Saturday won’t just be SABR Day, so bend your brain to the task of these puzzles three, ere your weekend well-spent shall be.
The Adrian Gonzalez trade depleted the best of the Red Sox’ already emptying farm system.
Jim Leyland knows he is managing for his job in 2011, along with other notes from around the major leagues.
The difference between a successful season and disappointment can often come down to depth.
Rob McQuown kicks off the Scoresheet Baseball season with some basic tips and help with keeper decisions.
Armando Galarraga, Barry Enright, Wandy Rodriguez, and Jason Hammel are analyzed in this week’s look at starting pitchers.
The Brewers’ closer discusses his path to the majors, film, and social networking.
Plus a plague of Hairstons alight, Kroon might do, but will Cantu? Instead of asking Bow Wow Wow, we turn to a philosopher for the answers.
The Jays keep making moves, and Texas tries to fill a hole.
The tax rates in various major-league cities can have a significant impact on player salaries.
Not much going on? Sure, so let’s have a bit of Front Office 101 this week. After plenty of deep, metaphysical emails, we try (and fail) to understand what the Angels did this week, while also talking about what Mike Napoli means to the Rangers, and plenty of prospect talk with the Cardinals and White Sox Top 11 lists. The highlight comes with our special guest, John Coppolella, the Director of Baseball Administration with the Atlanta Braves. If you’ve ever had any questions about the arbitration process, you won’t after this interview, as we go through the entire process with a fictional player named Johnny Shortstop. It’s truly fascinating stuff and a rare glimpse at how the sausage is made. From there, we talk about Saturday’s big SABR Day event in NYC, talk about refrigerators for way too long, and also supply details on how to drink with Jason and I on Saturday night. As always, we hope you enjoy.