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Questioning Braves' decisions
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comThe Braves have several unknowns on their team while Cody McKay finds his way onto the Cardinals' roster.
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2004Too many 'closers' this winter?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...enough well-paying, ninth-inning jobs remain. Two more closers -- Pirates righty Matt Capps and Nationals righty Mike MacDougal -- became free agents when their respective teams declined to offer them salary arbitration. The availability of...
Blog | December 21, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...his backup singers) ... * Just for the record, there's no way -- I'm responding to this -- that Mike Piazza was the best catcher in New York during this decade. Their stats were roughly the same...
Blog | December 21, 2009Do O's need $6 million closer?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn the wake of the news that Mike Gonzalez and the Orioles have agreed on a two-year, $12 million contract, let's revisit R...
Blog | December 17, 2009Red Sox spend less, win more
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...so obvious, it's almost blinding. Case in point: Say goodbye to Jason Bay and hello to Mike Cameron. Bay Cameron Now sit down, because guess who has contacted Bay? Yes, the Yankees. The Red...
Blog | December 15, 2009Red Sox close to signing Lackey?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...replace Bay, perhaps signing free agent Adrian Beltre to play third if they complete a trade of Mike Lowell to the Rangers. Bay's agent, Joe Urbon, said Saturday that his client was prepared to...
Blog | December 14, 2009Top 100 players of the decade
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comAlbert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Nats perplex with Bruney deal
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...up a 5-plus ERA, especially with a lousy team. I don't know ... Maybe Nats GM Mike Rizzo is trying to corner the market on relievers who don't know where the ball is...
Blog | December 07, 2009Will David Wright's power return?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAfter writing some unflattering things about Mike Pelfrey, Bob Klapisch wonders about David Wright's odd power outage this season: Wright They're just...
Blog | December 04, 2009Why Dale Murphy is still waiting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Murphy was from 1982 through 1987, here are some rankings: Home Runs 1. Dale Murphy - 218 2. Mike Schmidt - 216 Games 1. Cal Ripken - 969 2. Dale Murphy - 967 Runs 1. Rickey Henderson - 691 2...
Blog | December 03, 2009Will October sked really be tightened?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotHey, it turns out that Mike Scioscia wasn't the only baseball man who thought this year's postseason schedule was screwy. Bud...
Blog | November 19, 2009Hot stove myths (or not)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...that "old players are worthless"? Nobody bothers much with age except analysts, and the analysts absolutely love Mike Cameron (36) and Derek Jeter (35). Granted, I just happened to notice that if you make a...
Blog | November 18, 2009Tracy and Scioscia the easy choices
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...surprises here, huh? Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor. Tracy became the second...
Blog | November 18, 2009Remaking the draft (or not)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom the midst of Craig Calcaterra's riff on Bob DuPuy's recent Mike & Mike appearance: DuPuy went to call for a reformation of the draft to add international players...
Blog | November 10, 2009Should Sox spurn Bay, sign Cameron?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotQuick Quiz: Who's more valuable, Jason Bay or Mike Cameron? Dave Cameron says it's Mike Cameron, even considering the age difference, and he makes his...
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