Cook and Carlos Silva