Jose Bernabe Reyes

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 11, 1983 in Santiago, Santiago, Dominican Republic
High School: Santiago (Santiago, DO)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 2003 (Age 19)   vs. TEX 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Mets/MiamiMarlins/BlueJays 2003-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2017, 6 yrs/$106M (12-17) & 18 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 9.111, Free Agent: 2018 [*], Agents: Peter Greenberg [*]
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• 5/2 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Sleepers Who Have Been Slept on: Toronto Blue JaysWelcome back to “Sleepers Who Have Been Slept On.” Today we are going to focus on an overlooked left-hander who More......
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• 5/1 mlbreports.com : Yankees Update: Week 4 – The Injuries Mount Yet They Are Still The Bronx Bombers!: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday May 1,2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent): The end of April...

• 4/30 Talkin Sox with Dan: Red Sox, Blue Jays: What to watch for: — The pitching matchups. The Red Sox, on paper, have the upper hand on the 9-17 Blue Jays in each of the three games during...
• 4/30 Rising Apple: Rising Apple Top Ten: Come for the Attractions, Stay for More Attractions: Ladies and gentlemen, here is today’s Top Ten list! Today’s category: Top Ten New Additions to Marlins Park   The Mets...
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• 4/29 mlbreports.com : MLB Power Rankings – Apr.29/2013: Like us on Facebook here Monday Apr.29/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): With it coming up to the 4...
• 4/29 TheFantasyFix.com: A Look Back at the 2013 Draft: AL Shortstops: I generally hate self-promotion, but I did a series of articles on the new process of voting for Gold Gloves over at bigleaguesmag.com....
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• 4/25 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated Shortstop Rankings (SS) – fantasy baseball 2013 – based on in season performance: There are a number of early season surprises at SS, and you will notice the updated rankings have a number of guys climbing up...
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• 4/23 Injury Report: ()
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• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Claim Aaron Laffey: The waiver claim kings have struck again.  The Blue Jays announced today they've claimed lefty Aaron Laffey off waivers from...
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• 4/22 Baseball Analytics: Fantasy Baseball Diary: Free Agent Pickups for Week 3: I added a new wrinkle to this weeks Free Agents Pickups by adding the ownership percentage (in NFBC Leagues) for each player....
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• 4/20 Jays Journal: Canada Loves Toronto Blue Jays’ Munenori Kawasaki: Munenori Kawasaki has been a huge hit so far for the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s impossible for fans and writers alike not to...
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• 4/13 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Yankees Win Fourth Straight, Indians Walk-Off With Win, Astros Blank Angels: The New York Yankees took advantage of an error to Adam Jones to score 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh and went on to beat...
• 4/13 MLBTradeRumors: Why Aren't There More Early-Season Trades?: Last week, the Rockies traded catcher Ramon Hernandez to the Dodgers for starting pitcher Aaron Harang. It was a minor deal...
• 4/13 TheLeadoffWalk: Blue Jays vs. Royals: Day 13 Observations: Blue Jays 3, Royals 2 R.A. Dickey: Dickey recorded his first victory of the season in what was easily his best performance...
• 4/13 Redlegs Review: Johnny Cueto leaves game early due to injury: The injury bug continues to bite hard around baseball this week as Reds ace Johnny Cueto was forced to leave Saturday's...
• 4/13 Call to the Pen: Toronto Falling Apart Early: In case you haven’t noticed since the Blue Jays are so far away that they need passports to play games in the United States...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 TheLeadoffWalk: Rays vs. Red Sox: Day 13 Observations: Red Sox 2, Rays 1 Jacoby Ellsbury: After going hitless in his first four at-bats, Ellsbury singled to center field...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 Baseballhotcorner.com: Jose Reyes Out For the Foreseeable Future: Lo and behold, the greatest fear of Blue Jays fans came true last night when Jose Reyes slid awkwardly into second base trying...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: The Best Laid Plans: That blockbuster trade that brought Marlins stars to the Blue Jays doesn’t seem to be working out all that well: The Blue...
• 4/13 Blue Jay Blog: Jose Reyes Likely gone for atleast a month... maybe more: The Jays do not have a tone of depth at the short stop position, but 1 player that can fill for Reyes and has Major League experience...
• 4/13 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays’ Jose Reyes out 1-3 months with ankle sprain: Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes had to be carted off the field last night following a severe ankle injury, and the team...
• 4/13 Replacement Level Red Sox Blog: Return of Game Ten Thread – Red Sox (5-4, 1st) vs. Rays (4/13/13): First Pitch – 1:05 PM Jon Lester (2-0, 1.50) vs. David Price (0-1, 8.18) Note: The three 1PM starts all feature interesting...
• 4/13 Jays Journal: Reader Weigh-In: The Replacing Jose Reyes Edition: Far away from the sanctity of the Rogers Centre, baseball continued for the Toronto Blue Jays. Unfortunately, the evening was...
