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...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

A chip-cashing trade

...Edwin Jackson was picked for the Midsummer Classic last year. Max Scherzer is regarded, generally, as one of the great young power arms in the game, and there will be back-to-back days, inevitably...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Seattle balances cash with caution

A year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Sandberg to manage Triple-A Iowa

The Chicago Cubs say Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg will manage Triple-A Iowa next season.

Why Pineiro will get his payday

In three of the past five seasons, Joel Pineiro has posted an ERA over 5 runs per game, and in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Where we stand as winter meetings arrive

...any marital judgment. It is not a good time for the team that once was a part of Brooklyn. The Reds are seen as more likely to shed money than take any on. The Yankees...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Starters with same agents could push prices

...for position players continue to come down. Figgins' contract is not good news for the second layer of corner infielders, but also not for corner outfielders like Johnny Damon or Jermaine Dye. Figgins' OPS outside...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Seven deserve Veterans election

Rob Neyer lists Billy Martin, Doug Harvey and Bob Howsam among seven who deserve election by the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

The Yankees' case for Halladay

...free-agent outlay is diminished by a high percentage -- and this is probably going to be one of those years -- the Yankees, Mets and Red Sox are usually pretty active, relative to teams like the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display

...whose ability to cut down runners on relays and ground balls was extraordinary. There may be Hall of Fame candidates with better statistical credentials -- others will get more votes, others who played harder and were...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009

My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

I don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee

Here's why the Marlins intend to keep Josh Johnson through the winter and into the start of the 2010 season, rather than trading him. He'll probably make something in the range of $4...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009

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

Selig: Some teams lost money in '09

Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig arrives to the induction ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., Sunday, July 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Tom Ricketts talks about...