Baker has two major concerns in Detroit
Special to ESPN.comScott Baker has to keep an eye on Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen on Thursday because the Tigers pair has 16 hits in 34 at-bats against the Minnesota starter this season.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009
Desmond getting a chance
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey discusses what Ian Desmond needs to do to be successful at the big league level and highlights the best pickups of the week for those in deeper fantasy leagues.
Story | Conversation | September 13, 2009
Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster OlneyHad Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
BP Daily: The path to National treasure
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusThe Washington Nationals now have Stephen Strasburg in the fold. They also have guys like Ryan Zimmerman. How long until the Nats can compete in the NL East? BP Daily examines the key steps.
Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009
Nationals lack building blocks for future
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.Outside of Ryan Zimmerman and Nick Johnson, the Nationals lack the pieces to be a contender any time soon.
Story | Conversation | July 21, 2006
Baseball's week of U-turns
Buster OlneyThe baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009
BP Daily: The case for Alex Rios
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusIf Alex Rios is indeed headed to the Chicago White Sox via the waiver wire, Baseball Prospectus looks at what that addition would mean and discovers that, while costly, it helps the Sox in certain respects.
Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009
Guzman didn't deserve trip to St. Louis
Special to ESPN.comWashington's Cristian Guzman is on many lists of players who got snubbed from this year's All-Star Game, but a close look at the numbers points out he didn't deserve to be on the NL team.
Story | Conversation | July 07, 2009
Reds promote Alonso
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusWith first baseman Joey Votto on the DL, the Reds have promoted Yonder Alonso to Double-A. Coincidence or insurance?
Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009
Astros having trouble in the clutch
Special to ESPN.comThe Astros are hitting just .234 as a team this season, but the numbers get even worse when there are runners in scoring position.
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009
Fidrych embodied the joy of baseball
We didn't have a television on my family's dairy farm in Vermont, but when there were particularly special games, my parents let me ride my bike or wa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2009
BP Daily: Bargains and boondoggles
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusIt's time to take stock of those players in the 2009 season who are giving their teams full bang for their buck and then some, as opposed to those players who are delivering a lot less than you expect for what it took to bring them in.
Story | Conversation | March 30, 2009
Nats' bats should improve drastically
Matt Meyers, ESPN The MagazineThe addition of Adam Dunn and continued progress of Ryan Zimmerman should put some life into Washington's offense.
Story | Conversation | March 25, 2009
Three Strikes: History chaser edition
Who says we can't launch our annual September History Watch without Barry Bonds to help us out? There's all kind of history out there to be made this ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2008
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