Gonzalez getting foothold on hitting
Adrian Gonzalez listens and takes bits and pieces from different voices, and the Padres' first baseman has patched together a hitting quilt that gets ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2008
Reds reign as kings of spring
The usual suspects come out of spring training as favorites to win this year: The Red Sox, the Indians, the Yankees, the Cubs, the Mets, etc. But if y...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2008
Why Cubs might want Crisp
...target in any deal for second baseman Brian Roberts. A package centered around pitcher Sean Gallagher and...worry about what they are seeing in Kyle Kendrick, writes Todd Zolecki. Kendrick's most recent outing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 10, 2008
Salary clouds over young stars
Nick Markakis became the latest young star to have his contract renewed, following Jeff Francoeur, Prince Fielder and others. In two years, this situa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2008
Cautious optimism in Toronto
Each of the past two years, J.P. Ricciardi thought the Blue Jays had a chance to be a very good team and win 90 or more games, if some things fell the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 29, 2008
Mid-level arms taking it on the chin
...beneath the likes of Kyle Lohse, Jeff Weaver and Josh Fogg. The names: Adam Eaton and Kyle Kendrick. The Phillies signed Eaton to a three-year, $24.5 million deal before last season, despite lingering...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 22, 2008
M's making a run at the Angels
...may cost a few jobs. Which will not be fair. • The Cubs may lust for Brian Roberts as the perfect part, but they won't put right-hander Jose Ceda or outfielder Felix Pie...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2008
Ranking the best second basemen
...3. Pedroia 4. Phillips 5. Johnson 6. Kinsler 7. Weeks 8. Kendrick 9. Hudson 10. ???? One could definitely make the case for Roberts instead of Kendrick or Hudson, and maybe even Weeks (because of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 17, 2008
Discontent over DirecTV deal
The news that Major League Baseball is on the verge of announcing an exclusive Extra Innings deal with DirecTV generated a ton of angry e-mail here. H...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2007
TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "robert kendrick" make the list?