Teams with money to spend on free agents

...that matter -- any time the Yankees or Red Sox indicate that...he couldn't afford a new vacation home in Hawaii." Granted...for Christmas. Bay 1. New York Mets Jason Bay hasn't...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 26, 2009

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

Bay would be budget buster for Boston

Despite a report, a source indicated Jason Bay is still a long shot to return to the Red Sox.

Better December: Red Sox Or Yankees?

...of the month came with Roy Halladay heading to Philadelphia and Cliff Lee moving to Seattle, the Yankees and Red Sox weren't about to be left out in the cold. “ The Yankees will...

The true MVP of the '00s

Dave 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 14, 2009

Trade opens outfield spot for Yankees

...for pitcher Javier Vazquez, the New York Yankees are now in a position...

Can Vazquez repeat '09 numbers with Yanks?

If the New York Yankees make it back to the...

The internal trade deadline

...So in another words, the Blue Jays were left to deal with a very small field: the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies and maybe -- maybe -- the Angels or Dodgers. Not exactly a situation that teems with...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Yankees fan convicted of murder

A New Hampshire woman has been convicted of second-degree murder for hitting a man with her car after he taunted her for being a New York Yankees fan.

Defense highlights offseason moves

Coco 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

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26: Mike Lowell #25...throws against the New York Yankees on September 26, 2009 at...

Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?

Difficult teammates come with all forms of behavior. Albert Belle was known as Mr. Freeze to the others in the Indians' clubhouse because he liked to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009

Offseason notebook: Outfield shuffle

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the other big moves of the week beyond the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee trade and John Lackey signing, leading with the Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron signings.

Searching for Bobby Abreu

It wasn't until Feb. 12 that Bobby Abreu signed last winter, after waiting and waiting and waiting. The music had stopped, the big dollars were gone a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik 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