• 4/13 Jays Journal: AA Looking For Reyes Substitute: There are not many instances in life when it’s ok to cry as a man in my opinion. A star player on your favorite sports teams...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 Baseball Jerks: Jose Reyes Ankle Injury Could Sideline Him 1-3 Months:   Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes suffered what appears to be a moderate-to-severe ankle injury in tonight’s...
• 4/13 MLBTradeRumors: Jays Already Considering Reyes Replacements: With Jose Reyes' health in question following a left ankle spain, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos told reporters (including Brendan...
• 4/12 TheLeadoffWalk: Blue Jays vs. Royals: Day 12 Observations: Blue Jays 8, Royals 4 Jose Reyes: Toronto won this game, but the team took a huge loss when Jose Reyes emerged from...
• 4/12 Mets Merized: Jose Reyes Carted Off Field In Pain With Ankle Injury: In the sixth inning of tonight’s game against the Kansas City Royals, Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes slid into second base...
• 4/12 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Jose Reyes Watch: Possible Broken Leg: So the bad luck continues to haunt the Toronto Blue Jays.  Reyes was pulled from tonight's game after what appears to be...
• 4/12 Marlin Maniac: Interview with Edgar Olmos: What’s up maniacs?! Today, MarlinManiac got a chance to speak with Marlin prospect, Edgar Olmos. Olmos, 23, is a tall lefty...
• 4/11 Rising Apple: Is the Mets’ Best Leadoff Hitter Batting Second Right Now?: The New York Mets haven’t had a proper leadoff hitter since Jose Reyes took his talents to Canada (by way of South Beach)....
• 4/11 Baseball Reality Tour: 2013 Leadoff Hitter Power Rankings: The importance of batting order construction is a polarizing debate. I tend to lean towards evidence that batting order construction...
• 4/10 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Beat The Rain But Lose To Blue Jays 8-6: Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6 (box score) The start of this game was delayed for approximately two and a half hours due to a storm system...
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Wells, Gonzalez, Batista, Jeffress: Jose Reyes says that he isn't sweating the Blue Jays' slow start and it doesn't sound like the front office is either.  Here's...
• 4/10 Jays Journal: Jays Have Power Stroke Going: Not a lot has gone right for the Toronto Blue Jays so far this season. The one expectation they’ve lived up to so far is that...
• 4/10 Jays Journal: The Blue Jays Bandwagon Goes Up And Down: for·ti·tude [fawr-ti-tood, -tyood] noun mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation...
• 4/10 Baseball Reality Tour: Quick Notes around Baseball: Starling Marte, of the Pirates, has 2 hits in 4 straight games.Colby Rasmus has 4 this year, 3 of which are home runs. He'll...
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: East Links: Span, Romero, Halladay, Orioles: Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes was surprised when Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports pointed out that his new team is off the the...
• 4/10 Mets Merized: Cowgill Now Batting .130, Valdespin Leads Mets Outfielders With .917 OPS Off Bench: Aside from Marlon Byrd, who is batting .269 on the young season, the rest of the Mets outfielders are all in a big rut at the...
• 4/10 MajorLeagueDigest.com: METaphorically Speaking: The New York Mets Weekly Report: by Josh AdamsNew York Mets Beat Reporter@Joshthescribeflickr.com/chrisgoldnyYour 2013 New York Metropolitans...
• 4/10 Baseballhotcorner.com: Detroit Tigers Flex Muscles In Series Opener With Toronto Blue Jays: Greatness. Sometimes you expect to see it and even when you do, it’s still amazing when something happens that reminds you of...
• 4/9 Jays Journal: Detroit Tigers Add To Toronto Blue Jays’ Misery In Loss: With the return of Jose Bautista to the line-up after a three-game absence, Tuesday’s match-up against the Detroit Tigers...
• 4/9 Roto Think Tank: For the Record: AL Only Home League Results: Here are the round-by-round results from my 27-year-old, 4x4 AL-only keeper league. This is a 12-team league. Inflation was about...
• 4/9 TheLeadoffWalk: Blue Jays vs. Tigers: Day Nine Observations: Tigers 7, Blue Jays 3 Miguel Cabrera: Against a low slider from Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow, Cabrera hit an...
• 4/9 Mets Merized: Mets Minors: Familia Earns First Pro Save, Wheeler and Montero Both Take The Hill Tonight: Notes, Quotes, Tweets, and other assorted Mets Minors news from scouring the web… Las Vegas 51s Officially installed as...
• 4/9 Jays Journal: Do’s And Dont’s: Being A Decent Person At The Rogers Centre: It’s been 6 games into the young Blue Jays season, and I’ve already had the pleasure of going down to the ol’...
