Rubbing Mud

Rubbing Mud: Cole Hamels’ Hapless Helpers

Cole Hamels isn't having that great a year, right? No, not right.

Looking at the league's projected PECOTA standings brings some clarity to the buy/sell decisions teams will face over the next 10 days.

Pittsburgh's recent incredible record may be due to regress.

Is declining to reset the rotation after the All-Star break a failure of imagination for contending teams or a rational strategy?

Aggressive hitters are having a heyday; is this a shift in league dynamics?

If it wasn't clear already, it's clear now: The DH in the National League is a good thing for baseball.

Starting rotations certainly don't look like they did a century ago; they don't even look like they did in the early '90s. Where are they going next?

How confident should we be in teams that have greatly increased/decreased their playoff odds from the start of the year?

Andy MacPhail is joining the Phillies at a key time: Should they or should they not trade Cole Hamels?

The Royals and Astros have different offensive profiles except in one key way

After an abysmal start to the season, it turns out the A's may not be so bad after all.

Shining a new light on the Hall of Fame case that sabermetrics loved to hate.

What's likely at stake for the Astros in the Cardinals theft of their data? What's at stake for MLB?

The Cardinals are finding a new way to break the system.

Playing-time manipulations aren't just about free agency; they're about arbitration-eligibility as well

That's a pun because this article is about Matt Holliday's injury and the possible end of the Cardinals' run of offense