A busy weekend featured short starts by Carlos Zambrano and Mike Hampton, a decision on Jeff Bagwell’s shoulder, and the return of Eric Gagne.
In a transcript from BP Radio’s interview with Pete Rose, he talks candidly about reinstatement, steroids, the current state of the game, and more.
The architect of two World Championship teams and the game’s longest-running divisional dynasty talks about how he does his job.
The Diamondbacks aren’t as good as their record…or as bad as their run differential.
In the first of a series, Rany examines 15 years’ worth of draft data to establish some basic rules.
The Orioles’ keystone combo is kicking butt, King Felix is filthy, and Scott Seabol escapes the long shadow of Eddie Gaedel. Jim Baker explains.
With just six games on the docket, injuries were few and far between. Will does have updates on Scott Rolen, Kelvim Escobar and Ryan Dempster.
You’ve seen the stories saying that home runs are down. But are steroids really to blame?
It’s been a busy week: the Dan Wilson era in Seattle might be coming to an end, another team gives a ROOGY a try, and the cycling of anonymous relievers continues.
The Red Sox infield isn’t hitting and the Reds’ staff isn’t pitching. Trevor Hoffman saves this from being the most depressing PTP ever.
A trip to Chicago is colder and windier than Will might have hoped, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Johnson served as Senior Analyst of Baseball Development for the 2004 NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Now back in Silicon Valley, Johnson sat down with BP during a recent San Jose Giants game to discuss his background, his experience with the Cardinals, and where he sees the the most valuable applications of sabermetrics, both now and in the future.
Before jumping to conclusions about the effects of the new testing policy on offensive levels, consider how demographic shifts have impacted the player pool.
Home runs and scoring are down, and there’s a rush to credit the new steroid testing program.
How real are the White Sox, and do they have enough to overcome the Twins? Why isn’t Todd Helton leading the Rockies in VORP? Jim addresses these questions and more in today’s Prospectus Matchups.
The right shoulder of Wade Miller is up for debate, and Will explains why. Also, updates on Troy Percival, Luis Castillo and Jim Thome.