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Is Joe Mauer the Best Player in Major League Baseball?

I recently took a written beating for saying that I thought Joe Mauer was helped greatly by being a catcher, in his recent naming as the American League's Most Valuable Player for 2009...

Written by Cliff Eastham about about 2 hours ago 16 reads 0 comments
Why Edgar Martinez Should Be Inducted Into the Baseball Hall of Fame

The ballot for the 2010 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame was announced on Friday, and 26 players will be waiting on the phone call to join the most elite group in baseball...

Written by PJ Ross about about 10 hours ago 66 reads 0 comments
Wally Hayward: The Next John McDonough?

Success follows John McDonough wherever he goes. McDonough, the current president of the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, previously spent a quarter of a century as a rising executive with the Cubs...

Written by Matt Trueblood about about 10 hours ago 15 reads 0 comments
Is the Chicago White Sox Signing Of Andruw Jones The Correct Move?

The Chicago White Sox have signed 32-year-old outfielder Andruw Jones. If this was 2006, you could considered this a blockbuster signing, except three years is long time in Major League Baseball, ...

Written by Devon Teeple about 7 minutes ago 1 reads 0 comments
Is the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot a Blank Slate?

Tim Raines Left Fielder First Year of Eligibility: 2008 Career Highlights: Seven-time All-Star; three-time World Series champion; one Silver Slugger award...

Written by Mickey Lambert about 19 minutes ago 3 reads 0 comments
Do The Red Sox Need Halladay?

Roy Halladay, the six time All Star, has been linked with the Red Sox. The real question is whether the Red Sox need another ace or should the payroll be better used elsewhere. There are a number of reasons why Boston would look to trade for Halladay...

Written by Joseph Doherty about about 3 hours ago 78 reads 0 comments
Baseball lacking a Tiger?

Tiger Woods backed into a fire hydrant yesterday and the whole world is intrigued by every detail. For us baseball fans, this begs the question: Which baseball player makes that much of an impact on the world? The answer? There is no one...

Written by Lenny Neslin about about 3 hours ago 1 reads 0 comments
What Would it Take to Get Carl Crawford to Brandish a Tomahawk?

For those of you who have actually looked over my profile, you know that Carl Crawford listed first on my Short List under "Favorite Athletes...

Written by Cameron Britt about about 13 hours ago 41 reads 1 comments
Hey Selig, You Have Two Choices: Drop The BBWAA, Or Start Losing Fans

BBWAA voters are the stupidest people in the world. Sorry islamist extremist, after a stong hold of nearly a decade, you are officialy dethroned...

Written by Matt Foote about about 11 hours ago 11 reads 0 comments
Possible St. Louis Cardinals Trade Target: Josh Johnson

Okay, let's live outside the box and in the realm of great possibility. Josh Johnson is an emerging ace. In his first true full season, Johnson dominated the competition with a 3.23 earned run average and a 15-5 record...

Written by Joel Koch about about 15 hours ago 87 reads 0 comments
Keith Law and the NL Cy Young Vote

So in case you had not heard, the fellow nerds of baseball prospectus, beyond the box score, fangraphs, and the like really lost their ability to complain about their annual insane individual award vote...

Written by Joe Regan about about 16 hours ago 23 reads 0 comments
Items From the 2009 WS That Should Be In The Yankees Hall of Fame (Humor)

Recently I has the opportunity to visit the New York Yankees' 2009 World Series exhibit in their Hall of Fame. There were several great pieces of history at display in the exhibit. There was Matsui's bat, Rivera's hat, Damon's spikes, and many more items.

Written by Christopher Chavez about about 16 hours ago 121 reads 1 comments
Bob Sheppard Puts Down The Mic For The Yankees

"Now batting for the New York Yankees, number two, Derek Jeter, number two." These are the unforgettable words that stay in the minds of fans at Yankee Stadium. Those words have been spoken by nobody other than the Voice of God...

Written by Christopher Chavez about about 18 hours ago 208 reads 0 comments
Money Ball Moves

The Red Sox traded for minor league middle infielder Tug Hulett from the Royals today. Hulett is a guy that Money Ball teams like the Sox would like...

Written by Tom Dubberke about about 16 hours ago 18 reads 0 comments
How Does One Define The Greatest Hitter Of All-Time?

In terms of baseball and its history defining the greatest hitter of all-time is an extremely difficult task. The reason for this is that there are two types of hitters: One is a contact hitter and the other is a power hitter...

Written by Steven Resnick about about 18 hours ago 57 reads 3 comments
Cuban Missile Crisis? The Los Angeles Dodgers Must Reach Out to Mark Cuban

The Los Angeles Dodgers are rapidly approaching a breaking point within the front office. Yesterday, I detailed how Frank McCourt's diminishing bank account could have a pulverizing effect on the Dodgers' organization...

