Successes, struggles and sabermetrics
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Why the Yankees are now firing on all cylinders
Buster Olney*Following this post, Buster will be taking a one week break to work on another project, and perhaps even play some King of the Mountain. He'll be bac...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009
Swine flu should concern baseball
Buster OlneyVicente Padilla has swine flu, and other Rangers may be diagnosed with the same illness -- but so far, none of the cases are thought to be serious. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Jays must trade Halladay now
Buster OlneyA whole bunch of baseball people traveled to Toronto this weekend to watch Roy Halladay pitch, as Ken Fidlin writes. It's a sure sign of a robust mark...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 19, 2009
BP Daily: Who's next for 300?
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusWith the Big Unit's 300th win in the books, we look at the numbers -- was he the last one who will reach that pitching milestone? Baseball Prospectus has the formulas and the final word.
Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009
Doubts about D-backs manager could linger
The Diamondbacks continue to lose game after game after game, and the timing could not be worse for new manager A.J. Hinch, who had his first confront...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 16, 2009
The new Yankee Stadium's home run problem
Sure, there are a handful of problems that need to be sorted out in Citi Field, the Mets' new ballpark. The visiting relievers can't really see the ga...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 19, 2009
Hamels might pay price for World Series title
Cole Hamels has made only one start, and it may be that he will rebound from his awful first start and have a fine season. Or it may be that he will j...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 11, 2009
Mets pitching for a title, at last
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusThough we lack a crystal ball to foretell the arc of the 2009 season, the Mets currently project as the NL East front-runners.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009
Jayson Stark, MLB
...reviewing some Mel Kiper slogans, Stark says the Alfonso Soriano injury could be good for the Cubs. Pedro's injury puts a lot of pressure on Johan Santana to be great. He talks about poor...
Audio PodCast | April 16, 2008
Peter Gammons, MLB HOF
...their line-up. The Mets must be grateful to have signed Johan Santana, especially now with Pedro Martinez out
Audio PodCast | April 04, 2008
Mets get best pitcher on the planet
C.C. Sabathia's wish list for 2008 is first, for the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series, and second, for the New York Yankees to miss the playo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 02, 2008
Twins taking it slow with Santana
...of Famer whose career earned average and several other numbers are second only to those of Pedro Martinez among active pitchers, whose career projections, according to Bill James, give him the best shot of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2007
Four-day weekend in fantasy?
What am I watching in fantasy baseball this weekend? How about ... everything? A bunch of my leagues figure to go down to the very last game, because,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2007
Tigers' rotation, Yanks' lineup rate the best
Gary Gillette, Special to ESPN.comWho has the best rotation, bullpen, lineup, defense and bench? Gary Gillette ranks the playoff teams in each category.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2006
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