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Jason Varitek and Juan Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by circumstance. But they prob...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 2, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Seven possibilities for a Mets front man

Ordinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Hughes, Feliz finding value in set-up

James Quintong discusses the recent trend of contenders using highly touted starting pitching prospects in relief roles, and how Phil Hughes and Neftali Feliz are thriving.

Baseball's week of U-turns

The baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

...Capps #55 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the Chicago White Sox on May 24, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Pirates defeated the White Sox 4-3. (Photo by Ron...

AL East … King Albert … and lots more

With the All-Star Game now in the rearview mirror, Starting 9 looks ahead at the top things to keep a close eye on in the second half of the season.

Universal Pitcher Values: The full list

The full list of pitchers and their Universal Pitcher Values.

Playing with Numbers: Discussing pitchers' values

AJ Mass follows up last week's column on hitters' values by discussing the value of pitchers.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDT

Relief Efforts: How many closers are truly safe?

Eric Karabell places labels on the closers of all 30 teams, and states that only a small percentage are truly safe.

Playing with Numbers: The 'real' value of relief pitchers

AJ Mass looks at how reliable relief pitchers can be by analyzing how well they can keep runners from scoring.

Story | Conversation | July 8, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDT

Grey Matter: Year-to-date pitching values

Jason Grey breaks down who most valuable pitchers in fantasy have been so far.

Story | Conversation | May 10, 2008 12:00:00 AM PDT

LaRoche's go-ahead single lifts Pirates to sweep of Giants

Adam LaRoche hit a go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Thursday for a three-game sweep.

McLouth stuns Saito, Dodgers with two-out, three-run HR in ninth

Nate McLouth extended his season-opening hitting streak to 13 games with a two-out, three-run homer off closer Takashi Saitoin the ninth inning, and the Pirates beat the stunned Dodgers 6-4 Monday.

The Draft Day Manifesto

Matthew Berry reveals his draft preparation methods and draft day strategies.

Play Like the Pros: And in the end...

Nando Di Fino asks the Tout Wars experts what made or broke their season.