Offseason notebook: Arms on the move

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the fantasy implications of some pre-Christmas moves, including the Blue Jays acquiring Brandon Morrow, and the Nationals getting Matt Capps and Jason Marquis.

The true MVP of the '00s

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why, as the decade draws to a close, Albert Pujols is not the game's most valuable player.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Atkins, Orioles complete deal

Garrett Atkins and the Orioles have finalized their $4.5 million, one-year contract.

...Roy Halladay (32) delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

The internal trade deadline

...Jays, he returned to his hotel room in Baltimore and just absorbed all the change in his...t have a full no-trade clause. The Orioles got Adam Jones, Chris Tillman and others in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009

The decade's forgotten glove masters

How come great fielders are often ignored by Gold Glove voters? Stat guru Tom Tango has a theory.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Defense highlights offseason moves

Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?

...by smashing the thermostat with a bat (after turning down the temperature, naturally). When I covered the Orioles in 1995, teammates grew tired of Kevin Brown's explosions after he had a tough night on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009

Mar 19, 2008: , Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA; Baltimore Orioles first baseman (15) Kevin Millar fouls off a...

...September 2009: Casey Kotchman in action during the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 loss versus the the visiting Boston...

Sports book titles are nothing without hyperbole

...Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore Orioles, the Team That Gave Birth to Modern Baseball...

...catcher Jason Varitek (33) in action against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD. The Boston...

Over the top

The "Greatest Story Ever Told" is about Jesus himself, but these days you'd half-expect to find that title on a bookseller's sports shelves. A quick glance at the genre shows many epic tales of triumph, glory and agony. Way, way too many, actually.

Searching for Bobby Abreu

It wasn't until Feb. 12 that Bobby Abreu signed last winter, after waiting and waiting and waiting. The music had stopped, the big dollars were gone a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009