Count on Tigers being in the mix in AL Central
Rob Neyer...better than the '08 rotation. I feel similarly about the bullpen. Brandon Lyon is better than Todd Jones, and Joel Zumaya and Fernando Rodney are hopefully healthy. The pen should be better, we can...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009Making sense of predicted win totals
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderPredicted wins: Where did we go wrong, what did we get right? We were close on many, but missed wildly on a half-dozen teams, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2006
Elite closers keep the ball in the yard
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThere are a number of outstanding closers in the majors, but only two should be considered elite: Mariano Rivera and Joe Nathan.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2006
September a falloff time for rookies
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderIt's a statistical fact that rookies' numbers have fallen off over the last three years in the month of September.
Story | Conversation | September 19, 2005
Boston believing in new Theo-logy
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWhile not everything has gone right this year in Boston, Theo Epstein is proving to be one of the game's top GMs.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2003Responding to Jones-mania
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comUsers offer their passionate responses to Rob's column on Todd Jones' anti-gay remarks.
Story | Conversation | May 01, 2003Punishing Jones not the answer
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comTodd Jones showed he's ignorant for his anti-gay remarks, but punishing him for his comments definitely isn't the solution.
Story | Conversation | April 30, 2003Battle of the Decades: 1990s vs. 2000s
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWhich decade produced better players, the 1990s or 2000s? At least in this simulated series, the old guys get the last laugh.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Top 100 players of the decade
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comAlbert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Taking stock and naming names
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;ll trade you Steve Pearce, Garrett Jones, Zack Duke, Joel Hanrahan, John Perrotto, KDKA, six pierogi, and Robert Morris University for Luis Valbuena, Matt LaPorta, Jess Todd, Justin Masterson, Hector Rondon, Alex White to...
Blog | August 03, 2009Meet the all-time NL All-Stars
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRob Neyer picks his all-time National League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009What do the Phillies see in Sheffield?
Rob NeyerTodd Zolecki wonders if the Phillies might have a...400 homers (but fewer than 500) is Chipper Jones, and he's got just 408 so is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009Can't-miss pitchers often miss
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comStephen Strasburg is considered a can't-miss pitching prospect, but history shows that even sure things don't always pan out.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009Thin crop of free agents waiting next year
Rob Neyer...Todd Wellemeyer (St. Louis), Adrian Beltre (Seattle), Mike Cameron (Milwaukee), Brett Myers (Philadelphia), Jason Bay (Boston), Troy Glaus (St. Louis) and Vladimir Guerrero (Angels). Euston followed his top three selections of Lackey, Holliday and Jones...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008Best and worst No. 1 picks of all time
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comWith A-Rod, Junior and Chipper leading the way, we take a look at the best -- and the worst -- No. 1 picks in the history of the draft.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2008
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