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You're the Twins. You've lost one of your most valuable players. What do you do? The fact is, torn UCL doesn't automatically mean Tommy John surgery, though it is by far the most common result. There is always the possibility of rehab, the dubiously effective PRP. Even within Tommy John surgery, there are several variations…
This is the second installment of Minor Issues, a column which will explore life in the minor leagues. Featured today is Derrick Loop, a left-handed pitcher in the Padres organization, who will be a regular contributor to this series. DERRICK LOOP: After the initial excitement/celebration of being drafted or signed to your first professional baseball…
A look at the division that houses the game’s biggest spenders.
Transaction inaction afflicts this unhappy fistful of unemployed names of fading fame.
A look at some franchises that haven’t won in a long, long time.
Nomar retires, but Epstein’s Mind Game goes on forever.
A closer look at the outstanding performance Florida got from the pen last year.
What weight can be given to batted ball data? How much can we use it to refine our knowledge of pitcher skills? This question really implicates two related subquestions. First, how reliable is the underlying raw data? In other words, how accurate are scorers' codings of batted balls? Second, if we had perfect information about…
The Yanks’ old home could be all but gone by opening day.
Guillen wants the White Sox to manufacture more runs but it isn’t likely to happen.
The Twins brace for life potentially without Joe Nathan, the Blue Jays beef up their scouting staff, and more.
Not all LAIM moundsmen live down to the label, so why is there so little love for Joe Blanton?
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is providing Baseball Prospectus readers with a special discount membership offer.
Memorable for other reasons, a recent Cactus League showdown brought together two pitchers whose deals rank among the game’s most dubious.