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Derek Jeter was in the eighth grade when he wrote an essay in Chris Oosterbaan's class about his dream of playing shortstop for the Yankees. When he was in the 11th grade, the personal coat of arms he created for his English literature course in...

Blog | April 19, 2013

Buster Olney writes that Derek Jeter will be fighting against history in trying to come back from a major injury this late in his career.

Blog | Conversation | April 19, 2013

MESA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs must be stacked with pitching if they can afford to cut two pitchers who produced 0.00 ERAs in spring games. Casey Coleman and Blake Parker must be wondering what they have to do to make the team. But of course it's...

Editor's note: This is the third of a five-part series on depth in the Red Sox farm system. In this installment, let's take a look at the middle-infield depth in the Red Sox organization. The system is fairly well stacked up the middle, with a num...

LAKELAND, Fla. -- After facing a stacked Venezuela lineup in his previous start, Jonathon Niese found the formidable Detroit Tigers not quite as imposing. Niese tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings, limiting Detroit to four walks and one hit -- a one-ou...

With every new recruiting class that a program signs come a couple of players who will make an immediate impact on their new team. The Oregon Ducks signed 19 players last week to add to an already loaded roster. With a roster stacked with young ta...

The Tigers threw a knockout punch in the ALCS, and now they're in the World Series.

Binders or no, 9 good bats and a healthy helping of CC will win nearly any day.

The best front-office minds in baseball have been the engines of change in the sport over the past two decades, and as a result, there are fewer bunts and more lineups stacked according to on-base percentage and a greater value placed on defense. ...

Blog | September 19, 2012

If we used old ways of determining value -- primarily home runs and RBIs -- then Miguel Cabrera could be the choice for AL MVP. But as Buster Olney writes, the way we evaluate players has changed, and it's hard to put Cabrera ahead of Mike Trout.

Blog | Conversation | September 19, 2012

Every week, we post power rankings that reflect the won-loss records and the overall numbers during the long season. The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees have consistently been stacked near the top of the rankings all year, because they've won...

Blog | August 13, 2012

The Tampa Bay Rays have gone unnoticed for much of this season, but as the postseason nears, Buster Olney writes that Tampa Bay could be baseball's most dangerous team.

Blog | Conversation | August 13, 2012

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Even in a lineup stacked with power hitters, the Texas Rangers are proving they can produce runs without the long ball. When they were crushing opponents the first six weeks of the season, they were doing it with an offense that w...

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C.J. Wilson won his awaited Angels debut with seven smooth innings, giving Los Angeles all the boost it needed to beat the Twins 5-1 on Monday and spoil Minnesota's home opener.

Unlike first base, middle infield is a position of strength and depth in the Red Sox minor league system. I lump second baseman and shortstops into one collective installment, as the organization has often developed top-tier middle-infield prospects ...