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While Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips has maintained strong fantasy value this season, he's done so with some unusual early-season statistics, and according to him, he has manager Dusty Baker to thank and blame for that. Through se...

Blog | May 20, 2013

The Rangers were criticized for a quiet offseason. But, as Mike Petriello writes, sometimes the best moves are the ones you don't make.

Story | Conversation | May 19, 2013

Victoria Matiash offers up her draft prospects rankings index, in which she outlines and analyzes the prospect rankings from five draft expert sources while breaking down where they agree and disagree about top prospects.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2013

Chad Ford recaps the Day 1 of the NBA draft combine. He writes about which players impressed (Steven Adams, Rudy Gobert, Allen Crabbe) and which did not (Archie Goodwin, B.J. Young, Vander Blue).

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2013

Big is better in the minds of many NHL GMs watching these playoffs. But where can they find size this offseason when free agency and the draft are highlighted by smaller skill players?

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2013

Jim Bowden compares Shelby Miller and Matt Harvey in our side-by-side analysis.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013

The look and tone that Angels manager Mike Scioscia aimed at the umpires in Houston on Thursday night reminded you of a third-grade teacher admonishing students over a paper airplane thrown across the room. Scioscia's language, however, was a litt...

Blog | May 10, 2013

Mike Petriello of FanGraphs explains that the Nationals' biggest concern shouldn't be Stephen Strasburg, but rather a mediocre offense. Fortunately for Washington fans, there is a good chance the Nats' hitters will be able to turn things around.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Big league managers don't always make what others perceive as the best choices when deciding who should and who should not be the designated closer for their teams. In fact, one might argue, when faced with a less-than-obvious choice, they seem ...

Blog | May 09, 2013

Eric Karabell has the latest news on closers, including Heath Bell taking over in Arizona with J.J. Putz on the disabled list.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Bradford Doolittle examines what the next steps are for the Boston Celtics after their first-round elimination from the NBA Playoffs.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

John Schuerholz spent 26 years as a general manager with the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves, the last 17 of those with his Atlanta until he was named club president in the fall of 2007. His success with the Braves is well documented, but le...

Blog | April 24, 2013

Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum caused a stir the other day by suggesting that first baseman Anthony Rizzo and shortstop Starlin Castro could be sent to the minors if they didn't ... well, I'm not sure what they are supposed to do, because ...

Blog | April 23, 2013

Keith Law looks at a few candidates for promotion and demotion to and from the minors, such as Anthony Rizzo and Nolan Arenado.

Blog | Conversation | April 23, 2013

Chad Ford discusses the 10 top prospects for the 2014 NBA draft after the Nike Hoop Summit and several other recent all-star events.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2013

Chad Ford discusses some of the European talent at the Nike Hoop Summit.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013