The Reds and Cubs pull off the rare intra-division swap as Travis Wood and Sean Marshall trade places.
A look at some of the strangest injuries to ever happen to baseball players both on the field and off
The Rockies fill a hot-corner hole with Casey Blake, the D-Backs sign Jason Kubel, the Royals bring back Yuni, the Nationals resurrect Mike Cameron, and the Orioles ink Endy.
The White Sox’ decision to extend John Danks is puzzling.
It’s the final podcast of the year, and with the free agent frenzy slowing down, Yu Darvish fills the void, so we talk about Monday night’s wackiness, what the Darvish signing means to the Rangers, and then we get intellectual with our special guest is Mike Plugh. An American Professor in Japan who has consulted with major league teams, Mike discusses the transition for Darvish on a cultural level, and breaks out a few big words. That’s it’s all the goofy stuff you expect, and happy holidays everyone. As always, we hope you enjoy.
A look at the kind of investment $1 players are in fantasy league.
Middle infield Keeper Reaper returns with Reyes, KJ, Lowrie, Scutaro, and Furcal
The Rays might not be able to top their dramatic finish last season, but they hope to be back in the playoffs in 2012.
A few hundred thousand dollars might have made the difference between a serious offer and one that was unlikely to lead to the Blue Jays winning the Yu Darvish bidding.
The hit-and-run is much maligned as a small-ball tactic, but it’s a surprisingly successful strategy.
Now that Texas came out on top in the Yu Darvish bidding, negotiations can begin, but if the Daisuke Matsuzaka situation is any indication, that doesn’t mean the hard part is over.
Given the choice between Yu Darvish and current major-league righties, who would big-league scouts and executives want to pitch?