Chapman's next step
Jorge Arangure Jr.In late July, Aroldis Chapman and Edwin Mejia appeared to be best friends together on a European vacation. Soon after Chapman's defection from the Cub...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo 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
ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team
ESPN RISEESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009ESPN's picks: NL Most Valuable Player
ESPN.comCheck out the top candidates for NL Most Valuable Player award, and who ESPN experts would have picked.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009A's invite McPherson to spring training
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comFree agent third baseman Dallas McPherson has agreed to terms with the Oakland A's on a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training camp, his agent said.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Cubs add five to 40-man roster
ESPNChicago.comThe Cubs have added five players to their 40-man roster, including one from southwest suburban Evergreen Park.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Johnson wanted four-year deal
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comThere will be no long-term contract for pitcher Josh Johnson with the Florida Marlins this winter, his agent said Friday.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith LawThe AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
The market for those coming off injuries
Keith LawOne problem with market inefficiencies is that, once they're identified, it's usually a matter of time before they disappear as more players bid up th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Coghlan, Bailey voted top rookies
Associated PressFlorida Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote Monday, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey took the AL honor.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009Offseason notebook: Hot stove cooking
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft wraps up many of the early offseason deals, like the J.J. Hardy-Carlos Gomez trade, and what they mean for fantasy owners.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Chapman kept defection plans from kin
Associated PressAroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Weiner: Execs use press for influence
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comAs Major League Baseball monitors the free-agent market, the players' association is monitoring comments from team officials that it believes are meant to put a crimp in the money spent on talent this offseason.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster Olney...been valued by scouts, was dumped by the Florida Marlins to the Boston Red Sox for a couple...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Seventy-nine players file for free agency
Associated PressPitcher John Lackey and outfielder Matt Holliday were among 79 players who filed for free agency Thursday, the first possible day.
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