Written by PJ Ross about about 19 hours ago 210 reads 7 comments
Come to Think of It: Jeff Baker is Not the Answer for the Cubs at Second Base

I keep reading and hearing from both Cubs fans and the media alike that Jeff Baker is likely to be the starting second baseman for the Cubs in 2010. If that happens, I think it will be a mistake...

Written by Bob Warja about about 20 hours ago 83 reads 1 comments
Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report: Nov. 27, 2009

Welcome to another edition of Thaddeus' Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report. Each and every Friday, we're going to recap the moves, trades, signings, and other nonsense of the previous week in the ...

Written by Thaddeus Walk about about 20 hours ago 63 reads 1 comments
Chase Utley Stands Out Among Philadelphia Phillies Stars

The off-season is a funny time for baseball fans, especially when your pro football team is not setting the world on fire. Following last year's World Series win by the Philadelphia Phillies, one player stood out in my mind in the off-season: Chase Utley

Written by Scott Eisenlohr about about 22 hours ago 94 reads 0 comments
Jim Hendry: What Will He Do With the Chicaco Cubs?

With things so quiet on the trade front, you have to assume that the winter meetings will start the momentum of the offseason going—someone will overpay for a reliever that had a career year ...

Written by Michael Ashkenasi about about 21 hours ago 113 reads 1 comments
If I Was Allowed to Vote on the HOF

This year's hall of fame ballots are out now, and while I am not a member of the "esteemed" body of people who get to vote on who is in and who is out, I am going to pretend that I am...

Written by Max Fidler about about 20 hours ago 46 reads 0 comments
The New York Yankees Should Not Pursue Expensive Type-A Free Agent Relievers

While some writers might think decent relievers are worthy of MVP votes, I tend to disagree. OK, to be fair, it was just one writer...

Written by Greg Fertel about about 22 hours ago 335 reads 7 comments
Orioles Looking At Veteran Starters

Currently the Baltimore Orioles are going into the 2010 with a promising four-man rotation, with Jeremy Guthrie as the ace and three young guys behind him. The problems are that the guys are all young and it’s also a four-man rotation...

Written by Paul Raymond about about 22 hours ago 35 reads 0 comments
Pujols or Mauer: Who Was The 2009 Major League Baseball MVP?

With the baseball awards already handed out for 2009, we know who was the MVP of the American League and National League. Joe Mauer and Albert Pujols respectively...

Written by Sergio Valdez about about 23 hours ago 100 reads 0 comments
Top 15 Twins Prospects: No.14: Tyler Robertson

14. Tyler Robertson, LHP, 21 years old 2009 stats: 3.33 ERA, 143.1 IP, 103/51 K/BB, 1.326 WHIP at Ft. Myers (A+) Last year’s rank: 7 Acquired: Third-round selection of the Minnesota Twins in the 2006 draft...

Written by Andrew Kneeland about about 24 hours ago 90 reads 0 comments

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Baseball Article Archive

Is Joe Mauer the Best Player in Major League Baseball?

Why Edgar Martinez Should Be Inducted Into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Wally Hayward: The Next John McDonough?

Is the Chicago White Sox Signing Of Andruw Jones The Correct Move?

Is the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot a Blank Slate?

Do The Red Sox Need Halladay?

Baseball lacking a Tiger?

What Would it Take to Get Carl Crawford to Brandish a Tomahawk?

Hey Selig, You Have Two Choices: Drop The BBWAA, Or Start Losing Fans

Possible St. Louis Cardinals Trade Target: Josh Johnson

Keith Law and the NL Cy Young Vote

Items From the 2009 WS That Should Be In The Yankees Hall of Fame (Humor)

Bob Sheppard Puts Down The Mic For The Yankees

Money Ball Moves

How Does One Define The Greatest Hitter Of All-Time?

Cuban Missile Crisis? The Los Angeles Dodgers Must Reach Out to Mark Cuban

Come to Think of It: Jeff Baker is Not the Answer for the Cubs at Second Base

Tampa Bay Rays Offseason Report: Nov. 27, 2009

Chase Utley Stands Out Among Philadelphia Phillies Stars

Jim Hendry: What Will He Do With the Chicaco Cubs?

If I Was Allowed to Vote on the HOF

The New York Yankees Should Not Pursue Expensive Type-A Free Agent Relievers

Orioles Looking At Veteran Starters

Pujols or Mauer: Who Was The 2009 Major League Baseball MVP?

Top 15 Twins Prospects: No.14: Tyler Robertson

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