Red Sox Still Interested In Bay?
Jerry Crasnick on the Red Sox interest in Jason Bay and the latest on Matt Holliday and Johnny Damon
Video | December 24, 2009Bay would be budget buster for Boston
ESPNBoston.comDespite a report, a source indicated Jason Bay is still a long shot to return to the Red Sox.
Story | Conversation | December 24, 2009The true MVP of the '00s
Dave Cameron, FanGraphs.comDave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why, as the decade draws to a close, Albert Pujols is not the game's most valuable player.
Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009
Yankees only MLB team hit with tax
Associated PressThe New York Yankees were hit with a luxury tax of nearly $25.69 million Monday, the penalty for once again crossing the payroll threshold in baseball's collective bargaining agreement.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2009The decade's forgotten glove masters
Tom Tango, Inside The Book and special to ESPN InsiderHow come great fielders are often ignored by Gold Glove voters? Stat guru Tom Tango has a theory.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009
Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster OlneyCoco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
An all-decade, all-value lineup card
Erik Manning, FanGraphs.comErik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009
At This Hour 12pm ET: Mets After Bay, Mastui an Angel, Woods AP Athlete of the Decade
SportsCenterJamie Squire/Getty Images Mets Trying to Lock Up Bay The New York Mets are seriously pursuing free...
Blog | December 16, 2009Scouts watch Cuban lefty throw
Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The MagazineAroldis Chapman threw a bullpen session on Tuesday in Houston in front of representatives from about 15 major league teams, according to a baseball source who attended the workout.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009Nastiest pitches in baseball
Tom Haberstroh, Special to InsiderUsing Pitch f/x technology, we found the nastiest pitches -- and some of the worst -- in the game at the close of the decade.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009
Study group to examine on-field issues
Associated PressManagers Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia have been selected for a committee that could recommend expanded instant replay and playoff format changes.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009Projecting a new decade of MLB stars
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusKevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus projects the best MLB players from 2010 through 2019 (the next decade of stars). His tops include Hanley Ramirez, Justin Upton, Joe Mauer and Tim Lincecum; the list goes to 20, though, with surprises.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster Olney...meetings in early November, after early forecasts said there would be many non-tenders and free agents, new union chief Michael Weiner fired a shot across the bow in the labor wars, sort of wondering...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
The untold tales of the winter meetings
Jim Caple, Page 2We've heard lots of news from the MLB winter meetings, but here are some ultra-secret scoops.
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009Baseball's winter meetings begin
ESPN.com news servicesIn a town known for fast moves around the speedway, baseball's wheelers and dealers were slowly mulling their options at the winter meetings.
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