Red Sox in a curious position

Voodoo economics, Boras Market make this an interesting winter in Boston.

Mauer named AL's MVP

Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.

AL MVP Preview: Mauer with a Side of Yanks

...World Series title and Minka Kelly. It's hard not to feel bad for the guy. Mark Teixeira, 1B, New York Yankees In his first season in New York, Tex has found himself in...

ESPN's picks: AL Most Valuable Player

Check out the top candidates for AL Most Valuable Player award, and who ESPN experts would have picked.

NEW YORK - AUGUST 08: Mark Teixeira #25 of the New York Yankees runs to first base against the Boston Red Sox in...

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

MLB Free Agency: Not Always Money Well Spent

...who is looking to add Matt Holliday to his $100 Million Collection (A-Rod, Zito, Beltran and Teixeira). But for every Burnett and Sabathia signing that helps win a World Series, there's a Denny...

Holliday vs. Bay: D is the difference

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the defensive aptitude of Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The outcome? Holliday is clearly more valuable, but a fit is easier to find for Bay.

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Much gray area in defensive analysis

When it comes to defensive analysis, should we believe our eyes or the numbers? Perhaps a little of both.

Money talks, but baseball won't listen

Did the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.

Hoyer sure has opportunity in San Diego

Recently hired Padres general manager Jed Hoyer is now the leading man in San Diego after spending the last several years in the background in Boston.

Jeter, Bay, Utley among Silver Sluggers

Cardinals star Albert Pujols and Yankees infielder Mark Teixeira were among those chosen Thursday to receive Silver Slugger awards.

Boras compares Holliday, Teixeira

Scott Boras declined to toss out a specific dollar figure in his public sales pitch for outfielder Matt Holliday on Tuesday. But he spent enough time comparing Holliday to Mark Teixeira to create a distinct impression what kind of money he has in mind.

More Gold Gloves, more head-scratching

...ve got your 2009 American League Gold Glovers. Shockingly, the voters selected MVP candidates Joe Mauer, Mark Teixeira, and Derek Jeter, all of whom were probably solid defensively but might not have been the...

No Gold Gloves for the Rangers in 2009

...wins in parenthesis: Pitcher: Mark Buehrle, White Sox (1) Catcher: Joe Mauer, Twins (2) First base: Mark Teixeira, Yankees (3) Second base: Placido Polanco, Tigers (2) Third base: Evan Longoria, Rays (1) Shortstop: Derek...