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Mike Petriello of FanGraphs looks at teams with a surplus to trade at certain positions, and identifies some potential trading partners.

Story | Conversation | January 30, 2013

Dan Szymborski looks at five free agents who carry major red flags.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2012

Ranking the contenders for Josh Hamilton's services based on where he fits best.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2012

Dan Szymborski assesses the center field free-agent crop, which is the deepest in baseball.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2012

Ben Lindbergh says some cut-rate free agents might actually be better buys for teams than the big-name free agents this offseason.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

ATLANTA -- There was a basketball court of sorts set up in the Braves' clubhouse on Saturday, with two shopping carts positioned as baskets on opposite sides of the room, about 20 feet apart. The object was to fire the ball into the top part of ...

Blog | September 16, 2012

As the Atlanta Braves find themselves in another September race, Buster Olney writes that they aren't hiding from their 2011 collapse. The Braves owned it, learned from it and are now using the experience to be better prepared this time around.

Blog | Conversation | September 16, 2012

With the trade deadline now five days away, some executives spent part of Wednesday digesting the deals that took place late Tuesday night and continuing their assessments of their own teams and the market. The number of shopping days is dwindling...

Blog | July 26, 2012

With the trade deadline five days away, Buster Olney goes through the biggest holes to fill, beginning with the Los Angeles Angels and their starting rotation.

Blog | Conversation | July 26, 2012

Just when we thought the Miami Marlins were only window shopping, they stepped up and showed they mean business. Pending a physical, it looks like the Marlins have their closer, signing Heath Bell to a three-year contract reportedly worth $27 mill...

Blog | December 02, 2011

Kevin Goldstein looks at which teams have the kind of prospects needed to swing a deal for Cole Hamels, who the Phillies are apparently shopping.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2011

Those who believe Kansas City got burned in the Zack Greinke deal might not realize the degree to which the market wasn't pushing for the pitcher or the realities of shortstop shopping. But evaluators paint a different picture.

Blog | Conversation | December 21, 2010

Not all valuable free agents will be signed for top dollar. Baseball Prospectus takes a look at seven players who have plenty of production left in them and, more importantly, won't break the bank.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2010

Spanning the globe in search of possible replacements for Alex Rodriguez

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2009

Let's look at the worst one-year, two-year, and three-year contracts, capped by the worst deal of the winter for its length, expense, and likely return.

Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009

Judging by the 1.3-mile hike from my parking space to the mall entrance this week, a few of you out there haven't finished your holiday shopping yet. So as a public service, I'd like to offer a few last-minute gift tips, just for that baseball fan ...

Blog | Conversation | December 21, 2007