Byrnes defends the Megadeal
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWell, that didn't take long. Nick Piecoro tracked down Josh Byrnes, who didn't pull his punches when asked to explain why he made a deal that everyone...
Blog | December 10, 2009Is Cito Gaston on the road to Cooperstown?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...a serious candidate -- to even merit a place on the ballot -- Gaston needs to manage for a number of additional seasons and win another World Series. Is he going to do that
Blog | December 09, 2009The meaning of Randy Wolf (Part 2)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...and in a lot of cases they're working from the same equations and using the same numbers to make a value judgment, he said. Coming off a season in which he posted a 3...
Blog | December 09, 2009A sad story gets a little sadder
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Bonds was on crutches -- he would wind up playing only 14 games that season -- and for any number of reasons was not real happy with the world. And in particular, he wasn't real happy...
Blog | December 08, 2009Why Dale Murphy is still waiting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotToday I was going to write about Edgar Martinez, but then I got all carried away with rumors of the Mariners going after Jason Bay, so instead I'll wr...
Blog | December 03, 2009M's pursuing Bay ... but why?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...first base, and DH. We know that Ken Griffey Jr. is going to suck up a fair number of DH at-bats. It seems to me exceptionally odd to suggest that re-signing Branyan and...
Blog | December 03, 2009Are Pirates trying to win?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...League payroll. A club like ours pays considerably more in player-related expenses than even the inflated numbers that several have speculated we receive in revenue sharing and from the central fund. And, of course...
Blog | December 03, 2009Baseball's ADHD epidemic
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotA bit of shocking news from Major League Baseball: The number of baseball players authorized to use otherwise banned stimulants for ADHD rose for the second straight year...
Blog | December 01, 2009Fisking the Crime Dog's candidacy
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...outfield corners. Here's the odd thing about McGriff, though: he did not drive in a huge number of runs. McGriff drove in more than 100 runs seven times ... but he never drove in more...
Blog | December 01, 2009John Henry argues for change
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotYou have to hand it to John Henry; he's not shy about his opinions. In an e-mail to the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo, Henry writes about changing baseb...
Blog | December 01, 2009Vetting the BBWAA's Hall candidates
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...I think you can make a good case for all of them, none of them, or some number in between. Dale Murphy is a different sort of case. His time as an elite player lasted...
Blog | November 30, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...know? I'm not even in baseball and I'm lucky to have a job." But a number of notables will address exactly this question next week at the Winter Meetings, in Sports Management Worldwide...
Blog | November 30, 2009Digging into Cy balloting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotLet's dig into the Cy Young balloting, shall we? Two voters, Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law of ESPN.com, did not include Chris...
Blog | November 19, 2009Hot stove myths (or not)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...understand these things." Really? I have a few hundred counter-examples if anyone's interested. 2. The number of free agents at a position affects the price of free agents at a position "The increased...
Blog | November 18, 2009What's next for Ian Kinsler?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...BABIP (batting average on balls in play) of any qualifying player in the majors at .245. This number was easily the lowest of any season in Kinsler's career (.339, .282, 310). This is a...
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