Cash grab

During this winter's free agency and arbritration, good things won't come to those who wait.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Closing the market

...also available. That market is made deeper by the availability of several comparable arms in trade, including Cleveland's Kerry Wood (one year plus a vesting option remaining on his contract), Cincinnati's Francisco Cordero...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

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

Darvish, Ramirez win MVPs in Japan

Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez was named MVP of Japan's Central League for the second straight year on Wednesday while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors.

Indians name Alomar first-base coach

Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Indians.

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

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.

AFL position wrap: Outfielders

The key names here at the Arizona Fall League: Grant Desme, Oakland Athletics: I first wrote about Desme here. Yes, I am fully aware the headline of ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Indians hire Tolman as bench coach

New Indians manager Manny Acta has hired Tim Tolman as bench coach, Steve Smith as third-base coach and Scott Radinsky as bullpen coach.

My 2009 awards picks

Here are my fictional ballots for five of the six postseason awards. I've omitted my NL Cy Young ballot because I had a formal vote on that award and ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

...during a Detroit Tigers baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Detroit. America's...

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.

Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller warms up...

For Feller, Navy was easy decision

Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller shares the story of how he enlisted in the Navy immediately after Pearl Harbor.

Source: Riggleman to manage Nats

Jim Riggleman will be the Washington Nationals manager for 2010, a source told ESPN's Tim Kurkjian.