The internal trade deadline

In the hours after Alex Anthopoulos was named as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, he returned to his hotel room in Baltimore and just absorbe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Defense highlights offseason moves

Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Sources: A's, free agent Crisp near deal

The Oakland Athletics and outfielder Coco Crisp were on the verge of a contract agreement Sunday morning, sources said.

...run home run against the Kansas City Royals in the third inning Tuesday...

Offseason notebook: Outfield shuffle

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the other big moves of the week beyond the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee trade and John Lackey signing, leading with the Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron signings.

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

BP: Best and worst teams of the '00s

Baseball Prospectus brings the heat with a controversial idea: the best team ... of the entire 2000s ... was the 2001 Seattle Mariners. Wait, what? They lost in the ALCS. Ah, but you can prove it with metrics. To explore, come inside.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Best and worst teams of the decade

The greatest team of the 2000s? That's easy. It's the New York Yankees. The most dreadful? Well, the nominees are …

Blue Jays sign Buck, Broadway

The Blue Jays have signed veteran catcher John Buck to a $2 million contract for next season, and agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Lance Broadway that includes an invitation to spring training.

Phils finalize deal with utilityman Gload

Ross Gload and the Phillies finalized their $2.6 million, two-year contract, a deal agreed to at the winter meetings last week.

Scouts watch Cuban lefty throw

Aroldis Chapman threw a bullpen session on Tuesday in Houston in front of representatives from about 15 major league teams, according to a baseball source who attended the workout.

Stanton top prospect in Marlins' organization

...Moustakas out of Chatsworth went No. 2 to Kansas City, Josh Vitters of Cypress went No. 3 to...

Nastiest pitches in baseball

Using Pitch f/x technology, we found the nastiest pitches -- and some of the worst -- in the game at the close of the decade.

Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Study group to examine on-field issues

Managers Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia have been selected for a committee that could recommend expanded instant replay and playoff format changes.

What's next for Wang, Johnson, Capps and more

Saturday night's non-tender deadline brought a few surprises and swelled the free-agent pool; this may depress prices for some relievers and bench pla...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009