A-Rod is first-rounder but Mauer is not

Tristan H. Cockcroft explains some of the more difficult decisions he made when coming up with his 2010 top 200 for fantasy baseball.

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Holliday vs. Bay: D is the difference

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the defensive aptitude of Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The outcome? Holliday is clearly more valuable, but a fit is easier to find for Bay.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Greener Pastures Ahead For Zack Greinke?

...Johan Santana won with the Twins and soon thereafter departed for greener pastures in New York. Ditto CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee, the 2007 and 2008 AL Cy Young winners, respectively, who now play in...

Much gray area in defensive analysis

When it comes to defensive analysis, should we believe our eyes or the numbers? Perhaps a little of both.

AL Cy Young Winner Announced

...first place votes, he easily outdistanced Felix Hernandez and Justin Verlander, who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. CC Sabathia and Roy Halladay round out the top 5 vote-getters

Greinke wins; Hernandez second

Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Your AL Cy Young Contenders

...Felix did it all with a better team than Greinke. Also, no cool shirts. Worth Your Attention: CC Sabathia, NY Yankees (19-8, 3.37 ERA, 197 Ks) We like him because& - A World Championship...

Money talks, but baseball won't listen

Did the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 28: CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees pitches during Game 1 of the 2009 World Series between the...

ESPN's picks: AL Cy Young Award

Check out the top candidates for AL Cy Young Award, and who ESPN experts would have picked.

Colts' Wayne made the right call

...remaining as the Colts shocked the Patriots 35-34 at Lucas Oil Stadium. "I gave [Manning] my CC Sabathia shake off," joked Wayne. "It was initially a fade route. We had just run the fade...

Can Red Sox afford not to spend?

Will Red Sox fans accept a rebuilding phase?

Gut-check time for Lovie

Lovie Smith needs to find the courage to bench Jay Cutler if necessary.

The Spawn of 'Moneyball'

...financial realities of each particular market. The Cleveland Indians' adept front office certainly was well aware that CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee have aptitude in the art of pitching, but payroll concerns drove the team...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009