Major League Baseball struggles valiantly to crown the best of the best from the past and present, free agents have never been happier than they are now, and the Pirates are anything but major players in free agency. What else is new?
Christina unpacks the Cubs’ big move, and prefers the signing of one aged, fragile veteran to another.
The Cubs signed two second basemen last week. Marc looks at the one who will end up manning the keystone in 2007.
The busiest November ever continues with a spate of questionable signings and some even more questionable awards.
The BBWAA gets wacky in the National League, leading Jim to wonder how much thought goes into the process.
With cooking metaphors exploding on the back page of every sports section across America, the simmering hot stove provides its share of quotables.
Maury ponders the meaning of Jim Hendry’s aggressive winter shopping for the pending sale of the game’s lovable losers.
Alex Gonzalez was one of the lower-tier free agents catching Joe’s eye. Now that he’s off the market, who are some of the other bargain-basement prizes out there?
Christina digs into the odds and ends beyond the high drama from earlier in the week.
The highest high-profile free agent pitcher left on the market may have an arm that’s older than his 29 years would suggest.
Voters recently went into the booths and cast their ballots for Brandon Webb, leaving Jim to wonder about the voting process itself.
Dan goes channel serf on us, and reaches an unsurprising conclusion.
The Red Sox spent $51.1 million for the right to spend even more than that. Can this possibly make sense?
The Japanese right-hander may be throwing his famous pitch in the AL next season, but it’s just a small part of his repertoire.
Have the Moneyballers found a home? Neil ponders this latest field of schemes…
Christina is more optimistic about the Padres’ infield switcheroo than most, and the Yankees reverse the natural course of things by swapping salary for prospects.