Signing Mauer a percentage play

There are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

My 2009 awards picks

...in the other three. NL MVP 1. Albert Pujols 2. Chase Utley 3. Hanley Ramirez 4. Troy Tulowitzki 5. Tim Lincecum 6. Adrian Gonzalez 7. Ryan Zimmerman 8. Ryan Braun 9. Pablo Sandoval 10...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009

The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings

Executives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

NL Gold Gloves: 2 out of 9 ain't bad

...Jimmy Rollins scored on both points, and one wonders if the voters have any idea that Troy Tulowitzki was again the best shortstop in the National League, just as he was in 2007 (when...

Cashman casts praise far and wide

As the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Espinosa hopes to follow Tulowitzki's path

Long Beach State has produced a decent run of shortstops in recent years. Troy Tulowitzki, Evan Longoria (who played short in college) and Bobby Crosby were all eventually first-round picks...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

And the winners are ...

...any need for a tiebreaker. The other close one was Wilson at shortstop, as he trumped Troy Tulowitzki by just one point, 86-85. Wilson finished first on five ballots but fourth on two...

A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off

The camera in center field caught the full picture of Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night, present and past. As Rodriguez turned and blasted his fifth hom...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Colorado Rockies

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Colorado Rockies, who, just like in 2007, were left for dead, came back, made the playoffs and -- well, unlike in 2007, they didn't get so far. Now what? Let's investigate.

Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

PTI : Phillies Come Knocking?

With the way Brad Lidge closed things out last night, are the Phillies now looking good to repeat as World Series champions?

Video | October 13, 2009

Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off

...night, Manuel called for him again. The right-hander's slider spun tightly, and early in Troy Tulowitzki's at-bat, the shortstop's knees buckled. Lidge kept throwing slider after slider after slider...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Four umpires are better than six

What's wrong with the sports world? Well, for starters, six-man umpire crews in the postseason.

...series in Denver on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Helton scored from first on a double by Troy Tulowitzki

DENVER - OCTOBER 11: Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies reacts as he walks to the dugout after striking out in...