• 4/9 Motor City Bengals: Series Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays: After taking a series from the Yankees, the Detroit Tigers look to continue their winning ways as the Toronto Blue Jays come to...
• 4/9 Mets Merized: Mets Should Consider Mike Baxter At Leadoff: Six games into the season and the Mets have used three different leadoff hitters. Evidently, there are answers to be found. One...
• 4/8 New York Mets Report: Mets Should Consider Mike Baxter At Leadoff: Six games into the season and the Mets have used three different leadoff hitters. Evidently, there are answers to be found. One...
• 4/8 We Talk Fantasy Sports: This is R.A. Dickey-lous: R.A. Dickey has pitched just 10.2 innings for the Toronto Blue Jays, and fans are already booing him!  He has not been good,...
• 4/8 Mets Merized: The Youth Movement has Fully Begun at Citi Field: The last time the Mets had a youth movement, it was the in early 80’s and they were coming off a terrible run of losing seasons....
• 4/8 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Marlins, Marlins View:   Tomahawk Take and Marlin Maniac‘s Ehsan Kassim teamed up to bring you an in-depth look into the series preview of...
• 4/8 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Marlins, Marlins View: Tomahawk Take and Marlin Maniac‘s Ehsan Kassim teamed up to bring you an in-depth look into the series preview of the Miami...
• 4/8 Jays Journal: Looking Forward To Seeing Real Jays Lineup: As much excitement as there is for the 2013 Toronto Blue Jays the wounds from the injury filled 2nd half of the 2012 season are...
• 4/7 Tyler's Think Tank: Rangers Reward Andrus: Shortly after former MVPs Buster Posey and Justin Verlander joined baseball's ever-growing $100 million club, Elvis Andrus'...
• 4/7 Mets Merized: Hits and Misses: Tejada’s Rut, Buck Is Keeping d’Arnaud On Ice, Satin, Montero, deGrom: No doubt that you’ve all seen or heard of the defensive woes of Ruben Tejada to start the season. This is frontpage news. The...
• 4/7 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 4/7: After being shutout yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series in the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 4/7 The Flagrant Fan: Baseball excitement back in Toronto: The tired old line from The Field of Dreams of, "Build it and they will come." does not really apply to the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 4/6 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Blue Jays 4-6-13: Game 5: Red Sox get shutout 5-0 The Red Sox didn't show much life in this one at all, only mustering two hits all game off...
• 4/6 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Happ(y) To Oblige With Win: Coming off of a disappointing loss against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, their third in four games to start the season,...
• 4/6 Mets360.com: Rey Sanchez’ 2003 haircut: Early in the 2003 baseball season, the starting shortstop for the last place Mets, Rey Sanchez, disappeared during a 13-4 drubbing...
• 4/6 Red Sox Life: More on Lackey's Injury: If you saw the pitch on television, you know just how ugly the situation looked on the 5th inning pitch John Lackey (pictured)...
• 4/6 BoSox Injection: Lackey Hurt, Offense Stymied In All-Around Bad Loss: Just one day after a great win where the Red Sox edged the Blue Jays 6-4, things took a complete 180 in the game today. It was...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Video: John Lackey Suffers Biceps Strain: If the initial diagnosis of John Lackey's arm injury is any indication, he and the Boston Red Sox should consider themselves...
• 4/6 TheLeadoffWalk: Red Sox vs. Blue Jays, Marlins vs. Mets: Day Six Observations: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 0 Colby Rasmus: On the final out of the game, Rasmus put his outstanding glove work on display...
• 4/6 Baseballhotcorner.com: Blue Jays Fans Can Step Off The Proverbial Ledge: The Blue Jays are 1-3. I repeat, the Blue Jays are 1-3. Please step back from the ledge Jays fans. Everything will be ok. The...
• 4/6 Red Sox Life: Sox lose game and Lackey: The Red Sox lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon but worse, they may have lost starting...
• 4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 4/6: After taking game one of a three-game set, the Boston Red Sox look to keep the good times rolling in game two of a three-game...
• 4/6 Red Sox Beacon: Game 4: Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4: It took Boston 13 games in 2011 to win its third. Eight in 2012. This season it took four and after last night’s win against...
• 4/6 BoSox Injection: Sox Break Into The Home Run Category In 6-4 Win Vs Jays: For all the doubts many have about the 2013 Red Sox, they are definitely off to a much better start than the recent two editions...
• 4/6 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Blue Jays 4-5-13: Game 4: Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 6-4 at the Rogers Centre If you missed this game, do me a favor and go to a mirror and...
• 4/5 Jays Journal: Questions from the Farm: My grandfather was a farmer.  Deep down I think he wasn’t that impressed in my lack of interest in the subject or my squeamishness...
• 4/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/5: After taking two-of-three in New York, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border. Tonight, they'll take on the Toronto...
