ESPN Search

After my redraft of the 2003 draft was published, I got a lot of questions on Twitter about some of the high-profile flops. Here's a quick breakdown of what went wrong for the 15 flops from the first round of the 2003 draft (all WAR stats come from B...

Blog | May 21, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Don't expect the Chicago Cubs to make a big plunge into the outfield pool to grab a high-profile player. Although a source said last week that the Cubs brass had a conversation with agent Scott Boras about free agent Michael B...

The situation: With Reed Johnson having been dealt to the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs torching their roster at the trade deadline for all the right reasons, the club sent down Tony Campana to make room for Brett Jackson as their everyday cent...

Kevin Goldstein profiles third base prospect Josh Vitters, who was called up by the Chicago Cubs over the weekend.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2012

Kevin Goldstein profiles outfield prospect Brett Jackson, who was called up by the Chicago Cubs over the weekend.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2012

The Chicago Cubs made a number of moves Monday, the most high-profile being the placement of pitcher Ryan Dempster on the 15-day disabled list. Read the entire story....

The Chicago Cubs made a number of moves Monday, the most high-profile being the placement of pitcher Ryan Dempster on the 15-day disabled list.

Kevin Goldstein profiles outfielder Mike Trout and catcher Welington Castillo, who were recalled Friday.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2012

Some notes from spring training games I hit earlier this week. • Tsuyoshi Wada was the lower-profile of the two major Baltimore Orioles signings from Japan, the other being Taiwanese starter Chen Wei-Yin, who also pitched in Japan's ...

Blog | March 23, 2012

Keith Law checks in with spring training scouting notes on Manny Machado, Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo.

Blog | Conversation | March 23, 2012

Tristan H. Cockcroft profiles eight starting pitchers who have strong September numbers on their resume.

Cubs-White Sox Preview

Jason Grey profiles recent Blue Jays call-up Eric Thames, including video of the young outfielder, and updates his top 11 prospects for 2011.

Blog | Conversation | May 19, 2011

Jason Grey profiles first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who has put up monster power numbers in the minor leagues, and updates his Top 11 prospects for 2011.

Blog | Conversation | May 12, 2011

Author, ballhawk Zack Hample answers bizarre baseball questions.

The Chicago Cubs recently handed reliever Carlos Marmol a three-year, $20 million extension. But in locking up one of MLB's most volatile players at the league's most volatile position, the Cubs may soon find it doesn't pay to pay relievers not named Mariano Rivera.

Story | Conversation | February 16, 2011