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If you are looking for precedents for the AL Most Valuable Player Award voting, maybe the best could be drawn from the 1876 presidential election, when there was no consensus and the guy who won the popular vote wound up losing. Thankfully, federal t...

Blog | November 21, 2011

Buster Olney writes that the AL MVP is a tough call, and it's possible Justin Verlander gets the most first-place votes and still loses the award to Jacoby Ellsbury, Miguel Cabrera, Jose Bautista, or others. Plus notes on the latest hot stove buzz.

Blog | Conversation | November 21, 2011

When the Tigers traded Scott Sizemore to the A's over Memorial Day weekend, it brought an abrupt and mildly startling end to his tenure as Detroit's second baseman of the future. The Tigers, after all, anointed him as the heir apparent to Placido Pol...

Because I don't have enough going on right now, I thought this might be a good time to revisit my offseason pro prospects ranking and make some changes to the Top 25 based on graduations and early reports. The update is based on conversations wi...

Blog | May 31, 2011

The Mighty Trout and Bryce Harper are still at the top of the prospects rankings, but some new names have jumped into the mix.

Blog | Conversation | May 31, 2011

Jason Grey looks at the short-term fantasy upside of Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher Andrew Oliver.

Blog | Conversation | July 06, 2010

Jason Grey has a detailed scouting report on Max Scherzer, who was surprisingly traded from the Diamondbacks to the Tigers this offseason.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2010

Jason Grey has firsthand observations to pass along on Scott Sizemore and Travis Snider, among others.

Blog | Conversation | March 25, 2010

Jason Grey takes a look at a number of pitchers who came through the Arizonal Fall League this year, leading with the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg.

Blog | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Jason Grey profiles the Marlins' Andrew Miller, who has struggled in the majors so far but is refining his delivery at the Arizona Fall League.

Blog | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Don Denkinger, an umpire who had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to go to replay. Here's the thing: Eventually, expanded use of replay is going to happen. It's as inevitable as a Democrat o...

Blog | October 22, 2009

The playoffs have been marred by bad calls from umpires -- some they could have called better, some they might have had little chance of getting right. So if we had the technology to get this right last week, why not start now, asks Buster?

Blog | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Jason Grey reports on Tigers second-base prospect Scott Sizemore, Reds pitching prospects Mike Leake and Brad Boxberger as well as previewing Stephen Strasburg's debut Friday.

Blog | Conversation | October 16, 2009

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