• 4/5 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysThe Advanced Scout takes his hoser self to Toronto to analyze the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 4/5 Kings of Kauffman: Spring Q&A with That Balls Outta Here: After a 1-2 trip on the South Side of Chicago, the Royals head to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park....
• 4/5 Mets Merized: 3 Up and 3 Down: Frying The Friars Edition: The New York Mets wind up winning two out of three games in opening series against the San Diego Padres. All three games featured...
• 4/5 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Four Quick Hits: Part Three: Blue Jays 10, Indians 8 Blue Jays Bats: It took a few games, but on Thursday evening, Toronto’s lineup awakened....
• 4/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians lose slugfest to Blue Jays 10-8: One day after the long ball helped the Indians rally to a victory, home runs quickly became the team’s worst enemy Thursday...
• 4/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Five Toronto Bombs and Tribe Miscues Too Much to Overcome; Blue Jays 10, Indians 8: By Christian Petrila Nothing was quiet on the northern front, as the Indians and Blue Jays played home run derby with Toronto...
• 4/4 MLB Injury News: Jose Reyes hits head on steal attempt, but remains in game: In a scary moment for Blue Jays fans, Jose Reyes went down after a steal attempt.  As he was sliding into second base, Asdrubal...
• 4/4 Jays Journal: What We Learned From Blue Jays Opening Losses: Well, let’s be honest, the first two games of the season did not go as well as Toronto Blue Jays fans would have liked....
• 4/4 Seedlings to Stars: Toronto Blue Jays Hitting Prospects: Who Has a Chance to Fly North?: It seems that Customs allowed us to take the scanner north of the border, in order to get a STAT-Scan bead on future Toronto Blue...
• 4/4 Seedlings to Stars: Fishing for Prospects: The Acquisition of Alfredo Silverio: The Miami Marlins have been fairly criticized for not getting a better package of young players and prospects when they traded...
• 4/4 Baseball Jerks: Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for April 4: After winning a bit of money on the 2nd, yesterday’s lineup took a step backward. Poor performances from Billy Butler and...
• 4/3 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Two Recap and Observations: Part One: Indians 4, Blue Jays 1 Asdrubal Cabrera: With one swing of his bat, Cabrera put two runs on the board for the Indians....
• 4/3 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts: Game #1 Indians 4, Blue Jays 1: It’s a Start Big right-hander Justin Masterson made his second consecutive opening day start for the Indians on Tuesday...
• 4/2 Vigilante Baseball : Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop: The top 5 shortstops have been consistent for the past few years. Troy Tulowitzki has the ability to hit 30 HR and steal 20 bases...
• 4/2 Baseballhotcorner.com: 2013 Toronto Blue Jays Season Kicks Off With Much Anti****: I woke up today feeling like it was Christmas morning, minus the jolly fat man and annoying family obligations. I have a little...
• 4/2 Jays Journal: Bloggin’ Blue: Jays Links 4/2/2013: It’s finally here. It’s finally here. After months of build-up and waiting, Opening Day is finally here. No more waiting,...
• 4/1 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Miami Marlins 2013 Season Preview: by Steve EtterFlorida CorrespondentGiancarlo Stanton, Photo: d-deee, Flickr.comAfter the November fire sale where Reyes, Buehrle,...
• 4/1 Billy-Ball.com: A Television Watcher’s Guide to my 2013 MLB Predictions: Numerous publications are using the fastball as the focal point for their 2013 Predictions issue. Others use PECOTA, Bill James,...
• 4/1 We Talk Fantasy Sports: 2013 MLB Standings Predictions: AL EastToronto Blue Jays: 91-71New York Yankees: 85-77Tampa Bay Rays: 84-78Boston Red Sox: 80-82Baltimore Orioles: 76-86The AL...
• 4/1 We Talk Fantasy Sports: 2013 MLB Award Predictions : AL MVP - Albert PujolsIt was only a few years ago that this guy was the most feared hitter in the MLB and I think he'll bounce...
• 4/1 The Flagrant Fan: Why Jose Reyes will be the AL MVP in 2013: The fans in Toronto are really excited, and why shouldn't they be? For the first time in many years, the Blue Jays have some...
• 4/1 The Flagrant Fan: The Crystal Ball tells all for 2013: The computers have all had their time in the sun over the past few weeks cranking out their projections. And while, the data...
• 4/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: Miami Marlins Season Preview: As Spring Training comes to a close, the Miami Marlins are set to embark on the franchise’s 21st season. In this relatively...
• 4/1 Red Sox Life: Guess how many ESPN "experts" picked the Sox to make the playoffs: ESPN, the self-proclaimed "World Wide Leader in Sports" released their 2013 season predictions this weekend, and guess what? No...
• 4/1 BoSox Injection: 2013 American League Predictions: The excitement of a new season just continues to mount for us baseball fans. Here at BoSox Injection, each writer will submit...
