The White Sox have taken care of business with their third baseman and their season ticket holders, and the quiet defensive revolution continues in Oakland.
Will lets us know what’s in store for the Team Health Reports this year, as he details a few important changes in the way the rankings are computed.
Some nifty dancing by GMs this winter means there are a dearth of interesting job battles ahead of us.
Will Leitch profiles the Cardinal fans’ love for their team, how it allows the team to play bigger than their market, and how that level of support could be coming to an end.
Nate introduces a method of evaluating prospects with PECOTA, and begins his tour around the minors by examining the most promising young catchers.
Will proposes a new system of developing young pitchers that marries science and coaching.
Jeff walks us through the often complicated decisions to keep players or cut them loose.
Dayn takes a closer look at what some notional contenders have in common.
Jim ponders Frank Thomas’ uniform change this offseason, and finds some famous comparables who played out their last year in a strange uniform.
The Yankees’ Mark Newman returns for part two of his conversation with Jonah Keri, and discusses the objective side of scouting, quantifying defense, and The Boss.
IMPR-YOU-VEMENT “He’s a cocky kid, like [Carl] Pavano. He’ll tell you to go to hell. But I love the kid, I love his competitiveness. A super kid, one of my favorites. I’d be getting on [him], riding him, and sometimes he hated [me]. He might not talk to me for four or five days. But…
Some teams head into spring training with significant gaps in the lineup.