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BOSTON -- Maybe this is what general manager Ben Cherington and scouting director Amiel Sawdaye had planned all along. Deep into the night Thursday, they were still working their draft board for later picks, so they have yet to discuss their strategy...

A talent evaluator breaks down the offseason changes in the AL East.

Ben Lindbergh says injuries have played a major factor in two AL divisional races and that the money and WARP lost is considerable.

Story | Conversation | September 27, 2012

Keith Law breaks down Royals pitching prospect Yordano Ventura, and he offers some insight on the Kevin Youkilis deal.

Blog | Conversation | June 26, 2012

I took a brief break from draft work to drop in on a high Class A game between Salem and Carolina in Zebulon, N.C., on Wednesday night, getting looks at a number of Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians prospects. • Salem's Jackie Bra...

Blog | May 18, 2012

Keith Law checks in from North Carolina, where he scouted some of the top prospects in the Red Sox and Indians organizations.

Blog | Conversation | May 18, 2012

Stephanie Wilka's second home was the little league fields where her father coached and her brothers played, so it's only fitting that the Astros' coordinator of amateur scouting continues to build her career around the sport she grew up with.

The new owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers will officially be announced today. As Buster Olney writes, there will be significant change coming to the franchise, possibly beginning by recommitting to scouting efforts in the international market.

Blog | Conversation | May 02, 2012

ESPN Insider Keith Law was in Greenville, where he got a look at a number of low-A prospects for the Red Sox and Rangers.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2012

As part of the ESPN top 500, Keith Law looks ahead to 2017 and predicts who the top 10 players will be five years from now.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2012

Ralph Branca weighs in on Sox manager Bobby Valentine, his son-in-law.

Boston Red Sox vice president of player personnel and pro scouting Allard Baird removed his name from the Baltimore Orioles' general manager search Friday night.

The Baltimore Orioles will interview Boston Red Sox vice president of player personnel and pro scouting Allard Baird for their general manager vacancy, according to multiple reports. Baird, a New Hampshire native who has been with the Red Sox sinc...

The Baltimore Orioles will interview Boston Red Sox vice president of player personnel and pro Scouting Allard Baird for their general manager vacancy, according to multiple reports.

The Chicago Cubs continued their overhaul of the front office on Tuesday when new president of baseball operations introduced Jed Hoyer as general manager and Jason McLeod as senior vice president/scouting and player development.

Why are the Red Sox so good at drafting and developing players? Allow general manager Theo Epstein and his scouting staff to explain.

Story | Conversation | September 22, 2011