Great Site and I'd suggest getting his book if you can. It's a wonderful resource on all the top minor league prospects.

Nothing too surprising except the slightly higher grade for Martinez Mesa and slightly lower grade for Conger than I would have expected

Andy Seiler is previewing the Halo's upcoming draft by dissecting past Angel's draft and looking for trends of scouting director Eddie Bane. It's a great read and Seiler consistently puts up great material (though like rghan I agree that he's slightly overcritical of the Angel's FO strategy)

For anyone interested, Seiler has posted his spring mock draft. Seiler generally does great work when it comes to prospects. He has the Halo's taking Nick Castellanos, A.J. Vanegas, and Justin O'Connor.

How classless to use the ground crew as an excuse for not making a play

Reported 57 mill over 5 years with 31 mill guaranteed. Since Jackson and Crabtree have the same agent in Eugene Parker perhaps this will give a better idea of what Parker is asking for to sign Crabtree

Looks like the Matt Holiday is now officially a rental with no new stadium and revenue stream in the works for the A's

While we wait for more free agent rumors and anticipate free agent signings like children during the holidays, if you're bored, check out this passionate and well-articulated article by HH's own Matt Welch