Porcello's fastball will be his tell
Buster OlneyRick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009
Looking Back at the 1987 draft
Jason A. ChurchillFor a draft that lasted 74 rounds and saw 1,262 players selected, the 1987 First-Year Players Draft sure disappointed, despite the fact that 228 of th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009
Notes, Stats and Trends: March 24, 2009
ESPN Stats & Information, Special to InsiderInsider digs into the day's hot topics, from the WBC to the Women's NCAA Tourney to the end of Curt Schilling's career.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009
Thoughts about teams not playing in Fall Classic
There are two teams in the World Series, and 28 teams already preparing for 2009. Some pieces from the rest of the baseball landscape: • The De...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008
Victorino's perfect response
Shane Victorino didn't charge the mound. He didn't start wagging a threatening finger at Hiroki Kuroda and didn't scream and wait for 10 players to co...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2008
Call it butterfly season
It is election season, and incumbent Mike Victorino is running, again, for a Maui County Council seat. But as it turns out, Victorino is running unopp...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2008
Washington's days numbered?
Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks made it clear recently to manager Ron Washington that he would be held accountable for the team's brutal early-season pl...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 26, 2008
So many free agents still available
...agency 2½ months ago -- Sean Casey, Tony Clark, Ryan Klesko, Brad Wilkerson, Doug Mientkiewicz and Jeff Conine. Not one of them had signed, as of Thursday. • Anybody ever remember a team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 18, 2008
Weekend watch list
No, to broadly answer a popular question today, real-life managers really don't care about fantasy baseball managers. This is why the season is likely...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2007
Home run totals on the decline
...was traded in July, but most of the recent acquisitions were waiver claims or releases, like Jeff Conine, Bobby Kielty, Shea Hillenbrand and Craig Monroe. There isn't anyone in Triple-A approaching 40...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2007
If You're Hardcore: Guzman still has potential
Will Harris, ESPN.comWill Harris digs deep for fantasy value and discuss former super prospect Joel Guzman, among others.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2007
Bedard a totally dominant force
Jim Palmer recalled a sequence of Erik Bedard pitches, from a recent start, in which the Yankees' Derek Jeter swung at a neck-high fastball with a one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 22, 2007
Brew Crew adds fantasy fans again
...it's never, ever a good thing when one tunes in to see highlights and there's Jeff Cirillo pitching, and you know you had the starter in that game. Cirillo did a lot better...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2007
K.C. slowly making positive strides
More than half of the teams are contending and the Kansas City Royals are not among them, so they aren't to be confused with the '69 Mets or the '91 B...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2007
Biggest needs before the deadline
The hours are ticking down, and time is running out for contenders to plug holes without having to go through waiver hell. Here are some of the bigges...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2007
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