It’s crazy how much baseball commentary and analysis has changed over the last ten years or so. People used to use wins, ERA, runs batted in and runs scored to analyze a player’s value, but...
One of the toughest things to do for a Major League Baseball team is transitioning a player from the Minors to the Majors. Most prospects go through growing pains and may not produce as much as...
In the last month, we’ve seen a lot of extensions being handed out to star players including Joey Votto, Matt Cain, Ian Kinsler, and Brandon Phillips and this past week we saw yet another one...
This past off-season was certainly a crazy one full of big contracts and lots of movement. It saw both Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder switch leagues for pacts worth more than $200 million and...
A few days ago, the Giants locked up Matt Cain long term by inking him to a contract that could be worth up to $126 million over six years. This is a lot of money to give a guy who’s going...
For a team that won 97 games last season (most in the American League), the Yankees had a very busy off-season. Sure, if you took a look at their roster, there was a lot of room for...
Please welcome Matt Filippi to the BTB family! He's a co-managing editor over at The Stirring Straw and contributes to The Hardball Times. We're so glad to have him here and can't wait to see his...