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Say you're a team that has a problem, like losing an everyday player to free agency. Market solutions tend to be expensive, whether in cash spent or prospects dealt. But some teams already have potential solutions for their seeming offseason needs on...

Well, just yesterday I was suggesting teams need to take their cue from surprise contenders like the Athletics, Nationals and Orioles and go for it, and little more than a day later, the Blue Jays have done that and more. With their potential blockbu...

A little more than a week ago, things looked so very different for the Toronto Blue Jays. Brandon Morrow had just delivered a complete-game shutout of the White Sox in the Cell, and the Jays were 30-26. In the early going, they were a reasonable cand...

First: You know first, it's the base you're supposed to go to initially, to get on base. Or to throw to when the opposition obligingly gives you an out on a sac bunt. It's also sometimes a bit of a tricky target, as the Cubs' Geovany Soto found out i...

The subject of Jack Morris and the Hall of Fame seems to be the bright burning flame before the fireworks for Barry Larkin have finished going off. Morris' clock may have been running out, but after he reached 66.7 percent of the vote in the 13th yea...

With Wednesday night's deadline for free-agent players to accept arbitration offers from their teams, it's interesting to see that three accepted: Designated hitter David Ortiz with the Red Sox (via the story Gordon Edes broke for ESPNBoston.com), re...

For all the talk of the balance of power tilting towards the AL East, baseball's power division hasn't won a pennant in two years, and has as many world titles collectively as the St. Louis Cardinals over the last six. With the eventual one-game play...

Who's this season's air force, the guys delivering the highest ratio of home runs to fly balls? It's not a hugely significant thing, but it is interesting because it's a reflection of power, generally among a subset of hitters who aim for the fences ...

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

If Alex Rios is indeed headed to the Chicago White Sox via the waiver wire, Baseball Prospectus looks at what that addition would mean and discovers that, while costly, it helps the Sox in certain respects.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009

Mark Prior. Kerry Wood. Good examples of pitch counts destroying a pitcher's career, right? But in other examples -- Livan Hernandez, Tim Lincecum, Curt Schilling -- BP explains that not all pitch counts are the same.

Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009

A closer look at the bullpens of the American League East show exactly how badly the Yankees' relievers are struggling.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2009

Leadoff strategies may vary, but BP metrics show that their impact is significant.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

It's time to take stock of those players in the 2009 season who are giving their teams full bang for their buck and then some, as opposed to those players who are delivering a lot less than you expect for what it took to bring them in.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2009