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Keith Law breaks down the top 10 prospects for every AL East team, and also identifies sleepers and guys who could make a big league impact in 2013.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2013

Keith Law ranks MLB teams based on their farm systems, with the St. Louis Cardinals coming out on top.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2013

The Pittsburgh Pirates completed a trade with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday featuring closer Joel Hanrahan, but they really should have moved Hanrahan sooner, preferably last offseason, because a Proven Closer™ is a luxury on a below-.50...

Blog | December 26, 2012

Joel Hanrahan is not a big upgrade for the Boston Red Sox, writes Keith Law, but they didn't give up much to get him.

Blog | Conversation | December 26, 2012

Getting Ryan Dempster, one of a handful of mid-rotation starters who now represent the best pitching options on the free-agent market, for just a two-year deal is a small coup for the Red Sox. Other starters in this group, such as Kyle Lohse and Anib...

Blog | December 13, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the deals that sent Ryan Dempster to the Red Sox and Kevin Youkilis to the Yankees.

Blog | Conversation | December 13, 2012

Shane Victorino's three-year, $39 million contract with the Boston Red Sox vaults to the top of the rankings of the worst contracts signed so far this offseason, giving him virtually the same total dollars that Angel Pagan -- a superior player -...

Blog | December 04, 2012

Shane Victorino's deal with the Boston Red Sox is doomed to fail, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | December 04, 2012

Mike Napoli's market value was probably a lot higher a year ago, when he was coming off a career year, but he still managed to land a reported three-year, $39 million offer from the Red Sox, a healthy total that almost mandates the Sox give him ...

Blog | December 03, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the deal that will bring Mike Napoli to the Red Sox as a free agent.

Blog | Conversation | December 03, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the Class of 2012-13. Many of the available players have as many questions as answers attached to them.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2012

The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off an enormous trade that features Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford heading to Los Angeles. The Red Sox got a pair of high-ceiling arms in exchange as well as two useful spare parts, w...

Blog | August 25, 2012

Keith Law writes that although the Dodgers will benefit more from their blockbuster trade with Boston in the short term, the Red Sox will be in better shape going forward after having shed the contracts of Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford.

Blog | Conversation | August 24, 2012

With more than half of the minor league season in the books and the signing deadline for drafted players also behind us, the relative positions of most teams' farm systems have changed significantly compared to where I ranked them back in Februa...

Blog | July 17, 2012