Players with less than three years of major-league service time have no leverage in contract talks.
National League projected rosters
The future of competitive balance, contracting around military service, and Troy Tulowitzki’s opinion of zone rating systems.
Not everybody gets to stay, no matter how reasonable the arguments on their behalf.
Opening the Tomb of Baseball Prospectus and other matters.
Pat Venditte’s Grapefruit League debut prompted a romp through the archives
Can Nate Robertson find what Ponce de Leon missed out on in Florida?
Rookies Heyward and Jackson prepare for their debuts, Sweet Lou says he hasn’t lost his fire, plus other notes from around the majors.
The hitting coach with the Twins’ High-A Fort Myers farm club talks about teaching young players.
Pujols battles back spasm, the Cardinals may have a catching quandary and other injury news.
BP heads to Charm City for our first Ballpark Event of 2010.
Opening the Tomb of the Baseball Prospectus to visit the Honored Dead, plus whatever else comes to mind.
This barely rises to the level of rumor, but this morning, former Oakland city economic advisor-turned-San Francisco Chronicle blogger Zennie Abraham reports that Bud Selig's Oakland A's stadium commission will report back within three days, and will recommend that the team be moved to San Jose. Abraham's source? "A source." No indication even of whether…