For those considered “organizational players,” the path to the major leagues is difficult.
We open the Tomb of the Baseball Prospectus on Spittin’ Bill Doak, seasonal ERA leaders, and nasty places I’ve recently been hanging out in.
Injuries in Oakland plus a marked intolerance for failure in the AL’s short stack.
A crumbled Mauer could level the Twins, plus Royal amusements, a Sox swap, and more.
Plugging a new baseball song inspired by the Royals. Help me, Buddy Biancalana!
Some interesting baseball stories from newspapers across North America.
The Rays center fielder has rebounded nicely from a sub-par 2009.
Top teams lose top talents in the AL, B-Rob’s bad break in Bal’mer, and a double dip of Hawk citations in today’s injury roundup.
No Nathan and no Mauer mean no problem for the Twins, along with other notes from around the majors.
Baseball’s reaction to Arizona’s new immigration law isn’t kind, along with other quips from around the majors.
Already a target for Yankees fans, it’s too early to write Javier Vazquez off.
Many factors contribute to lengthy games but none more so than the number of pitches.
With a tighter focus on the NL West, but including all of the rest.
Interesting baseball stories from around the country.
A conversation with the voice of the Rangers about baseball in Texas, using stats in broadcasting, and answering the question, WWVSD?
Assigning value to individual game events leads to a debate on the metric’s merits.