Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

...be willing to give up a top pick to sign him. Rival teams assume that the Red Sox will offer Wagner arbitration, meaning that Boston will get two picks in compensation if Wagner signs elsewhere...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

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.

Rangers announce '10 spring training schedule

...Rangers host Seattle (twice), Arizona, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland, Colorado, Los Angeles Angels...

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

The AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

The market for those coming off injuries

One problem with market inefficiencies is that, once they're identified, it's usually a matter of time before they disappear as more players bid up th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Offseason notebook: Hot stove cooking

Tristan H. Cockcroft wraps up many of the early offseason deals, like the J.J. Hardy-Carlos Gomez trade, and what they mean for fantasy owners.

Chapman kept defection plans from kin

Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.

Royals, Betemit agree to terms

The Royals have agreed to terms with infielder Wilson Betemit, a 28-year-old infielder who spent last season in the White Sox organization.

Weiner: Execs use press for influence

As Major League Baseball monitors the free-agent market, the players' association is monitoring comments from team officials that it believes are meant to put a crimp in the money spent on talent this offseason.

GMs head to Chicago for short meeting

Increasing the use video replay among umpires could be a topic when the formal meetings start, especially after a series of missed calls in the postseason.

ESPN 1000, Chicago

Former White Sox second baseman Chris Getz joined the "Waddle & Silvy...

Hermida's move sure to be replicated

...by the Florida Marlins to the Boston Red Sox for a couple of second-line pitchers, for...the best of them, like peonies. Yes, the White Sox and the Royals have discussed a Teahen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

...25, 2009; Anaheim, CA, USA; Chicago White Sox second baseman Chris Getz (17...

Sox trade for Teahen; Beckham to 2B

White Sox agree to trade Getz, Fields to K.C. for Teahen.

Obstacles to a World Series rematch

...league champions each have hurdles to overcome beyond the Angels and the Braves and Dodgers and Red Sox and Rockies and other teams. Here are eight issues standing between the Phillies and Yankees and a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009