Suffering from cell-phone withdrawal, Will Carroll still turns up information on Jermaine Dye, Pat Burrell and Jerome Williams.
In the last 10 years, the percentage of batters faced by left-handed pitchers has dropped off dramatically. James Click looks at the trend and some possible reasons for it.
Sept. 1 is a busy day on the transaction wire, as teams take advantage of roster expansion to create longer lines at the post-game spread. Joe Sheehan looks at some of the more interesting names that appear in today’s agate type.
Derek Zumsteg answers reader mail on his Occasional Guide to Winning Baseball series. Poker and thinking like an idiot featured prominently.
The Mariners’ move to scrap the center-field landing at Safeco Field may have some nasty unintended consequences. Derek Zumsteg takes a closer look.
In the third and final installment of his Q&A with Toronto Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, Jonah Keri asks about evaluating defense, winning on a low payroll, and the grind of being a major league general manager.
After weeks in exile, Neifi Perez is making his long-awaited return to the majors, where he’ll spell Nomar Garciaparra. This, and other Cubs news, in today’s UTK.
You might think that the National League, which is dominating the performance lists, is the stronger circuit this year. Nate Silver has done the research and come to a different conclusion.
The Marlins have a shot at the wild card, the Yankees have a shot at blowing a very big lead, and the Pirates have a shot at redemption.
The best player in the American League may be headed for a low finish in the BBWAA’s MVP voting. Joe Sheehan explains.
Jim Baker, five-tool writer, invents a statistic and researches preseason
predictions from the 1960s.
Nowhere else in the realm of baseball is anyone talking about Roosterkoop van Sluijterfuss. Chris Kahrl expounds upon him, and real major league ballplayers, inside.
After Derek Zumsteg and Joe Sheehan shared their thoughts on Ichiro Suzuki’s run at .400, Keith Woolner looks into Barry Bonds’ chances of turning the trick.
In Part II of a three-part Q&A, J.P. Ricciardi talks to Jonah Keri about Carlos Delgado’s tough season, new ways to evaluate pitchers, and more.
Steven Goldman, angry about being lied to, exposes the truth about Baseball Prospectus Groupies. He also takes some shots at the Diamondbacks, just because.
With just a handful of games on Monday, Will checks in with updates on the
Mets, White Sox, and a defense of his skepticism about the Cardinals.