With the two LA franchises seemingly moving in opposite directions, Jon Weisman wonders just how divergent those directions are.
The Orioles and Yankees have some crucial offseason decisions ahead of them.
Joe checks in from sunny Arizona with a Fall League report.
James looks back at last winter’s free agents to see what he can learn about this winter’s relative scarcity of quality players.
The Phillies have sold the farm in recent years, and the Giants have some creative financial commitments to some key contributors.
The early Winter roster movement has resulted in…more Neifi Perez? Christina has the scoop on the last week around the majors.
Arizona has a new GM, the Red Sox have a few questions they need answered, and the Cubs might be replacing Corey Patterson with a Corey Patterson clone.
The American League Cy Young Award went to the wrong man.
How much of a new stadium does the public really pay for? Neil points to some new research that tells a surprising story.
While it’s too early to project 2006, Jim scrutinizes the close matchups of ’05 for insight.
Ben wonders how players in the past have done when they’re on the rebound.
Theo Epstein resigns in Beantown, Tampa and Philly solve their own GM problems, and the Gold Gloves are announced.
To help deal with baseball withdrawal, Jim recalls some games he attended over the years.
The Mets and Pirates have some free agent decisions to make, and a Texas slugger looks to get a hefty arbitration award.
Christina has a look at the first trade of the offseason, and runs down all the options that were and were not picked up.
James takes a look at the year-end Park Adjusted Defensive Efficiency numbers and discovers a new reason for home field advantage.