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After looking at trades in which neither side got any perceptible value, FanGraphs examines deals in which both sides came out a winner. Some notable ones? The Jason Bay-Manny Ramirez three-way swap of 2008 and the Dan Wheeler-Ty Wigginton swap in 2007.

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2010

Ben Sheets was getting rocked earlier this season, until the A's discovered that he was tipping his pitches. Turns out, guys in major league dugouts can know what's coming from the slightest flinch. Buster Olney explains the art involved in pitch-tipping.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2010

Zack Greinke pitches in surroundings that few would call regal -- they could call them Royal -- but his talent on the mound has shone, and a Cy Young would be his if the voting commenced today, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | August 31, 2009

The Giants' pitching is making up for a sometimes-sluggish offense. That it has been good enough to allow San Francisco to lead the NL wild-card race is a bit of shock.

With 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 05, 2009

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the ninth week of the season, and notes the Giants' pitching staff is a definite sleeper start.

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

Randy Johnson dug himself an early hole against New York and ace Johan Santana, and the potent Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 on Saturday.

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News and notes from around Spring Training.

News and notes from around Spring Training.

News and notes from around Spring Training.

JOHNSON TO MAKE SPRING DEBUT MONDAY (9:58 p.m. ET) Diamondbacks left-hander Randy Johnson, who hasn't pitched in a live game since having back surgery last season, will make his spring debut in an exhibition game Monday against the Colorado Rocki...

BIG UNIT IMPRESSES IN AUDITION: (6:30 p.m. ET) Randy Johnson called it an audition. The 44-year-old left-hander, who six months ago underwent his second back surgery in less than a year, threw off the mound Sunday. He pitched in front of manager Bo...

Paul Lo Duca and Julio Franco homered against Randy Johnson to lead the Mets to a 5-3 win over the D-Backs.

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