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The American League Most Valuable Player debate last summer illuminated the significant difference between the way folks in front offices evaluate players and how uniformed personnel view them. For managers, coaches and players, Miguel Cabrera was a ...

Blog | March 28, 2013

With ESPN unveiling the top 10 of the BBTN 500, Buster Olney polled 21 MLB execs to pick their top 10 players for 2013.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2013

Sometimes a fantasy owner simply needs to break away from comfortable strategies that have worked in the past to try something new. It might be difficult, might take some practice, but when I walked into the Arizona Republic building in downtown Phoe...

Blog | March 06, 2013

Eric Karabell reviews his NL-only LABR draft team and some new strategies he used this year.

Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2013

We're still in February, but ESPN's live draft results page is up and running, and a few things jump out to me. Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is going first overall, with Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, ESPN's pi...

Blog | February 27, 2013

Eric Karabell lays out his philosophy pertaining to when to take starting pitchers in 2013 drafts.

Blog | Conversation | February 27, 2013

Buster Olney writes that players who say they can't discuss PED accusations, or would like to help but can't or any other variation of that standard response are simply spinning at best, and lying at worst.

Blog | Conversation | February 18, 2013

After Ryan Braun's news conference last February, after he'd won the appeal of his suspension, there were many words written about how truthful he sounded, about how assertive he was, about his righteous anger. Some columnists even went so ...

Blog | February 06, 2013

Buster Olney writes about how as the investigation surrounding Ryan Braun continues, the urge to state with certainty whether he's guilty or innocent is a trap the media must not fall for.

Blog | Conversation | February 06, 2013

It started Tuesday morning with much debate about the great -- or perhaps merely very good -- Mike Trout and ended during the evening Wednesday with closers and Cabreras (Melky and Asdrubal) sliding into our Top 100. In between, the ESPN Fantasy team...

Blog | January 31, 2013

Eric Karabell offers a brief summary of some of the players (including Mike Trout and Buster Posey) and topics (starting pitching depth) that were discussed at the 2013 ESPN Fantasy baseball rankings summit.

Blog | Conversation | January 31, 2013

Paul Swydan of FanGraphs explains why the Brewers are stuck in the middle of the NL Central.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2013

Jason Martinez looks at the Brewers' talent, payroll situation and competition to determine their optimal year for contention in the next half-decade.

Story | Conversation | January 10, 2013

For the most part, major league general managers have enjoyed relative stability and continuity over the last few seasons. However, with so much turnover in managerial positions the last couple of years, there's the likelihood that some general manag...

Blog | January 08, 2013

Forget 500 homers, 3,000 hits and 300 wins. Dan Szymborski looks at what the new Hall of Fame thresholds should be for those three catergories and projects which current players will reach them.

Story | Conversation | January 06, 2013

Dan Szymborski uses the ZiPS projection system to determine the best long-term contracts in the game.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2012