The DH was supposed to be a haven for aging stars. So why are the best in the game under 30?
The Orioles re-sign Rafael Palmeiro for some odd reason. Mike Lowell’s staying with the Marlins. The Expos toss Rocky Biddle overboard a year too late, thanks to new GM Jim Bowden. The Yankees exercise fiscal restraint. These and other happenings in today’s Transaction Analysis.
The Giants open the free-agent wars, Richie Sexson tries to get himself a cut of the funding, and Jerry Manuel feels like he didn’t get a real chance to be a general.
Some notes on an interesting start to the off-season.
Will Smoltz start? Will Delgado be back in Toronto? This and more in today’s Propectus Triple Play.
Johan Santana’s unanimous AL Cy Young vote brought up some interesting tidbits. Jim Baker explains.
Jason Bay and Bobby Crosby have received a considerable honor from the Baseball Writers Association of America. What happened to the 116 players who came before them?
Our correspondent in the Dominican checks in with updates on some top prospects, some veterans looking to catch on, and if you can believe it, a Carlos Perez sighting.
Three teams coming off of successful 2004 seasons all have a number of free agents heading into the offseason.
While the selection of Roger Clemens as the best pitcher in the NL is defensible, the down-ballot voting raised some questions.
Everyone gets their hope for the future in different places. The White Sox look to prospects in Arizona, the A’s to draft picks they can pick up in the offseason, and the Phillies to a new manager.
An improved version of last winter’s attempt to adjust Defensive Efficiency for park effects yields some interesting results.
General managers are talkative this week; find out what Jim Bowden, Tim Purpura and Kenny Williams have to say.
A clutch of players have recently torn than anterior cruciate ligaments. Will discusses the ramifications of this injury.
The debate between performance analysts and mainstream observers over Derek Jeter’s defense intensified Tuesday when Jeter was awarded his first Gold Glove.
None of these teams was able to reach the postseason, but as a group, they stayed out of the cellar in the PTP standings.