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Tests for major leaguers start in March

ESPN.com news services

More than 5 percent of major league players tested positive for steroids this year, triggering automatic testing starting next season.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2003

Projected standings for 2003

Tom Tippett, Diamond Mind Baseball / Special to ESPN.com

Editor's note: Tom Tippett is the designer of the Diamond Mind Baseball computer game and the simulation software used in ESPN Classic Fantasy Basebal...

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Nats hire Johnson as senior adviser

Associated Press

The Nationals have hired former major league manager Davey Johnson as a senior adviser.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Cuban prospect Ruiz creating buzz

Jorge Arangure Jr.

...pitchers, I'm sure there will be no problem finding somebody." Lazo, 36, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist ('96, '04) and has twice won silver ('00, '08). News and Notes • Although he...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Page 2 Power Rankings: Sox edition

Patrick Hruby, Page 2

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

Story | Conversation | August 03, 2009

Active seniors still living the good life

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

To quadrigenarians Jamie Moyer, Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson, age is just another number in their illustrious careers.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009

Dykstra's business: a bed of 'Nails'

Mike Fish, ESPN.com

Lenny Dykstra dreams of big business with high rolling professional athletes. But an ESPN.com investigation discovered that 'Nails' either hates to pay his bills or he's a financial train wreck. Mike Fish reports.

Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009

More opportunity for job seekers

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Thanks to the World Baseball Classic, some fringe players get longer looks at major league camps this spring.

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2009

BP Daily: Out of the East

Clay Davenport, Baseball Prospectus

Translating statistics between different leagues is a difficult enough task under the best of circumstances; translating across different cultures is even harder.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 26, 2009

Ranking the top prospects (Nos. 1-25)

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

Keith Law lists his top 100 prospects, from catcher Matt Wieters at No. 1 to outfielder Michael Taylor at No. 100.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

Johnson, Jeter set for WBC

Associated Press

Davey Johnson, who guided the U.S. team to a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, has been picked to manage at the World Baseball Classic this spring.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008

Kawakami heads questionable Japanese free-agent class

Jim Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Led by a pair of 33-year-old right-handed pitchers, this year's class of Japanese free agents is rather mediocre.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008

4 Ways To Beat The System

Shaun Assael

If you're a big leaguer looking for an edge, MLB's drug policy still has holes large enough to drive a team bus through

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008

Beltran hits two of team's four homers as Mets stay close to Phils

Associated Press

Carlos Beltran homered from both sides of the plate, Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado also went deep, and the Mets built a big lead then barely held on to beat the Nationals 9-7.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 17, 2008