• 4/1 Jays Journal: “MLB 13: The Show” Simulates Blue Jays 2013 Season: Almost a month ago, I bought my copy of “MLB 13: The Show” from my local game shop. The first thing I did when I got...
• 4/1 Jays Journal: Breaking News: Selig Reverses Decision on Blue Jays/Marlins Trade: With mere hours to go before the first pitch is thrown in the Blue Jays 2013 Opening Day match-up with the Cleveland Indians,...
• 4/1 Jays Journal: Blue Jays The Offseason Champions: If medicine and technology ever become so advanced that we are all living healthy lives past the age of 100 you still may never...
• 4/1 Jays Journal: Opening Day 2013: American League East Preview: When running down the division for the upcoming 2013 Major League Baseball season, it is hard to pull myself away from making...

• 3/30 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: The Baseball Big Brother Project 2013 American League Season Predictions: With games starting as Sunday night when the newly minted American League Houston Astros host their cross-state rival Texas...
• 3/30 Tomahawk Take: Power Rankings And Prognostications: Everybody’s putting out their power ranking and projections for the year so I thought I’d join in. I do it just a bit differently...
• 3/29 Call to the Pen: Yankees A Disaster Area: Just who will start on opening day for the New York Yankees? I don’t mean on the mound since the team announced it was going...
• 3/29 Pinstripe Pundits: Division Preview: Toronto Blue Jays: Toronto’s wild offseason made everyone quickly forget the club’s 73 win, 4th place finish in 2012. It was a pretty...
• 3/29 BoSox Injection: Red Sox AL East Roundup: Toronto Blue Jays Q&A: It was readily apparent from the outset of the 2012-13 offseason that the Toronto Blue Jays were all in and playing for keeps....
• 3/29 StanGraphs: 2013 AL East Preview: 1. Toronto Blue Jays We went all-in on an upstart Blue Jays team loaded with talent around the edges last spring, and it really...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Yankees, Happ, Indians: Yankees GM Brian Cashman describes how his team nearly traded for Johan Santana in 2008 in an interview with Andy McCullough...
• 3/28 StlSportsMinute.com: MLB Preview: Predicting who will win the American League East: The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have traditionally dominated the American League East division thanks to their lofty...
• 3/28 Baseball News Source: New York Mets Johan Santana May Need Shoulder Surgery: The New York Mets have been searching for luck since Endy Chavez made a catch in the 2006 NLCS. That search will continue longer...
• 3/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Enough of the hype! Toronto Blue Jays will not make postseason: It happens every year. A team (or teams) makes a few offseason acquisitions, and it immediately becomes a World Series favorite....
• 3/28 Through The Fence Baseball: ¿Estoy loco? Three bold predictions for the upcoming MLB season: Blues guitarist Leo Kottke once said, “I will literally open my mouth not knowing what is coming out.” In the next several...
• 3/28 Call to the Pen: What Do We Expect From Our General Managers?: It’s five o’ clock in the evening and Heyman, Rosenthal, Morosi be tweeting. They’ve got some big breaking news...
• 3/28 MLB Dirt: Kevin Pillar: How the Toronto Blue Jays’ Prospect is Raking His Way Through the Minor Leagues: The Toronto Blue Jays traded a significant amount of their minor league talent to the Miami Marlins this past offseason in a huge...
• 3/28 Mets360.com: Are Ruben Tejada’s spring struggles a reason for concern?: After going 0-3 in the Mets’ 6-2 exhibition win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, Ruben Tejada is now batting .080...
• 3/27 Rising Apple: John Buck: Solid Acquisition: The Mets have had active off-seasons the last two years. Some of that activity has not been po**** with the fan base, specifically...
• 3/27 Jays Journal: Opening Day 2013: Projected Blue Jays Line-up: MLB.com published a post today detailing the projected starting line-ups for every team across baseball. This is a tricky endeavor...
• 3/27 Reviewing the Brew: Division in Milwaukee: A Look at why Many Fans are Negatively Overreacting with the Additions of Kyle Lohse and Yuniesky Betancourt: Okay. The Brewers have a flair for the dramatic. We all get that, and we all saw it coming from a mile away. It had to happen...
• 3/26 MLBTradeRumors: Anthopoulos On Dickey, Marlins, Reyes, Johnson: Recently, Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star sat down with Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos and touched on a number...
• 3/26 The Flagrant Fan: Nick Swisher - Ready to rock Cleveland: Nick Swisher is ready to rock Cleveland. After four quietly terrific seasons in New York, Swisher is now taking his laughter...
• 3/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Miami Marlins preview: Young, unproven and building for the future: Like many in the baseball world, I’m not a huge fan of Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria or his press-conference decorum. Yet...
