A look at Glen Perkins’s extension with the Minnesota Twins (and his chance for saves), plus Jarrad Page’s jump from the NFL to MLB
The Cardinals try to get through spring training with both aces intact despite Chris Carpenter’s bulging disc, Kenley Jansen listens to his heartbeat and doesn’t like what he hears, and Giancarlo Stanton and Nolan Reimold lose battles with balls.
Adam Dunn’s 2011 season was painful to follow first hand, but there are a few reasons for hope.
Was Mike Piazza one of the best defensive catchers ever? How does catcher defense age? What effect do managers have on their pitching staffs, and do former catchers really make the best skippers? And how good was Leo Mazzone, really?
A look at the biggest names in NL West camps this spring on minor-league deals.
David Robertson battles a staircase while other players nurse their respective wounds.
Which players do the BP staff expect will come back to the earthly realm this season?
Did Bruce Bochy step over the line in having an opponent’s scout removed from a team practice?
The PECOTA cards are here, including 10-year projections and percentiles.
Does the newest edition of The Show deliver on its promise of an interactive baseball broadcast?
Yu Darvish’s first spring start, Mat Latos on being a red, and a few random spring training observations
A 1967 writer tries to figure out why pitchers are so dominant.
We had to get Jason settled into Arizona, we had some technical glitches to sort out, but we’re back. Jason and I read through your email, talked about Rangers and Brewers prospects, discuss the strange kind of signing of Jairo Beras and discuss Jason’s spring training dairy and how haters gotta hate. Our special guest is Oakland A’s outfield prospect Jeremy Barfield, a unique personality among ball players, and then it’s the goofy stuff. See you next week, and as always, we hope you enjoy.
Will Colby Rasmus continue to be dogged by off-field issues?
Is there any hope that the Twins will be better than horrible this season?
Remembering the late Don Mincher with a look back at the second part of his BP interview from last year.