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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

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

Tanner Scheppers looks like the real deal

Keith Law

...is better, though, and he may just need time to get used to it. The rest of Keith's observations from a weekend in the Arizona Fall League -- including another young Texas Rangers pitcher to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 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

Andy Pettitte comes back to New York, and...

Keith Law

Andy Pettitte's salary increase is more like pocket change for the Yankees, but more importantly for the club, they get him on another one-year deal. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Wolf to the Brewers seems worth it

Keith Law

After a four-year stretch that saw him miss time with elbow and shoulder injuries -- including Tommy John surgery -- Randy Wolf has thrown more than 4...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Tigers would get better of Granderson deal

Keith Law

The Detroit Tigers come out the winner in this nearly completed three-team deal despite trading the two biggest names in the deal. They would acq...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Cardinals get their Penny's worth

Keith Law

One year of Brad Penny at $7.5 million is an excellent move for the Cardinals, especially since Dave Duncan has such a good track record of coaxing be...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Paxton, Duke and the Mets' catcher search

Keith Law

Editor's note: Keith wrote about this same topic on Friday; read...Paxton intends to challenge the NCAA's by-law prohibiting student-athletes from exercising their right to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Indy? Psst, at least it's not Nashville

Keith Law

Getting away from Boston in mid-December sounds like a great idea, and past winter meetings have taken me to Orlando, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Anahe...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Noel Argüelles and the Royals' development

Keith Law

I don't know how small-market teams are supposed to compete when big spenders like the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals are snapping up all the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

What the Figgins deal says about the Mariners

Keith Law

The Seattle Mariners finished last in the American League in on-base percentage in 2009 at .314, and -- not coincidentally -- last in the league in ru...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Losing Jake Fox is a good deal for Cubs

Keith Law

Jake Fox didn't have much value to the Chicago Cubs because of his defensive limitations -- that is, the fact that he doesn't play any position partic...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009