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Keith LawMLB Draft | Blog | ChatsKeith Law is the senior baseball analyst for Scouts Inc. Before joining ESPN, Law served as special assistant to the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and was a writer for Baseball Prospectus. |
Angels overpay for underperforming Rodney
Keith LawThe Angels do need another reliever to help cover the seventh and eighth innings along with Kevin Jepsen, or perhaps to push Brian Fuentes into a less...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009
Brandon for Brandon creates two winners
Keith LawThe Seattle Mariners gained some 2010 value and more predictability -- but at the cost of some upside -- by flipping Brandon Morrow for Brandon League...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009
Yanks deepen staff; Braves, their prospect pool
Keith LawEven in his down years, Javier Vazquez has been a pretty good pitcher, giving around 200 innings of league-average performance to his employers. But t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009
Cubs better off without Bradley or Silva
Keith LawThe Cubs failed in their trade with the Mariners. They would have been better off simply releasing Milton Bradley rather than trading him for Carlos S...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009
The Orioles: Look out in 2011, people
Keith LawIf the Baltimore Orioles were going to sign a closer, better Mike Gonzalez than Jose Valverde or Fernando Rodney; they are both inferior options and, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009
The deal: Mariners win, Jays win, Phillies lose
Keith LawAssuming that this series of three trades as currently reported stands, here's how I'd break down the exchanges for each of the four teams involved: ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009
Cameron adds to Red Sox's defense
Keith LawThe Red Sox continue to focus on run prevention by reaching a tentative agreement with Mike Cameron, a premium defensive outfielder, on a two-year dea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Red Sox strengthen rotation with Lackey
Keith LawJohn Lackey's five-year deal with Boston for, in effect, A.J. Burnett money strengthens an already solid rotation, returns the Red Sox to a setup wher...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Matsui an upgrade over Vlad
Keith LawThe Angels move on from Vladimir Guerrero, who gave them five solid-to-great years before age and leg injuries caused him to turn in a clunker in 2009...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009
What's next for Wang, Johnson, Capps and more
Keith LawSaturday 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
Post-winter meetings questions
Buster OlneyThe most prominent unresolved questions coming out of the winter meetings: 1. Where will Roy Halladay be traded? Halladay We talk all the time...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009
Rays fill a need, Braves fix a money problem
Keith LawRafael Soriano was one of the two best relievers on the market, with former teammate Mike Gonzalez, and the Rays are fortunate to get someone of his c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
Lyon's overvalued contract
Keith LawEd Wade's inexplicable affinity for relievers, and his seeming inability to value them properly, strikes again in the form of a 3 year/$15 million con...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
Marlins just wanted something for Lindstrom
Keith LawMatt Lindstrom throws hard, and when that doesn't work, he throws hard some more. He works in the mid-to-upper 90s, throwing mostly fastballs with the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
Rangers get good value for Millwood
Keith LawChris Ray will probably make only around $1 million in arbitration despite his save total because of the time he lost to injury and his poor performan...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
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