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Billy Beane, the man who has possibly received more credit than any GM ever, looks across the country and doesn't think that his good buddy Brian Cashman receives enough of it. Yes, the Yankees have a payroll that more than doubles Oakland's, but ...

Billy "Moneyball" Beane is very fond of Yankees' GM Brian Cashman.

Neil Greenberg examines the NHL's market inefficiencies, comparing the league's small-versus-large-market imbalance to that of MLB. Neil adds that a "Moneypuck" philosophy could work, and offers up five players who could aid small-market teams.

Story | Conversation | April 17, 2013

If you're a baseball fan and (1) have a spare $130, and (2) are either single or have a relationship that will bear your watching 40 hours of baseball a week, there's no better investment than MLB Network. But if you're going to channel-surf through ...

2012 in review Record: 94-68 (92-70 Pythagorean) 713 runs scored (8th in American League) 614 runs allowed (2nd in AL) Big Offseason Moves Traded Cliff Pennington and Yordy Cabrera to Arizona for Chris Young. Re-signed free agent Bartolo Colon...

Buster Olney writes about how the Houston Astros are in the midst of an almost historic teardown of the organization. They figure to be bad, but they also must hope fans will be patient enough to stick around.

Blog | Conversation | February 05, 2013

Jed Lowrie, being a one-time hyped prospect for the Red Sox, is probably overrated, at least as far as his value-to-name recognition ratio, but he should be able to help the Oakland A's. Billy Beane acquired the shortstop from the Houston Astros, ...

Bob Melvin has repeatedly described the comfort of managing right at home in the Bay Area -- and Billy Beane has described the comfort in having a winning, "modern-day" manager leading the Oakland Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics have agreed to terms of a two-year contract with shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima of Japan's Seibu Lions.

Keith Law explains why Mike Trout is the obvious AL MVP, but is less certain in the NL.

Blog | Conversation | November 15, 2012

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- The Chicago Cubs will try to make a run at improving on a 101-loss team in the short term, with an eye on the future. Taking a page out of the Billy Beane playbook, Cubs executives Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer are approaching...

For the big names this winter, the Yankees will likely be outspent.

There's a little AL West talk today on ESPN.com as Jim Bowden looks at the Oakland A's and what's next for Billy Beane and his crew this offseason. Here's part of what Bowden writes (ESPN insider): The A's finished the year with a rotation of Jarrod...

No one ever plans on how they bow out of the playoffs, but the way it happened certainly wasn't expected from the Cincinnati Reds, with their powerful lineup and dominating pitching staff. On the other hand, the Oakland Athletics ridiculously exceede...

Blog | October 12, 2012

With help from the blog network writers, here are reasons each team can win the World Series. St. Louis Cardinals 1. A potent, balanced lineup. The Cardinals had the best on-base percentage in baseball, including four starters -- Matt Holliday, J...

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