• 3/25 Splash Hit Blog: The NL East Season Preview: Where Dynasties Live: The regular season begins this Sunday at 5:05PM PST when the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros in that famous AL West rivalry,...
• 3/25 TheFantasyFix.com: How to Handle Different Categories: Slugging Percentage: Trying to prepare for leagues that replace standard categories can be difficult because almost all of the analysis, rankings and...
• 3/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: A skeptic’s guide to the 2013 MLB season: So, if I’ve got this straight, the Bombers will be starting the season sans Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and...
• 3/25 KC Kingdom: AL East Predictions: Every spring, it is always fun to make pointless and meaningless predictions on the outcome of the upcoming baseball season. Regardless...
• 3/25 Crashburn Alley: 2013 Bold Prediction: Bill Baer: Throughout the week, the Crashburn staff will be unveiling their bold predictions for the 2013 season. Chase Utley will log at...
• 3/24 Jays Journal: Reader Weigh-In: AL East Competition Inquisition: There is no doubting that the Toronto Blue Jays were a very busy team this winter. There is also no doubt that the motivation...
• 3/23 BC Sports: Mets Name Wright Captain - Right Move at the Wright Time: Think of these names: Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, and John Franco, each legends in orange and blue. These are the only players...
• 3/22 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Toronto Blue Jays: The series on team offense continues with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays finished for thirteenth in the majors and seventh in...
• 3/22 Tyler's Think Tank: AL East Preview: 1st Place--Toronto Blue Jays 2012 Record: 73-89 2012 Pythagorean: 74-88 2013 Projected: 94-68 It's been 20 years since Joe...
• 3/21 Mets Merized: Congratulations to David Wright – Our Captain: The Mets made it official this afternoon and named David Wright the team’s captain, joining a select group that includes John...
• 3/21 New York Mets Report: David Wright Named Captain; Disabled List Next?: The Mets made it official this afternoon and named David Wright the team’s captain, joining a select group that includes...
• 3/21 Rising Apple: David Wright Named Fourth Captain in New York Mets History: Well, it was only a matter of time until this became official, as Terry Collins just named David Wright the captain of the New...
• 3/21 Baseballhotcorner.com: World Baseball Classic All-Classic Team Announced: The World Baseball Classic has announced the 12 players selected to the “All-Classic Team” with one third of the total voting...
• 3/21 We Talk Fantasy Sports: First Ever Auction Draft: Yesterday afternoon, I registered for an Auction League Mock Draft on ESPN.  This was my first experience with this style...
• 3/21 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 10 Fantasy Baseball Auction Draft Tips: Auction drafts aren’t for children. They take drafting to a higher level with their seriously slippery strategy. In auction...
• 3/21 Call to the Pen: The Miami Marlins: Not Much (Baseball) Talent in South Beach: The Miami Marlins charged into 2012 with a new stadium, a bevy of free agents, a new manager and a $118 million dollar payroll....
• 3/21 Jays Journal: Back in Camp, Blue Jays Can Now Focus on 2013: As exciting as it was to see players from the Toronto Blue Jays play such prominent roles in the World Baseball Classic, it is...
• 3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays preview: All-in for AL East crown in 2013: The Toronto Blue Jays last sampled the postseason in 1993 when they won the second of their back-to-back World Series championships,...
• 3/20 Call to the Pen: Dominican Republic Shuts Out Puerto Rico; Claims World Baseball Classic Title: The Dominican Republic once again showed their dominance in the 2013 World Baseball Classic by defeating Puerto Rico in the Championship...
• 3/20 Baseballhotcorner.com: Detroit Tigers 2013 Season Preview: The 2012 season ended in utter disappointment for the Detroit Tigers, as they saw their chance for a World Series pennant swept...
• 3/20 Baseball Jerks: 2013 World Baseball Classic Stats Leaders: With the third ever World Baseball Classic in the books, we now know that the Dominican Republic is the new powerhouse of the...
• 3/20 Billy-Ball.com: Dominicana! Dominicana!: Congratulations to the Dominican Republic team that went 8-0 becoming the first team to go undefeated on their way to the World...
• 3/20 Lasorda's Lair: Hanley To Have MRI On Injured Thumb Later Today: It happened very quietly before I had a chance to even notice. Hanley Ramirez jammed his thumb while diving for a ball during...
• 3/20 Baseball de World: Dominican Republic Claims First World Baseball Classic Title: Dominican Republic Claims Second World Title By Gabriel Fidler (@gabrielfidler) The Dominican Republic used its patented blend...
• 3/20 Baseball Jerks: Dominican Republic Wins 2013 World Baseball Classic: Dominican Republic won the 2013 World Baseball Classic tonight at AT&T Park in San Francisco, topping Puerto Rico 3-0. With...
