Cameron centered on the playoffs

A longtime NL advance scout watched Mike Cameron late in the 2009 season and came away thinking that even at age 36, Cameron remains one of the game's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009

My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

I don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Bl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee

...will definitely offer arbitration to both players. Scutaro says he's interested in the Dodgers and Red Sox, and other teams have expressed interest. Moves, deals and decisions 1. The Dodgers and the Angels don...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009

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

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

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.

Hunter, Ichiro win 9th Gold Gloves

Derek Jeter won his fourth Gold Glove at shortstop, joining Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira among the AL players honored for fielding excellence.

Seventy-nine players file for free agency

Pitcher John Lackey and outfielder Matt Holliday were among 79 players who filed for free agency Thursday, the first possible day.

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

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

Six key matchups for Game 6

Six key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies

The great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders

The conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009