Adventures in the anti-save and keeping games close late.
An exercise in thinking theoretically about player value.
Those positions that delivered the very least for their teams in 2009.
Plus Stairs’ way to heaven by the Pacific, and other odds and ends among the weekend transactions.
The Angels aren’t expecting to fall from grace, the Giants feel bigger and better, plus news and views from around the game.
The Cubs’ pitching prospect discusses teammates, the mentality and mechanics of pitching, and more.
Plus Bengie’s re-up with the Giants and the latest multi-year extensions by the Phillies.
A pair of free agents and their cases for employability and historical greatness.
The effects of LASIK on player performance, started with a specific example.
The Dodgers bring back an ’09 hero, the Pirates get a new closer and Brian Sabean and Alex Anthopoulous have one punny if imaginary conversation.
How quickly can Edinson Volquez come back, and what might the answer mean in Cincinnati?
The best and worst single seasons and decade-long performances by the men in the front office.
A conversation with the Mariners’ GM about drawing info from multiple sources, elite scouting, and turning the ship around in Seattle.
A wrap-up of all the deals, major and mainly minor, made before arbitration figures are exchanged.
Pricing out the premium on star players, and establishing minimums and expectations for player value.