Florida newspapers were hopping this week with continued coverage of the fire sale redux, plus some not-so-nice words about the hunt for a new stadium. Also: Billy Wagner burns the bridge to Philadelphia, and the Mets may trade the Bensons.
Neil outlines how the most recent CBA is impacting the current news around baseball.
The winter meetings are underway in Dallas, and Joe Sheehan’s there to fill you in on all the latest news.
Today we announce the 2005 winner of the Dick Martin Award, recognizing the best medical staff in baseball.
You can’t say the Rockies have depth if they’ve got six versions of the same player, and the Phillies hopefully have put their reliever fetish behind them as they retool this winter.
Jim sees a bit of ourselves in the recent spate of high-dollar contracts handed out by MLB teams.
Christina details a few teams who were most enthusiastic about relievers, and breaks down a few trades and signings of note leading into the Winter Meetings.
The winter meetings are a weekend away, and the rumors are flying.
James takes a look at the crazy offseason market for relievers to see if there’s anything we can learn about reliever consistency.
Notebook has a look at the Mazzone-less Braves, and breaks down a curious acquisition by the A’s.
Milwaukee fills some needs with role players, and the Blue Jays aren’t as much of a Moneyball team as the press releases would have you think.
Part Two of our transaction series explains the rules governing compensatory draft picks, and focuses on two Bay Area GMs who use the rule to different ends.
With $100 million worth of insanity behind us, and more to come, here’s some advice for general managers throughout the game.
Jeff Angus takes a look at how the White Sox’ closer usage pattern stacks up against more dominant patterns, and has some illuminating insight into the 2005 Champions’ brand of baseball.
Now that he’s recapped HACKING MASS, Ben takes a look at BP’s other contest, the Predictatron.
Jim congratulates and welcomes the newest Hall of Fame eligibles, but do any of them have a shot?