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Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus looks at 10 players who project to be much better in 2013, including Albert Pujols and Yu Darvish.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2013

It's pretty common to build hope for a Royal return to glory, only to have the idea effectively smashed by the end of April. But KC has been aggressive so far this offseason, and the team should be better in 2013.

Blog | Conversation | November 21, 2012

It was a year ago when the St. Louis Cardinals sat five games over .500 at 67-62, 10 games behind the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers and 10.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the NL wild card. The Cardinals ended up going 23...

Blog | August 13, 2012

Kevin Goldstein talks to 10 MLB execs to try and figure out what a long-term contract extension for Mike Trout would look like.

Story | Conversation | August 08, 2012

Todd Zola lays out the thought process fantasy baseball owners should have when a trade offer comes in, and common misperceptions regarding trades.

Story | Conversation | May 29, 2012

While their negotiations will differ greatly, the common refrain from Cole Hamels, Matt Cain and Zack Greinke is that the current teams shouldn't expect any hometown discounts. As the three top pitchers of the 2012 free-agent class, the Philadelph...

Blog | March 16, 2012

MLB general managers love to preach a slow rebuilding process, but as Dave Cameron points out, a quick leap to prominence is more common than most realize.

Story | Conversation | January 27, 2012

The Los Angeles Angels have been busy, adding the best remaining starting pitcher on the market (C.J. Wilson) minutes after they added the best right-handed hitter of this generation (Albert Pujols). After those moves, and assuming some common-sense ...

Blog | December 08, 2011

With the addition of C.J. Wilson the Angels might have baseball's best rotation, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | December 08, 2011

Dayn Perry of FanGraphs explains why the Rangers, Red Sox and Braves should all stand pat at the winter meetings.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2011

Colin Wyers of Baseball Prospectus looks at the wild card and wonders whether a common argument -- that it has drained the excitement from late-season games -- is true. The true wild-card effect isn't what you think.

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2011

There's a common misconception that things get easier for a general manager once the trade deadline passes. This is not the case. In fact, there are a whole bunch of decisions that must be made this time of year that the average fan never even thinks...

Blog | August 04, 2011

The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies begin a three-game series Tuesday in what has been termed a potential World Series preview. Of course, owning two of the better win-loss records in baseball isn't the only thing they have in common. E...

Blog | June 28, 2011

Eric Karabell discusses the disappointing fantasy seasons by right fielders for the Phillies and Red Sox, who begin a series on Tuesday.

Blog | Conversation | June 28, 2011

Jonah Keri breaks down the best offseason acquisitions at this point in the season.

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2011

Josh Hamilton on Tuesday did something that's been done for ages, and with similar consequences. It's not some kind of a fluke to suffer a bad injury on a headfirst slide, but the problem hasn't been cured, writes Buster.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2011