Leslie Anderson, a few cuts, and a few good-byes.
While it lacked the excellence of his heyday, Garciaparra’s post-Boston career helped this writer appreciate his talents.
A developer tells how advanced metrics help shape his company’s video game.
Sony’s popular video game improves the realism of watching an actual game.
The Cardinals’ reliever, holder of some quirky records, talks about life as a LOOGY.
The first member of the three great shortstops of the ’90s calls it quits, but where does he stand historically?
The BP Book Tour rolls on.
You're the Twins. You've lost one of your most valuable players. What do you do? The fact is, torn UCL doesn't automatically mean Tommy John surgery, though it is by far the most common result. There is always the possibility of rehab, the dubiously effective PRP. Even within Tommy John surgery, there are several variations…
This is the second installment of Minor Issues, a column which will explore life in the minor leagues. Featured today is Derrick Loop, a left-handed pitcher in the Padres organization, who will be a regular contributor to this series. DERRICK LOOP: After the initial excitement/celebration of being drafted or signed to your first professional baseball…
A look at the division that houses the game’s biggest spenders.
Transaction inaction afflicts this unhappy fistful of unemployed names of fading fame.
A look at some franchises that haven’t won in a long, long time.
Nomar retires, but Epstein’s Mind Game goes on forever.
A closer look at the outstanding performance Florida got from the pen last year.
What weight can be given to batted ball data? How much can we use it to refine our knowledge of pitcher skills? This question really implicates two related subquestions. First, how reliable is the underlying raw data? In other words, how accurate are scorers' codings of batted balls? Second, if we had perfect information about…