Offseason notebook: Outfield shuffle

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the other big moves of the week beyond the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee trade and John Lackey signing, leading with the Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron signings.

Searching for Bobby Abreu

It wasn't until Feb. 12 that Bobby Abreu signed last winter, after waiting and waiting and waiting. The music had stopped, the big dollars were gone a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Trading A-Gon a matter of timing

How much would the Padres have to get in return for Adrian Gonzalez to get a fair deal? "I don't know if you can put together enough young talent t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

What we learned about Sox on Wednesday

...after reopening talks with the Toronto Blue Jays on Roy Halladay, quickly bowed...

Epstein moved with ease

Theo Epstein smoothly adapted his offseason plan.

Olney: Blue Jays Got What They Could

Did the Blue Jays get enough in return for Roy Halladay? ESPN...

Phillies complete Halladay deal

The Seattle Mariners have acquired 2008 Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee from Philadelphia, who in turn obtained Roy Halladay from Toronto.

The Brian Kenny Show

Shane Victorino offers his opinion on the Roy Halladay deal.

Blue Jays sign Buck, Broadway

The Blue Jays have signed veteran catcher John Buck to a $2 million contract for next season, and agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Lance Broadway that includes an invitation to spring training.

Aces

Every good baseball team has one. They're the players who can stop a losing streak, who can give their team a chance to win every time they take the mound. They...

...Marco Scutaro #19 of the Toronto Blue Jays on September 1, 2009 at...

Buster Blog: Did The Blue Jays Get Enough?

Buster Olney breaks down the Blue Jays trade for Roy Halladay

A new Chuck takes on Texas

At the conclusion of the winter meetings last week, a fellow traveler introduced himself, and as we went through the security line, we started talking...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

July 19, 2009; Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Roy Halladay (32...