• 3/20 Baseball News Source: WBC 2013: Pitching Dominant Dominican Republic beats Puerto Rico: The Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico for the third time in the tournament 3-0 to win 2013 World Baseball Classic. The Dominican...
• 3/19 mlbreports.com : Ricky Romero: Aiming For 2013 As The #5 Starter: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday March 19th, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): At the beginning of 2012, Ricky Romero...
• 3/19 Mets360.com: Why the Mets need to extend Ike Davis this season: In a recent interview with New York Post columnists Mike Vaccaro and Mark Hale, Mets GM Sandy Alderson admitted that he would...
• 3/19 fantasyteamadvice.com: 3rd overall pick in fantasy baseball 2013? Here is an idea of who to take and which players may be available: So you drew the third spot in your fantasy baseball draft and want to know who is likely to fall to you on draft day?  Here are...
• 3/19 Baseball News Source: WBC 2013: Dominican Republic Reaches Final With Win Over The Netherlands: The Dominican Republic scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and got enough pitching from starter Edinson Volquez...
• 3/18 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Major League Digest Fantasy Baseball 2013: Shortstop Rankings: by Adam JenkinsMLDigest Fantasy EditorNote: This article part of a series of player rankings for the upcoming MLB fantasy baseball...
• 3/18 Baseball de World: World Baseball Classic Finals Preview: Dominican Republic: In our final preview of the semifinal teams, we take a look at what many may consider to be the favorite in the 2013 World Baseball...
• 3/18 Baseballhotcorner.com: 2013 Baseball Predictions: After a two year absence, I will bring to you my predictions for the 2013 baseball season. I expect this to be another fun season...
• 3/18 Baseballhotcorner.com: 2013 Baseball Predictions: After a two year absence, I will bring to you my predictions for the 2013 baseball season. I expect this to be another fun season...
• 3/18 Mets Merized: Murphy’s Opening Day Chances Are Fading Fast: According to a report from Anthony DiComo of Mets.com, for the first time this spring, the Mets are considering the realistic...
• 3/18 Motor City Bengals: 2013 Prediction Time: A.L. East: Lost in all of the March Madness going on right now, is that the major league baseball regular season is quickly approaching,...
• 3/17 EDSBaseball: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings - Top 20 Shortstops: Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is one of the game's most productive players on a per-game basis. Based on his...
• 3/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Jim Crane Tells Astros Fans What He Thinks Of Them: In this Wall Street Journal column by Brian Costa discussing the Astros’ decision to gut the big league product, strip it down...
• 3/16 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Finding Pedro Florimon's Value: Yesterday, I unveiled what will almost certainly go down in history as my most po**** original idea:  a weekly (fake) mailbag. ...
• 3/16 Seedlings to Stars: Toronto Blue Jays Hitting Prospects: Who Has a Chance to Fly North?: It seems that Customs allowed us to take the scanner north of the border, in order to get a STAT-Scan bead on future Toronto Blue...
• 3/16 Baseball Musings: Spring Training: Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers: Final Score: 4-2 Tigers over the Blue Jays The modern field and beautiful berm of Joker Marchant Stadium belie the extensive history...
• 3/16 mlbreports.com : Giancarlo Stanton: Stuck In Miami: Like us on Facebook here Satuday, March 16.2013 By Ryan Dana (MLB Reports Writer):  Normally Miami is a desirable destination,...
• 3/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit Tigers preview: Will there be World Series bliss in Motown?: Coming off their second World Series appearance in six years, the Detroit Tigers are focused on getting back to glory. After...
• 3/15 We Talk Fantasy Sports: ESPN Fantasy Baseball ADP Mock Draft: Understanding Average Draft Position is a key element to a great draft.  You may feel that other people have players ranked...
• 3/15 www.drstrangeglove.com: Dominican Republic Defeats U.S.A.: That sure was some meaningless exhibition game! If I didn’t know any better, I might think that the players on team Dominican...
• 3/15 New York Mets Report: Disabled List On Opening Day Looming For David Wright: The news is not good for David Wright, whose rib injury could force him to start the season on the disabled list and be out for...
• 3/15 KC Kingdom: NL East Predictions: Every spring, it is always fun to make pointless and meaningless predictions on the outcome of the upcoming baseball season. Regardless...
• 3/15 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Fernando Rodney Continues to Dominate in WBC: The Dominican Republic broke open a 1-1 tie in the ninth inning against the United States in the World baseball Classic last night,...
• 3/15 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: 7 Burning Questions For the 2013 MLB Season: The 2013 Major League Baseball season is just weeks from first pitch. Teams are starting to make cuts in camp, pitchers are...
• 3/15 Call to the Pen: WBC Recap, March 14: Dominican Republic Downs USA; Books Ticket to Championship Round: Perhaps the most anti**** game of the 2013 World Baseball Classic became an instant classic on Thursday night. Erick Aybar came...
