That's Debatable: Who should be NL MVP?

Welcome to The Show! On Tuesday, ESPN.com MLB Insider Rob Neyer will drop by at 12:30 p.m. ET for another installment of "That's Debatable," a weekly ...

A New Breed of Lead-off Man

...the top. The two best position players in baseball under the age of 25 are arguably Hanley Ramirez of the Florida Marlins and Grady Sizemore of the Cleveland Indians. Both are speedy lead-off...

That's Debatable! Chat with Jayson Stark

...game than the Phillies (and everyone else, for that matter). Just the double-play combination alone -- Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla -- has combined for as many home runs (19) as the Royals' entire team...

Chat with Sean McAdam

...teams -- don't they? The case for the Marlins With an impressive nucleus already in place (Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, Jeremy Hermida), the Marlins also have a stockpile of talented arms (Chris Volstad, Sean...

Chat | January 31, 2008

Chat with Jayson Stark

...ground rule happens to eliminate Jose Reyes from this argument.) So which phenom would you take, Hanley Ramirez or Troy Tulowitzki? Ramirez, the 2006 rookie of the year, is as talented as any young...

Another stat for your viewing pleasure … wOBA

...Is wOBA "better" than (for example) Baseball Prospectus' Batting Runs Above Average (BRAA)? According to wOBA, Hanley Ramirez was 48 runs better than average this year; according to BRAA, he was 50 runs better...

It's not all doom and gloom in South Florida

...as if it is a family-only crowd. But their rebirth has been overlooked (much like Hanley Ramirez's season was ignored in the MVP voting), as everything these days in the NL East...

Utley never quit despite having significant injury

...their uniforms in their final season in the Metrodome. • The Marlins are butting heads with Hanley Ramirez over his desire to play winter ball, writes Mike Berardino. • It looks like the Jays...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2008

Why so few NL MVP votes for Hanley Ramirez?

...This is not to question anyone's vote for Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Manny Ramirez or Lance Berkman. But Hanley Ramirez 11th? Only Pujols and Berkman had more runs created. His OPS of .940...

Three Strikes: NL MVP Edition

...USELESSNESS: Finally, we present a few more tidbits for your MVP viewing pleasure: • How come Manny Ramirez didn't win after what he did for the Dodgers? Because two months of greatness aren't...

Cast a wider net for MVP award

In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Joe Strauss sets up today's National League MVP results: Does a player often described as his league's most dominant...

NL MVP Pujols my No. 1 pick in '09

...Hit Parade article of this season, he listed Pujols third in his 2009 preseason rankings, behind Hanley Ramirez and Rodriguez. I can't argue with the shortstop who might go 30/30 or the...

...against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3-13 August 2008: Florida Marlins Hanley Ramirez warms up prior to the start of the game against the St Louis Cardinals at Dolphins...

Marlins must shore up their defense

If the Marlins can sprinkle in better defense and athleticism, count on a three-team race in the NL East.

Raw Fish

With a no-nonsense manager and a dugout stuffed with rookies and castoffs, the Marlins are trying to pick up the pieces-Again