A Frandsen of mine as Boston lands another utility infielder, plus the Rangers make some tough rotation choices, and more.
One of the best days of the year, no matter what my team looks like.
Garrett Jones came out of nowhere in 2009. Well, maybe it wasn’t nowhere, but it’s probably fair to say that not many people expected the heretofore 4A journeyman to take Pittsburgh by storm. A veteran of 1,038 minor-league games over parts of 11 seasons — and just 31 in the big leagues — Jones was…
The razors are out, but are there moves to take a shine to among this lot?
The quick’n dirty offensive measure doesn’t always correlate between individuals and teams.
The Twins’ $184-million man is on a career track headed towards Cooperstown.
The Braves’ director of baseball administration talks about his team and its hopes for the upcoming season.
In the sixth installment of this series, Derrick Loop, a pitcher in the Padres organization, returns to talk about a housing option available to many minor-league players, the host family. DERRICK LOOP: Making a rather menial wage, ball players look for many ways to save money while they play. What many teams have turned to are host families. These are typically…
Ah, MLB.com. It so really, really wants to be taken seriously as an independent news site — even going so far as to end every article carries the tagline “This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs,” hoping to convince you that despite being owned by MLB, it’s…
Imagine a black line tracing every Mariano Rivera pitch over the foot long distance before home plate. Imagine you are looking from the bird's-eye view and up is toward the mound. That's what mastery looks like, my friends. Do you remember Hee-Seop Choi? He was traded for Derrek Lee once. R.J. the Wunderkind provides this…
Cherry-picking rays of sunshine to fend off doom and gloom in Flushing?
There are reasons why E-BABIP’s projections don’t always agree with those of PECOTA.
MLB’s mobile technology is as good or better than the NFL’s, but generates far less revenue.
The three-time defending champion Angels will have payroll flexibility after this season.
No Bowdens, Bumgarners, or Flowers a-blooming, not even the sound of Mike Stanton’s bat booming.
Cito Gaston gets ready for his last season in the dugout, Marlins skipper Fredi Gonzalez talks strategy, plus other MLB news.