Overthinking It

Overthinking It: Baseball’s New Kind of Coach

On the rise of the defensive coordinator.

Assessing John Mozeliak's options as St. Louis attempts to upgrade at short.

No prior major-league managerial jobs, no coaching experience, no problem.

Want to stick as a 21st-century skipper? Don't be like Baker.

Except for the waterworks, the last Bronx appearance of the best reliever ever was much like hundreds of excellent outings before it.

A retrospective on the flashes in pans that briefly became big stories in 2013.

The best and worst receivers of the week(s) and year, with end-of-season minor-league stats.

Billy Hamilton's first start showed us how good he can be, but is it reasonable to expect continued success this season?

Adam Dunn, David Ortiz, and others are doing their best to make defenders abandon the ever-more-popular over-shift.

Are the struggles of erstwhile ace Ubaldo Jimenez over?

Not all who break out are breakouts.

Think your team has trouble against rookie starters whom they should have no trouble hitting? That's what they all say.

We likely already know who is going to make the playoffs. Is there still reason to watch?

Why "be quiet" might be the best advice for backstops.

Were there any warning signs that Matt Harvey was about to be hurt?

The best and worst receivers of the week (s) and season, with a cameo from Vin Scully and a closer look at Travis d'Arnaud.