Is Commissioner Bud going to kill the DH?

...and vacations to Shangri-La and whatnot -- and without veterans ... Well, you just can't throw Evan Longoria and Justin Upton into a room with Tony La Russa and John Schuerholz. Anyway, it's...

At what cost, Holliday?

...and Joe Mauer and Chase Utley and Hanley Ramirez. There's a second tier that includes Evan Longoria and Ryan Zimmerman and Chone Figgins. And then comes Holliday and Kevin Youkilis and Carl Crawford...

Projecting a new decade of MLB stars

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus projects the best MLB players from 2010 through 2019 (the next decade of stars). His tops include Hanley Ramirez, Justin Upton, Joe Mauer and Tim Lincecum; the list goes to 20, though, with surprises.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Gamer Blog: Building the Ultimate Team

The Gamer Jon Robinson sets out to create a dream team with Madden Ultimate Team.

One of many

A boy waits for the rumbling sound of an old blue car to climb through the maple trees, and right after he hears it he can see through the barn window...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

Figgins, Mariners finalize deal

Chone Figgins and the Mariners have finalized their $36 million, four-year contract.

'MLB 2K10': Longoria covers his bases

From old school to next gen, "MLB 2K10" front man Evan Longoria has gaming covered.

Longoria snags 'MLB 2K10' cover

Longoria snags 'MLB 2K10' cover

DETROIT - AUGUST 31: Evan Longoria #3 of the Tampa Bay Rays throws to first base against the Detroit Tigers during the...

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

A few questions for Evan Longoria

Patrick Hruby has a few questions for MLB 2K10 cover athlete Evan Longoria.

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Rookie awards and soph slumps

...for many years. We've been spoiled by good Rookies of the Year in recent memory: Evan Longoria, Dustin Pedroia, Ryan Braun, and Hanley Ramirez are all poised to remain stars for several years...

2009 Rookie Hardware Awarded at 2PM ET

...s last three winners are the kind of guys you build a franchise around: 2008: AL - Evan Longoria NL - Geovany Soto 2007: AL - Dustin Pedroia NL - Ryan Braun 2006: AL - Justin Verlander NL - Hanley...

My 2009 awards picks

...1. Joe Mauer 2. Derek Jeter 3. Ben Zobrist 4. Zack Greinke 5. Roy Halladay 6. Evan Longoria 7. Felix Hernandez 8. Justin Verlander 9. Mark Teixeira 10. Carl Crawford Analysis: Mauer laps the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009