On the Beat: Rumblings from Nashville
12/04Updates from the Winter Meetings, touching on Alex Rodriguez, R.A. Dickey, James Loney, Aroldis Chapman, the World Baseball Classic, the Blue Jays, the Athletics, and the Royals.
On the Beat: AL Shopping Lists
11/21Black Friday is coming up, and many AL clubs will be scouring the market for free-agent bargains and potential trades.
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11/15What's on Santa's list for the recently-gutted Marlins? Will the Diamondbacks trade Justin Upton to fill multiple voids?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: The All-Major League Baseball Team
11/08Sure, there's an All-Star team--two of them, even--but those don't compare to the OTB All-MLB team.
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11/01With the World Series over, here are five big stories for Hot Stove season, and an interview with Brian Sabean.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: Rising to Giant Occasions
10/25The Giants have faced elimination multiple times in the postseason, yet they're three wins away from a championship.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: Making the Tigers Roar
10/18Dave Dombrowski has pulled off a pair of stellar moves to upgrade Detroit's pitching staff, which has helped the team to two consecutive ALCS series.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: Managing the Golden Oldies
10/11Joe Girardi is finding a balance between resting his veterans and plugging holes for injured players.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: Planning a Play-In Strategy
10/04The Braves aren't huge fans of the wild card play-in game, but they have a strategy for their upcoming meeting with the Cardinals. Also, a few minutes with Robin Ventura and Chris Speier.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: McClatchy Comes Out
9/27Former Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy recently revealed he was gay, a difficult step in the professional sports environment.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: Trouble in Tiger Town
9/21The Tigers came into the season as favorites to win the AL Central, yet they find themselves looking up to the White Sox in the standings.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: The Shark vs. Strasburg Shutdown
9/13While Stephen Strasburg's shutdown has gotten the headlines, another staff's No. 1 starter was shut down quietly.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: Seeing the Forst for the Trees
9/06A's assistant GM David Forst has seen the team go from post-season pretender to legitimate contender, and a conversation with Mike Matheny.
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8/30Joe Girardi has done a nice job managing the Yankees despite key injuries this season.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: The Difference-Makers
8/23Who do scouts and front-office types pinpoint as the key players for teams who aren't guaranteed a spot in October?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOn the Beat: A Clubhouse Scorned
8/16Neither a scout nor a former Red Sox player has much hope for the team and its torn clubhouse.
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