Jay wonders how much young talent the Braves traded away during their impressive decade-plus reign over the NL East.
Will has updates on Armando Benitez, the Yankees’ rotation, Jose Guillen, Chipper Jones, and others.
With the trade deadline come and gone with few significant pickups, teams now start getting their emergency rosters ready.
Notebook closes out the week with looks at the Mets and Rangers.
Will nods to the work of one of his favorite writers…but notes a pet peeve as well. Updates on Manny Ramirez, Adam Eaton and Russ Ortiz close out the week.
A possible NLCS preview highlights the weekend action. No, not the Padres and Nationals.
Clemens vs. Carpenter. ERA vs. Wins. 19th century vs. 21st century.
Notebook looks at recent pickups by the Indians and Marlins, and checks in with the Dodgers.
James answers a reader question about the effect of consecutive games played on a team’s W-L record.
The lag between Rafael Palmeiro’s positive test result and his suspension is bothering Will, who also checks in with updates on Jim Thome, Chipper Jones and Jarrod Washburn.
The Tech staff has been busy at Baseball Prospectus over the last few months. Here’s what they’ve been putting together.
The starting pitching troika of Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Roy Oswalt have vaulted the Astros into contention. Dayn breaks down where the threesome ranks all -time.
Jonah checks out two sub-.500 teams, though one has the surprising title of “division leader.”
Notebook kicks off the week by looking at the Red Sox, Cubs and Giants.
The announcement of the latest 10-day suspension makes Will look around for the game’s nominal leaders.
The Nationals’ sudden inability to win close games illustrates the larger point about close games.