The new Hawaii Winter League isn’t exactly new, writes Kevin Goldstein. Hawaii has a rich history of baseball that involves many of today’s stars, and one man is making sure that history continues.
Two cities, both alike in dignity, in fair Boston, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil short-porch home runs make civil hands unclean…Is now the three hours’ traffic of our stage; The which if you with patient eyes attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
The Red Sox acquire two players from within their division, Guamanian John Hattig gets called up to the majors, and the Braves are messing around with the back end of their rotation.
Dan continues his series on baserunning by focusing on individual clubs. Do the Angels really create an advantage by being aggressive?
Playoff-hopeful teams are losing their center fielders, aces, second basemen, and more. Will has the latest news on Jim Edmonds, Gary Sheffield, Placido Polanco, and Pedro.
Kevin ranks the top fifteen lefty starters in the minors, featuring a few Dodgers and a prize from the Jim Thome trade.
Joe takes a look at the AL West-leading A’s, and how they got to where they are.
Nate looks at the myth of how closers are made.
What’s in store for the week ahead? Which players have seen their roles change down the stretch? RotoWire has all the news you need to know to tweak your roster.
Joe chimes in on the absence of White Sox on his MVP ballot, the Dodgers’ bullpen usage, the absurdity of some official scoring, and more.
Will checks in on Placido Polanco’s shoulder, Derrek Lee’s future, Carl Pavano’s return, and injuries that might affect the stretch runs in the AL East.
Jay chronicles the desolate and the magnificent, the scions of Los Angeles and the beggars of the Bay, the slumpers and the slumpees and the just plain lumps.