Painting the Black: The Best 2015 Free Agents Left, And Where They Fit
2/11The cupboard is not empty. It's just close.
Painting the Black: Pitch Sequencing, From Z to Y
2/09Can you figure out how Jordan Zimmermann undid Christian Yelich's extreme approach?
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12/02Brian Sabean's reputation for keeping his championship teams has merit, so how did Pablo Sandoval escape his grasp?
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11/04Evaluations of the top 50 free agents available in the 2014-2015 offseason, with near-worthless predictions about where they'll land.
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10/30We don't know anything about baseball, part 1 million.
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9/25In a repeat matchup, David Price shows the many things he can do, and teaches us something about Abreu in the process.
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9/18Is there any good reason not to take the Orioles as seriously as the other contenders?
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9/10How a team without prospects is making the most of its 40-man roster.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPainting the Black: The Short Lifespan of a Pinch-Hit AB
9/05What's so different about pinch-hitting?
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8/22Henderson Alvarez is unlike anything in baseball, and it's working.
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8/15How much of Danny Duffy's breakout season can be traced to James Shields?
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8/08The Cardinals' brightest young hitter has taken off since his competition for playing time was traded. Is it real, and what does it look like?
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7/24It's not so easy to bamboozle teams looking for summer relief.
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7/17Reviewing the transactions we didn't write about but, in retrospect, wish we had.
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7/10The highlights from Art Stewart's and Sam Mellinger's new book.
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6/30The Buyers, the Sellers, the players who'll move, and one unacknowledged opportunity to snark about Omar Minaya.
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