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Second base is a funny position in baseball; you rarely see high draft picks spent on true second basemen, or big dollars committed to amateur second basemen in the Dominican Republic or Venezuela. Second basemen are often converted there from short...

Blog | April 16, 2013

The season has just begun and already, some of baseball's top contenders are looking at challenges at second base. Keith Law explores the short and long-term issues facing the Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers.

Blog | Conversation | April 16, 2013

Every year there are a few players whom I expect, for scouting reasons or for analytical ones, to take some kind of step or leap forward in performance. I've got eight such names for 2013, with varying degrees of confidence that I try to explain...

Blog | March 19, 2013

Keith Law identifies eight players he thinks will break out in 2013, starting with Domonic Brown of the Phillies.

Blog | Conversation | March 19, 2013

Keith Law breaks down the top 10 prospects for every AL East team, and also identifies sleepers and guys who could make a big league impact in 2013.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2013

Keith Law ranks MLB teams based on their farm systems, with the St. Louis Cardinals coming out on top.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2013

In a finally-completed trade, the Blue Jays got a No. 1 starter, probably, but paid dearly for that return in prospects -- they really just acquired one year of R.A. Dickey's services. In extending him at a very reasonable salary for the next tw...

Blog | December 17, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the deal that sends R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays for a trio of prospects to the Mets.

Blog | Conversation | December 17, 2012

The Toronto Blue Jays appeared to be done after the big, expensive trade with the Miami Marlins earlier this week, but I'm guessing GM Alex Anthopoulos couldn't pass on a good deal when he saw one, reportedly signing Melky Cabrera to a two-...

Blog | November 16, 2012

Melky Cabrera is a solid gamble for Toronto Blue Jays, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | November 16, 2012

The Blue Jays-Marlins trade, pending physicals, is a five-for-seven swap that sees the Jays getting Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck in exchange for prospects Jake Marisnick, Justin Nicolino and Anthony DeSclafan...

Blog | November 13, 2012

Toronto Blue Jays make major improvement without sending much to Miami Marlins, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | November 13, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the Class of 2012-13. Many of the available players have as many questions as answers attached to them.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2012

We saw a flurry of deals early Tuesday morning, with the Toronto Blue Jays sending outfielder Travis Snider to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Brad Lincoln and the Seattle Mariners trading reliever Brandon League to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a ...

Blog | July 31, 2012