The Hot Stove gets 50 pieces of coal, all the better to run hotter still.
Jayson Werth’s big contract with the Nationals dominates the jibber jabber from around the ball world.
In an act of inevitable consummation, dealing A-Gonz to Beantown doesn’t equal garbanzo beans in San Diego, does it? Plus the Brewers add an arm.
Second update of top minor league prospects compilation for 2010-2011
One of the greatest Cubs – and Cubs fans – is gone from us.
The longtime Cubs third baseman passed away on December 3, with his greatness still not fully appreciated
Why are home teams winning more now than in previous eras?
Hoping against too warm of a Hot Stove while putting together a 600-page tome.
The Mariners’ Jack Zduriencik, like 29 other GMs, hopes to improve his club at the winter meetings, along with other news and notes from around the major leagues.
Trying to find the definition of an ace.
With hopes that he’ll regain the luster he once had waning, could Zach Duke benefit from a move to the bullpen?
The Toy Cannon discusses baseball in the 1960s, hitting home runs in a big ballpark and some Hall of Fame teammates.
Deals will get done in Orlando, but here’s a half-dozen possible exchanges for clubs looking to trade from unwanted depth.
Examining the free agent prospects of the Big Donkey, and why he should dump the first baseman’s mitt to improve his value.
It’s a very special episode (but aren’t they all?) as we preview the upcoming winter meetings. After making our own predictions for some of the most interesting free agency cases, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated and MLB Network joins us to discuss all the latest rumors, as well as how Twitter has affected his job as well as the life of a rumor guy. From there, we talk to Robert Ford, host of the pre- and post-games shows on the Royals flagship about the winter meetings where he got his entry into broadcasting. From there, things get goofy as we discuss the documentary Cropsey, as well as our own urban legends.