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Albert Larcada analyzes the most disappointing teams in the English Premier League this season, including Newcastle and QPR.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2012

Bradford Doolittle writes that Sacramento's Tyreke Evans -- a former rookie of the year with franchise-player potential -- has struggled to live up to expectations with the Kings and now finds himself without a contract extension and a true position.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2012

Robinson Cano will hit the free-agent market after the 2013 season, and Yankees GM Brian Cashman is prepared to take a hard-line stance.

Blog | Conversation | November 07, 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

Earlier this week, Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he's already talked to the team's new ownership about a contract extension for outfielder Andre Ethier. At 30, Ethier is a two-time All-Star, has earned Gold Glove and Silver Sl...

Blog | April 26, 2012

In the end, the town and fans won out over the money. On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Reds signed second baseman Brandon Phillips to a six-year, $72.5 million contract extension, which will keep Phillips in the Queen City through the 2017 season and w...

Blog | April 11, 2012

Jets fans need to look no further than the early years of Joe Namath's career to understand that young QBs can rebound from rough starts, writes KC Joyner. For that reason, and because of some promising metrics, New York was right to re-sign Mark Sanchez.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2012

The Washington Nationals really jumped the gun in signing Ryan Zimmerman to a six-year, $100 million contract extension over the weekend, since he wasn't due to hit free agency for two more years and is coming off a disappointing, injury-plagued...

Blog | February 27, 2012

Keith Law says that even though the Nationals just extended Ryan Zimmerman they should still let top prospect Anthony Rendon develop at third base.

Blog | Conversation | February 27, 2012

Craig Custance writes that the Carolina Hurricanes have not resigned themselves to being sellers at this year's trade deadline, giving them options in how they approach the coming weeks.

Blog | Conversation | February 07, 2012

Russell Westbrook's contract extension is a sensible business transaction, nothing more.

Story | Conversation | January 20, 2012

Bradford Doolittle of Basketball Prospectus looks at whether Kevin Love is worth a maximum contract extension and whether he'll be in Minnesota in the long term.

Story | Conversation | January 06, 2012

For the Los Angeles Dodgers, priority No. 1 this offseason -- besides finding a new owner -- was signing All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp to a contract extension. From the sound of it, the Dodgers can scratch that off their offseason to-do list and Dodg...

Blog | November 14, 2011

Dan Szymborski uses the ZiPS projection system to examine the seven-year contract Adrian Gonzalez just signed with the Red Sox. It's a smart deal for Boston, and Gonzalez's long-term value is comparable to Albert Pujols'.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2011

Longing for summer? Chad Ford breaks down the biggest names available on the free-agent market.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2011

The contract extension for Matt Thornton came in the middle of spring training, but it was everything that happened in the dead of winter that created this deal. The salary benchmarks haven't moved much for players at other positions in this off...

Blog | March 07, 2011