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Andrew Bailey has filled the closer's role well, but will he stay there?

If Bill James knows anything, the Sox might be better than you think.

In "The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract," author Bill James has a section titled "Miracles" on the three 1960s surprise pennant winners: the 1961 Cincinnati Reds, the 1967 Boston Red Sox and the 1969 New York Mets. The Reds improved by 26...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Boston Red Sox president/CEO Larry Lucchino did not want to comment when asked about manager Bobby Valentine's colorful interview Wednesday afternoon on sports radio station WEEI. In town to visit the club's Triple-A affiliate, ...

With Pedroia out, Sox players and their manager are stepping up in creative ways

For ESPN Boston editor Janet Simmons, the Sloan Analytics Conference passed the eyeball test.

Playing the over-under game with Bill James' projections for the Sox.

Here's how the Cubs and White Sox can make the playoffs.

So how does Bill James, the Red Sox senior advisor for baseball operations and legendary statistical analyst, evaluate the club's emphasis on defense this winter? Is this the new edge, replacing on-base percentage, that the smart teams have learned t...

Spring training numbers always are tricky. Here are some hot or cold ones to ignore.

Story | Conversation | March 17, 2009

Spring training box scores are resplendent with so-called "4-A" guys -- Triple-A quality, but not quite good enough to thrive in the majors. Or maybe they just haven't had enough of a chance.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

The blog Shea Faithful interviewed the godfather of baseball statistics, Bill James (via Deadspin), who is now a senior baseball operations advisor to the Boston Red Sox. (Bill James on Wikipedia.) James was asked about the oddity of St. Louis barely...

Sabermetrics – pioneered by Bill James years ago – has put baseball on an almost scientific footing.

Story | Conversation | January 13, 2005

Welcome to The Show! On Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. ET, baseball writer Bill James will stop by to take your MLB playoff questions and more! Free Press recently published the softcover edition of The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, th...

Chat | October 11, 2004

Abraham Nunez is a better slugger than Barry Bonds -- this spring.

Baseball writer Bill James will be joining the Red Sox