Keith Law

Keith Law

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Keith 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.

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Angels overpay for underperforming Rodney

Keith Law

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Brandon for Brandon creates two winners

Keith Law

The Seattle Mariners gained some 2010 value and more predictability -- but at the cost of some upside -- by flipping Brandon Morrow for Brandon League...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Yanks deepen staff; Braves, their prospect pool

Keith Law

Even 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Cubs better off without Bradley or Silva

Keith Law

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009

The Orioles: Look out in 2011, people

Keith Law

If the Baltimore Orioles were going to sign a closer, better Mike Gonzalez than Jose Valverde or Fernando Rodney; they are both inferior options and, ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

The deal: Mariners win, Jays win, Phillies lose

Keith Law

Assuming 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: ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Cameron adds to Red Sox's defense

Keith Law

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Red Sox strengthen rotation with Lackey

Keith Law

John 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Matsui an upgrade over Vlad

Keith Law

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

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

Keith Law

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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Post-winter meetings questions

Buster Olney

The most prominent unresolved questions coming out of the winter meetings: 1. Where will Roy Halladay be traded? Halladay We talk all the time...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009

Rays fill a need, Braves fix a money problem

Keith Law

Rafael 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009

Lyon's overvalued contract

Keith Law

Ed 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009

Marlins just wanted something for Lindstrom

Keith Law

Matt 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Rangers get good value for Millwood

Keith Law

Chris 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009