Defense highlights offseason moves

Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?

...a marvelously talented hitter, which he showed in San Diego in 2007, when his OPS was over 1...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009

Searching for Bobby Abreu

It wasn't until Feb. 12 that Bobby Abreu signed last winter, after waiting and waiting and waiting. The music had stopped, the big dollars were gone a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

BP: Best and worst teams of the '00s

Baseball Prospectus brings the heat with a controversial idea: the best team ... of the entire 2000s ... was the 2001 Seattle Mariners. Wait, what? They lost in the ALCS. Ah, but you can prove it with metrics. To explore, come inside.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

...2009; St. Louis, MO, USA; San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (23...

Trading A-Gon a matter of timing

How much would the Padres have to get in return...probably be staggering and, for San Diego, budget-busting. Gonzalez will become...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

...26, 2009; Phoenix, AZ, USA; San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez against...

Source: Adrian Gonzalez-to-Sox trade not close

...slugging first baseman for the San Diego Padres. But Gonzalez is not about...

Report: Sox working to trade for Gonzalez

...working hard to acquire the San Diego Padres' power-hitting first baseman, Adrian...

Q&A Josh Cushing

...Questions:   Favorite sports team: San Diego Padres   Dream car: Ford F150...

A new Chuck takes on Texas

At the conclusion of the winter meetings last week, a fellow traveler introduced himself, and as we went through the security line, we started talking...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Greenberg-Ryan bid gets Rangers nod

Source: Greenberg group to deal for Rangers

Nastiest pitches in baseball

Using Pitch f/x technology, we found the nastiest pitches -- and some of the worst -- in the game at the close of the decade.

Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Study group to examine on-field issues

Managers Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia have been selected for a committee that could recommend expanded instant replay and playoff format changes.