Post-trading deadline mayhem is now over, but there are still a few transactions going on, including a Baltimore-Boston swap, and a slew of DFAs.
Two aging sluggers make an impact in the Bay Area.
Kevin shares some scouting notes on some top prospects in the Texas system, and some not-so-top prospects in Arizona.
Jim uses a Bobby Abreu walk to jumpstart a look at how teams do when they draw more than their share of free passes.
The Transaction Analysis you have been waiting for. Saunders. Izturis. Guzman. Cormier. Hernandez. Reyes. The names are all here, and only Christina can sort out the right from wrong, and the stupid from the just obtuse.
Dan continues his series analyzing baserunner advancement by taking park factors under consideration.
While trade-deadline acquisitions of big-name players make for big headlines, Nate wonders if those trades actually helped their teams the most this year.
Derek tackles a Sheets-Harang duel, and one pitcher gets the better of it in the return of Prospectus Game of the Week.
Will beats the heat and humidity in Chicago with some injury updates on Jason Varitek, Scott Kazmir, Mark Mulder, Octavio Dotel, and others.
Kevin moves on to the young corner outfielders, where there’s more than a little controversy about the Devil Rays on the list.
Jeff Cirillo’s comments about the baseballs used at Coors Field were right on the money.
One of 2006’s best stories feels pain in his elbow and misses his next start.