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Carl Crawford was the first hitter who Jered Weaver faced in his start Wednesday night, Weaver's first since breaking his left (non-pitching) elbow in the first week of the season. When the count reached two strikes, Weaver fired a fastball high and ...

Blog | May 30, 2013

Three starters are making the most of their new but difficult situations, writes Scott Spratt. He points to Ryan Dempster's success at Fenway Park, typically a hitter-friendly stadium, as an example of this.

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at a handful of players whose projections have already changed significantly since the preseason.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

Left-handed pitching is not dispersed evenly across baseball, and Mike Petriello of FanGraphs looks at which teams are most hurt (Dodgers) and helped (Reds) by this disparity.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2013

Potential and upside, even track record, can carry a career only so far. At some point, a player has to put up or shut up. Baseball is a results-oriented industry and if the production isn't there, neither are you. With it being Opening Day in man...

Blog | April 01, 2013

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tough decision to make with Yasiel Puig, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | March 25, 2013

The good news for the Los Angeles Dodgers is that Zack Greinke's elbow ligaments and tendons are fine. The bad news is Greinke himself doesn't know when he'll be able to pitch again. The right-hander has been dealing with inflammation in his pitch...

Blog | March 15, 2013

Every fantasy baseball owner who fails to win his or her league can point to a player or two they feel doomed their chances. We've all done it. What's interesting is the disparity of those players. To some owners, choosing Matt Kemp third o...

Blog | September 13, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the players who disappointed fantasy owners the most in 2012, including Ricky Romero and Justin Upton, and then lays out his 2013 expectation for each of them.

Blog | Conversation | September 13, 2012

Dan Szymborski looks at the contracts involved in the Dodgers-Red Sox trade and writes that, while this is an obvious win-now move for L.A., the club is forfeiting a ton of long-term value.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2012

As you've probably heard by now, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers have pulled off what might be the trade of the century, with Boston sending Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto to Los Angeles for a couple of promisi...

Blog | August 25, 2012

If you want some insight into how at least a couple of major Red Sox star players are feeling about the situation in Boston, think about this: Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett both have the power to blow up the biggest salary dump in baseball history b...

Blog | August 25, 2012

Buster Olney evaluates the winners and losers of the potential blockbuster trade between the Red Sox and Dodgers.

Blog | Conversation | August 25, 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

In Carl Crawford's final two seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, he hit a cumulative .306 and averaged 17 home runs, 79 RBIs, 103 runs scored and 54 stolen bases. He also missed a total of 14 games. I thought Crawford was likely to be a tad overrat...

Blog | August 21, 2012