Thursday Throneberries
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...about Franklin Gutierrez and his fantastic defense, a friend writes: "Another interesting thing is that Coco Crisp, who is comparable to Gutierrez defensively, was also relegated to a corner-outfield spot by Grady...
Blog | June 18, 2009M's Gutierrez looking Golden in CF
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the majors. Meanwhile, the four center fielders with the highest Ultimate Zone Ratings this season are Coco Crisp, Matt Kemp, Mike Cameron, and -- topping the list -- Franklin Gutierrez. The Mariners and general manager Jack...
Blog | June 17, 2009Royals' GM not worried
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Diff. Mark Teahen 99 107 +8 Da. DeJesus 103 75 -28 Billy Butler 100 105 +5 Coco Crisp 94 92 -2 Al. Callaspo 82 107 +25 Mike Jacobs 110 103 -7 Jose Guillen 100...
Blog | June 08, 2009Video: BBTN Web Gems, April 28
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotBaseball Tonight reviews the top defensive plays from Tuesday.
Blog | April 29, 2009Ellsbury running for record?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...enough to play, though that latter part might be mostly irrelevant because, with the departure of Coco Crisp, the club's only decent alternative in center field is Rocco Baldelli (who's...
Blog | April 27, 2009Is Royal buzz justified?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to trading for Kyle Davies (who blanked the Chicago White Sox for seven innings Thursday) and Coco Crisp (who hit the go-ahead homer in the ninth), everything the Royals are doing at the...
Blog | April 10, 2009Marte never lived up to the hype
Rob Neyer...best. Andy Marte was supposed to be the best player the Indians got when they traded Coco Crisp (and others) to the Red Sox, and instead it's Kelly Shoppach. Sometimes they'll fool...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2009Red Sox ready to spend
Rob Neyer...same muscle fatigue to his legs that nearly ended his career a year ago. Since losing Coco Crisp in the Ramon Ramírez deal with the Royals, the Sox have been in need of a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009Making sense of predicted win totals
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderPredicted wins: Where did we go wrong, what did we get right? We were close on many, but missed wildly on a half-dozen teams, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2006
Dangers of trying to build an überteam
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderAfter winning the World Series, the Red Sox were becoming like the Yankees. Well, they tried, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2006
April's numbers mean something, right?
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThe Padres rank last in the NL in runs scored. Will this along with several other April trends continue?
Story | Conversation | April 27, 2006
Best prospects: Pitchers or hitters?
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderRob Neyer's readers voice their opinions about his last column regarding the relative worth of hitting and pitching prospects.
Story | Conversation | February 17, 2006
WBC will be a pleasant diversion
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderNow that Cuba's in, it's appropriate to get excited about the World Baseball Classic. But not too excited.
Story | Conversation | January 31, 2006
Epstein's return good news for Yanks?
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThe Red Sox, a franchise supposedly fueled and built by reason, seem to be running largely on emotion.
Story | Conversation | January 24, 2006
Some deals make way for young talent
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderMuch like a few top prospects in the past, the Brewers created "space" for Prince Fielder this offseason by trading Lyle Overbay.
Story | Conversation | December 16, 2005
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