Scott Atchison is familiar with the ups and downs of baseball. A 34-year-old right-hander who is in camp with the Red Sox after spending the last two seasons in Japan, Atchison knows what it feels like to get called up — and sent down. The journeyman reliever has made 53 big-league appearances, with the Mariners…
Minor league players aren't paid very well, as this hilarious video starring outfielder Fernando Perez reminds us. I live in Brooklyn, and I will now be looking out for Fernando Perez, realtor in Park Slope. Minor leaguers did, however, get a raise in their per diem recently. Satchel Price at BtB attempts to put a dollar value…
The full Span, Helton till Hell freezes, and more.
Getting ahead in the count is not necessarily all it’s cracked up to be.
What would happen if players had to stay with the teams who originally drafted or signed them as amateurs?
Chatter about pitching prospects, words Torii Hunter wishes he could take back, and other notable quotables.
If you’ve been wondering what the heck is up with that three-man commission that Bud Selig commissioned to work on a report on the future of the Oakland A’s, Selig gave official word yesterday: They’re not done yet. The A’s stadium report, said Selig, “will be coming in the near future. I don’t have any…
A look at performance variations in plate appearances over time.
Playing the percentages means different things in different circumstances.
The Yankees aim for a repeat, Jerry Manuel stays optimistic, plus other news from around the majors.
Sometimes a single is just a single, but sometimes it’s worth much more.
The Dodgers’ farm director talks about a pair of middle infielders with good baseball bloodlines.
Chris Coghlan came oh so close to joining an elite secret society last season.
Projection analysis results, scheduled updates, and much more.
You can now view the SIERA for pitchers in the Stat Reports.