The Pedro Martinez signing could be risky for the Mets, says Will Carroll.
Do they prove the rule, or just provide column fodder. Jim takes a look at some of the least likely performances in baseball history.
Dusty Baker sounds off on Sammy Sosa and Corey Patterson. The Cardinals remain in limbo with Edgar Renteria. Paul DePodesta and the Dodgers will wait to decide where Jeff Kent plays. These and other notable quotables in The Week In Quotes.
Calm before the storm, or the dying embers of a weekend that opened with promise? We don’t know yet, but we do know that Saturday was a quiet day in Anaheim.
Russ Ortiz, Steve Finley, Richard Hidalgo, David Wells…it’s the lost verse of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’.
The Yankees’ signings are an indication that professional wiseasses like Jim will continue to have a job.
It’s the hot corner edition of Triple Play, with each of these teams facing the question of who plays there in 2005.
If the pre-game show is any indication, it’s going to be a wild weekend in Anaheim.
Digging into the BP vault, here’s Doug Pappas’ Q&A on MLB’s drug-testing and steroids policies (originally ran March 4, 2004).
Who might follow in the Rule-5 footsteps of Johan Santana? Dayn Perry has the lowdown on the top eligible players.
On his way to the Winter Meetings, Will Carroll previews the injury situations plus all the scuttlebutt expected in Anaheim.
There are many chemical compounds available to enhance performance, and the only way to address their use in baseball is through a stringent testing program.
The Astros make a big move in the front office, the Cards think about making a big move for their rotation, and the Rangers finally rid themselves of their big move from the winter of 2000.
The deadline to offer players arbitration came and went. Joe Sheehan has a look at some surprises and head scratchers.
Everyone had a hole they’re trying to address. For the White Sox, it’s shortstop; for the A’s, second base; and for the Phillies, it’s center field.