Jim assembles a team of players whose parents wrapped their birthday presents in Christmas wrapping paper.
Tampa Bay’s offense was actually a positive in 2005. How does their pitching look for 2006?
BP staffers address reader mail about JAWS, revenue sharing, and the confusing rules of the sandwich round.
James discusses the curious practice of teams acquiring what they already have, and wonders about the notion of Replacement Value in the process.
Notebook examines the offseason roster decisions of the Braves and Mariners.
An uneventful December 20 deadline was rescued by a flurry of significant transactions.
Jay finishes off the 2006 Hall of Fame ballot with a look at eligible relief pitchers.
Jim looks to the history books to discover another dubious honor belonging to the 2005 Dodgers, and discovers something about the 2005 Indians along the way.
The Dodgers’ signing of Nomar Garciaparra doesn’t make a lot of sense.
A.J. Pierzynski gets in the ring, it’s not Tony Womack’s fault, Joe Mauer struts his stuff, and the Commish is proud of a few things.
The Blue Jays’ recent acquisitions position them for a serious run at the 2006 AL East title.
Jay continues his look at the new Hall of Fame ballot, this time turning his attention to the starting pitchers.
We check in with the NL Central, focusing on two teams making curious decisions.
James adjusts the way we present information to see if there’s anything useful to be learned.
The long-delayed, and just long, second half.
Christina catches up with all the moves from last week’s Winter Meetings.