Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Stat guys not so monolithic after all

...Carroll didn't write as much, but here's his ballot: 1. J.A. Happ 2. Andrew McCutchen 3. Tommy Hanson Carroll prefaces his ballot with this: "In the end, I voted by the...

Coghlan vs. McCutchen misses point

...the Year candidates -- there were two obviously outstanding candidates among the hitters: Coghlan and Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen. Both players scored and drove in roughly the same number of runs. Coghlan hit for a...

2009 Rookie Hardware Awarded at 2PM ET

...their careers, these top candidates have bright futures ahead of them. 2009 NL ROY Leading Candidates: - Andrew McCutchen, OF Pirates: The only other Pirates player to win the award is Red Sox outfielder Jason...

Coghlan, Bailey voted top rookies

Florida Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote Monday, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey took the AL honor.

My 2009 awards picks

...Rod in 2007 will pick Verlander over Greinke this year. NL Rookie of the Year 1. Andrew McCutchen 2. Tommy Hanson 3. Chris Coghlan Analysis: I've always looked at the rookie of the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Jun 4, 2009; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen (22) hits a single in the first inning against the New York Mets at PNC Park...

Cueto's solid six back pair of homers as Reds stop Pirates

Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and Scott Rolen homered and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Zach Duke's control problems for an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

McCutchen, Milledge lead Pirates past Reds

Rookie Daniel McCutchen pitched into the seventh inning for his first major league win and Lastings Milledge homered, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 Friday night.

The final weekend

AJ Mass ranks the starting pitchers and looks for the matchups to exploit and avoid in the final weekend of the season.

Pirates-Cubs canceled by rain

Pirates-Cubs canceled by rain

Top 100 hitter keepers for 2010

Brendan Roberts prepares for the 2010 baseball season with his top 100 keeper options among hitters.

Doumit's four hits, four RBIs finish off Cubs

Ryan Doumit had four hits and four RBIs as the Pirates completed a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs on Wednesday.

For one night, Ordonez worth the cost

It's too bad there isn't a transcript of the conversation that took place sometime this summer between Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his baseba...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009