Signing up Magglio Ordonez gives the Tigers their extra outfielder, but is it enough?
On Saturday, January 29th, Baseball Prospectus and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) will join together to present an unforgettable day of baseball at legendary Foley’s Pub and Restaurant in New York City.
Examining the future of the sought after trade candidate from Tampa Bay.
Using DIPS Theory to understand a pitcher’s skills.
Back from Orlando, it’s time to wrap up the winter meetings as after going through some widely varying email, Jason and I spend more than half an hour dissecting the utter insanity that was a Monday night that ended with Cliff Lee’s shocking signing with the Phillies. From flight trackers to mystery teams to where the Yankees and Rangers go from here, we cover every angle. After a quick diversion into prospects, and a debate on if a tiny second baseman can get to the big leagues, Amanda Rykoff of espnW joins us to talk about her first winter meetings experience, as well as her involvement with the lastest venture from those folks in Bristol. Then it’s the usual wackiness, some tales from our trip and the best closing song in the history of the podcast, as The Bismark delivers their tribute to the words of Curt Flood.
Ground-ball pitchers have several skills that traditional statistics do not account for.
The free-agent ace decides W.C. Fields was right, because Philadelphia will do.
With Cliff Lee now added to the staff, where does the 2011 Phillies rotation rank all-time?
The man tasked with succeeding Bobby Cox as the Braves’ skipper discusses managing techniques, statistics, and infield shifts.
No one suspected the stealthy Nationals were working to sign Jayson Werth, along with other news and notes from around the major leagues.
And Sori makes three, or why both deals won’t be worthless, but will leave their teams feeling sorry.
Defense and history were two things that came up in passing.
The man who brought free agency to baseball was again denied election to the Hall of Fame.
The Cliff Lee chase, Red Sox rumblings, Jeter’s lamentations, the Marvin Miller travesty, and the rest of the quotes from the week that was.