RICKEY LEADS OFF "I really don’t snack in the dugout. Seeds are going to make us fat. I tried them, but they’re really not that good for me. I am always telling everyone to lay off the seeds or else they’ll be getting fat. There’s fat in those seeds. And they always say ‘Right, there’s…
With interleague play opening today, Keith Woolner assembled some data on how pitchers and DHs have done over the four seasons of cross-circuit play.
With interleague play opening today, Keith Woolner assembled some data on how pitchers and DHs have done over the four seasons of cross-circuit play. There’s some fun stuff here, so I figured I’d pass it along: As you’d expect, The National League’s pitchers have hit better in IL play, with a .150/.169/.196 line over the…
Joe Sheehan shares his thoughts on a number of topics, including Minute Maid Park, Alex Rodriguez and paranoid umpires.
John Boles doesn’t know this, but for a time he was one of my favorite people. Every week, as I put together The Week in Quotes, I went through all the wire game recaps of two teams and gorged myself. Tony Muser was always good for a couple of lines, but John Boles was quote…
Some days, the thoughts just don’t come in clean… I’m watching the Devil Rays/Blue Jays game, and home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley has screwed it up royally. In the fourth inning, Luke Prokopec beaned Aubrey Huff with a fastball right off the earflap. It didn’t look intentional-there’s no history of bad blood, and purpose pitches tend…
Chris Kahrl examines transactions involving seven teams from June 2-3, 2002.
The First-Year Player Draft concludes today. The annual allocation of teenaged baseball talent is a decidedly inexact science, especially in a year, like this one, with no clear top tier of players.
Just for fun, let’s take a look at the first round of last year’s draft and get an idea of how well that crop is doing.
Every year the shrewdest teams reach into the dollar store bargain bin, hoping to find the mint-condition Boba Fett Blaster (still in its original packaging!). Modest success means finding a warm body who will ensure you don’t have to sign the next Kevin Young to a mega-contract. All it takes is finding a player a hair above replacement level and you’ve done your job while potentially saving a few million bucks in the process.
If you’re really smart�and let’s face it, lucky�you find that rare gem who offers a major improvement over your incumbent. Better still, finding a bargain lets a team use its resources for other needs.
The 10 players below all make $4 million or less this year.