David Wells looks to buck the Fenway curse on left-handers, the Reds try to replace Barry Larkin, and a look at the Padres productive farm system–all in today’s Prospectus Triple Play.
Can we infer anything from the early days of the season? James Click takes a closer look.
Two pretty good left-handed hitters serve as the jumping-off points for today’s column.
A couple of injured aces made their 2005 debuts yesterday. How’d they look?
Jonah Keri takes Game of the Week on the road to Las Vegas, where he learns a few hard lessons about betting on baseball.
Take your seats in the Small Sample Size Theatre as we present a two-act play. Intermission? A trip through What Might Have Beenland…
Knuckleballers are one class of pitchers who appear to exhibit some control over the results of balls put in play. They may not be the only ones.
Joe Sheehan examines the right and wrong players for long-term, arbitration-nixing contracts, via the New York Sun.
Even with Eric Gagne on the DL, the Dodgers have an effective relief corps. The best part is, they’ve come really, really cheap.
While a trip to Chicago for some baseball was a washout, Will still managed to get the latest injury news from around the majors.
Some surprising shakeups in the first in-season edition of the Hit List.
Early-season moves have featured their share of funkiness, writes Chris Kahrl.
Tired of the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry? Jim has some criteria for some new ones.
Todd Walker will be out for a while, while two players hit on the head should return quickly.
Current Mets third base coach Manny Acta seemingly came out of nowhere to be a finalist for Arizona’s managerial vacancy. Carlos Lugo sat down with this successful Dominican League manager to learn a bit about his managerial philosophy, his background, and his experience in the Expos organization.
John Rocker’s (sort of) back, Mariano Rivera gets booed, Bill James talks shop, and Pedro Martinez doesn’t want his ring.