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.
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.
Medich and Rogers. Eck and Montefusco. Fidrych and Zachry. Which duo takes the title? Which rookies didn’t ruin their futures? Jim’s got the answers, and they aren’t pretty.
The more things change, the more they stay the same on Ye Olde Hit List, as Jay follows the streaking Tigers and sorts out the contender from pretender.
Clay takes a closer look at Chase Utley’s odds of reaching or breaking DiMaggio’s hitting streak.
Will has all your injury updates, including news on Trot Nixon, Albert Pujols, Jason Varitek, Mark Mulder, Adam Eaton, Eric Chavez and Bartolo Colon.
Christina checks in on the weekend’s biggest deal.
With the current CBA expiring in just a few months, the two sides have begun to talk about the next one.
Joe chimes in on the big Yankee pickups, but is just as intrigued by a swap of second basemen.
A postscript to a busy day on which the biggest names stayed put.
There are a lot of unhappy prospects in Durham, the Yankees take on even more payroll, and a toilet that caught Roger Clemens could be yours.
Christina checks in on this busy deadline Monday with all the roster moves of the weekend, including a borderline challenge trade in St. Louis, the first move out of Boston, and activity across the majors.