BP: Best and worst teams of the '00s
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus brings the heat with a controversial idea: the best team ... of the entire 2000s ... was the 2001 Seattle Mariners. Wait, what? They lost in the ALCS. Ah, but you can prove it with metrics. To explore, come inside.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 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
Brett Anderson finds another gear
A's pitcher Brett Anderson will glance at the ballpark radar gun after throwing off-speed pitches, using the readings to give him some sense of whethe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 12, 2009
How to get Roy Halladay
...so much in recent months and years about how teams are ever more reluctant to give up young talent, about how they are shying away from investing in players in their 30s. Well, Halladay is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009
Teahen a part of widespread optimism in K.C.
Buster OlneyMark Teahen's transition to second base began on a Little League field in Peoria, Ariz., in December. He went there with his brother and girlfriend to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009
Padres are ready to move on
The Padres' attendance is going to plummet. The bullpen is a mess. The minor league system needs a whole lot of work. The team's second-best position ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 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
Holliday likely to be next free-agent prize
Buster OlneyMatt Holliday is set to become a free agent in the fall, and Oakland will not re-sign him. For the Athletics, a team with a modest payroll, an investm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2009
Rizzo might clean up the Nationals' roster mess
Buster Olney...games last season after suffering a devastating leg injury at the end of the 2007 season. Dmitri Young, 1B ($5 million): Young hit .320 in 2007 and signed a two-year contract, then showed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009
Bowden's run with Nationals was a mess
Buster Olney...club with three first basemen under contract for about $25 million (Adam Dunn, Nick Johnson and Dmitri Young), and a flood of corner outfielders (Elijah Dukes, Lastings Milledge, Wily Mo Pena, Austin Kearns, etc...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2009
Fuller explanation needed from Fehr
Buster OlneyUnion head Don Fehr put out a statement Monday night explaining that the MLBPA had begun the process of destroying the results from the 2003 survey bu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009
Phillies aren't likely to make big changes
• Ruben Amaro didn't get to the general managers meetings in Dana Point until late Monday night, after being introduced as the Phillies' new gen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008
Offensively challenged Rays find ways to win
The question about the Rays shouldn't be why they suddenly stopped hitting. The question should be how they managed to score enough runs to go 21-7 in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2008
Pujols unparalleled as a hitter
Albert Pujols never seems to flinch. He stands statue-still at the plate, his left shoulder pointed forward, his back straight, as if he's standing at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2008
If You're Hardcore: Can Moss succeed in Pittsburgh?
Will Harris, Special to ESPN.comWill Harris looks at the prospects of Brandon Moss, who joined Pittsburgh in the Manny Ramirez trade.
Story | Conversation | August 01, 2008
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