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"As I sit here tonight, I know Hamels is going to be better and I know Lidge is going to be better. I can tell you guys that. I know that. So therefore that's going to make us better. But now we can improve, we can improve on...
It took more than 10 years, but the Royals finally signed right-hander Bryan Bullington. The only question now is whether, as a reliever, he can resurrect the potential that made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 draft by...
Upon winning the American League Cy Young Award last week, gifted Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke endeared himself to new-age statistical analysts everywhere. Indirectly, he also may have explained Cole Hamels' struggles.
Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Heyman posted the following on his Twitter account shortly after it was announced that Tim Lincecum won the 2009 National League Cy Young: i dont mean to pick on the voters. but how do 2 of...
National League East champions have 30 on 40-man roster PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday to add players to their 40-man roster to protect them from next month's Rule 5 Draft, but there were no...
By SCOTT LAUBER • For the Courier-Post • November 20, 2009 At 12:01 a.m. today, baseball's shopping season began. The Phillies have $106.75 million committed to 12 players (Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Brad Lidge, Raul Ibanez,...
Posted by Jonathan Halket at 6:30am I've moved across the Atlantic, to a country where "hardball" connotes a five-day-long game with occasional breaks for tea. On a recent martially inclined fantasy baseball podcast, one of the...
Ask the Expert: The World Series ending on Nov. 4 means a more-compact off-season. Why, less than a week after the season’s final pitch was thrown by Mariano Rivera, general managers convened in a hotel near Chicago’s O’Hare...
There is a statistically-inclined rant after the jump that I think you all need to hear. Health is a skill. It’s why Barry Zito is as valuable as Rich Harden. It’s why Dan Haren is more valuable than, uh, *thinks*… Brandon...
Dr. Larry Dobrow is back to Save some Franchises. First on the patient list? The New York Mets, who bumbled their way through an injury-riddled 2008. First step to recovery? Spend like you're in New York.
