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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Since Major League Baseball and the players' association agreed to a new labor deal and MLB followed that up with record-setting television contracts, the clubs -- with money burning a hole in their front-office pockets -- have be...

Blog | May 19, 2013

Author's note: Please keep in mind that evaluating off TV footage isn't the same as scouting a player live or off video angles that are geared to allow for evaluation. Jose Fernandez's major league debut Sunday against the Mets couldn...

Blog | April 09, 2013

Keith Law breaks down Jose Fernandez, Matt Harvey and Julio Teheran after watching an early-season outing from each promising young arm.

Blog | Conversation | April 09, 2013

The Dodgers have a new TV deal that will bring them lots of money. But as Dan Szymborski explains, even a $300 million payroll can't guarantee them a winner forever.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2013

NASHVILLE -- Knowing that the surge of television money has reached the major leagues, executives aren't surprised that a lot of big contracts are being doled out this winter. But for baseball officials, hearing the specifics of each of the sign...

Blog | December 04, 2012

Buster Olney writes from the 2012 MLB Winter Meetings about players with team-friendly contracts, and how they are popular targets of trades. R.A. Dickey, Josh Willingham and Justin Upton are among the bigger names.

Blog | Conversation | December 04, 2012

For some of baseball's free agents, the market conditions couldn't be more promising. Teams are flush with money, their pockets lined well into the future by new, massive national and local TV contracts, and by cost-containment measures in ...

Blog | October 21, 2012

Buster Olney writes that despite a weak free-agent class this season, 10 players will be ready to cash in, including Kyle Lohse, Angel Pagan and Mike Adams.

Blog | Conversation | October 21, 2012

Like so many former managers, Terry Francona's preference is to be back in the dugout. He spent this season in front of the TV camera, and there's little doubt in my mind that if Francona chose to remain as a broadcaster he would be just as succes...

Blog | October 01, 2012

Bobby Valentine made news by barking about the umpires last weekend, but Ben Lindbergh writes that many of baseball's umps are quite good at making the correct call. Ten, in particular, stand out.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2012

Spring training is a time for warm weather and a relaxed atmosphere for baseball players and fans. While I'll certainly be watching some of the games, in person and on television, I, and my fellow fantasy owners, must be careful to avoid overrat...

Blog | March 02, 2012

Eric Karabell takes a team-by-team look at the players he'll be watching closely this spring, including Jason Heyward and injury returns Kendrys Morales and Josh Johnson.

Blog | Conversation | March 02, 2012

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus writes about 10 prospects who weren't first-round picks in 2011 but could break out and earn more notoriety in 2012.

Story | Conversation | January 19, 2012

For ESPN The Magazine's "One day, one game" issue, Seth Wickersham goes inside a game plan with the Houston Texans and shows how a week's worth of preparation can go up in smoke come kickoff.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2011

Steve Slowinski of FanGraphs analyzes why Dustin Pedroia is underrated and why he is one of MLB's true superstars.

Story | Conversation | August 07, 2011

Kevin Goldstein spotlights 10 prospects whose spring performances have generated buzz among fans and GMs, like the Phillies' Domonic Brown, whose hand injury doesn't change the fact that he's a potential future All-Star.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2011