• 3/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Player Profiles: Carlos GonzalezLet me start this one on a bit of a personal note. My cousin is becoming a baseball fan, which More......
• 3/14 Jays Journal: Still Digesting “The Trade”: It’s officially been 4 months since the news of the Toronto Blue Jays mega blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins broke. It’s...
• 3/14 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Same Face, New Place - Infield: Last year Jose Reyes, Ryan Doumit, Aramis Ramirez and other infielders signed with a new team and had solid seasons. ...
• 3/13 Call to the Pen: WBC Recap, March 12: Dominican Republic and USA Win Setting Up a Showdown: Round 2 was in full swing on Tuesday. Pool 1 finished up in Japan with the host team winning the pool and taking the #1 seed into...
• 3/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Ya Gotta Believe: Will the New York Mets surprise in 2013?: Hello baseball fans, and happy Daylight Savings! With every lengthening day, we get closer to opening day, when everyone’s...
• 3/12 Mets Merized: Nieuwen**** and Valdespin Battling For Outfield Spot: The Mets are holding conclave this spring as they seek out a center field replacement for the departed Andres Torres. Jordany...
• 3/12 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Santana, Marlins, Phillies: The Nationals won the NL East in 2012, displacing the Phillies atop the division after Philadelphia's five-year run. As impressive...
• 3/12 Baseball News Source: WBC 2013: Dominican Republic Rallies for Win Over Italy: The Dominican Republic rallied from a four run deficit with three runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat...
• 3/11 Mets Merized: Valdespin Competing With Nieuwen**** For Outfield Spot: Jordany Valdespin is not an easy person to like, and especially hard to cheer for. Ask a question and he’ll often mumble an...
• 3/11 Mets Merized: MMO Flashback: What Should The Mets Do With Jordany Valdespin?: I didn’t have to go too far back for this edition of MMO Flashback which was originally posted on January 30 of this year....
• 3/11 Rising Apple: Glory Days: John Olerud: When Jose Reyes won the Mets’ first batting title in franchise history in 2011, he did so with a .337 batting average. While...
• 3/11 Mets360.com: Comparing the 40th and 50th anniversary Mets teams: Last year the Mets had a nice big celebration for the 50th anniversary of the franchise.  This included not one, but two All-Time...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Rivera, Wheeler, Alderson: Yesterday, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera officially announced that he will retire after the 2013 season. Rivera told reporters,...
• 3/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Get Your Thetans Tested At Citi Field: The thetans are important to judging one’s overall mental health. At least that’s what I’ve heard. Or is that Scientology?...
• 3/9 MLB Injury News: Marlins rumors: Time to trade Giancarlo Stanton?: The Miami Marlins have traded away several players in the past year, including their mega fire sale over the winter, but team...
• 3/8 Splash Hit Blog: “Yesterday’s” WBC Highlights in Videos, GIFs, and Tweet: A lot has happened in the World Baseball Classic over the past 24 hours, and you’ve probably seen it all, but you like to...
• 3/8 Blue Jay Blog: Blue Jays use which glove maker: As you may know the Blue Jays use several different glove makers, the glove is the discretion of the individual. Glove makers...
• 3/8 Baseball News Source: Dominican Republic Rolls Venezuela 9-3 in World Baseball Classic: The Dominican Republic showed off some of their offensive prowess to defeat Venezuela 9-3 in the WBC.  Robinson Cano  had three...
• 3/8 numberFire: MLB Fantasy Preview 2013: SS Value with Desmond/Escobar: Looking at our top ten shortstops, you can find loads of value just by waiting on Ian Desmond or Alcides Escobar.See More Ian...
• 3/8 New York Mets Report: Mets In Lakeland To Face Tigers; Gee Gets Ball: Good morning from Lakeland. Just arrived here. The drive was a little over two hours, straight highways all the way through past...
• 3/8 Call to the Pen: WBC Recap, March 7: Italy Stuns Mexico; Dominican Republic Rolls: The 2013 World Baseball Classic Pools C and D got under way yesterday in Arizona and Puerto Rico. The first game of the day provided...
• 3/8 Call to the Pen: The Toronto Blue Jays Open 2013 as Top Birds in the AL East: The Toronto Blue Jays went from perennial fourth place finisher to front runner with two bold trades by GM Alex Anthopoulos this...
• 3/8 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 44: Facile and Glibly Idiotic: In a previous career, I was a real journalist. I don’t talk about it much because of the several careers I’ve had...
• 3/7 Baseball Jerks: Clash of Titans Weekend in 2013 World Baseball Classic: The World Baseball Classic is in action, with qualifying rounds and several pool games already completed. Much is yet to be determined,...
• 3/7 Mets Merized: Is Jon Niese Underrated?: When talking about Jon Niese… well that’s the thing. Niese isn’t often spoken about, particularly as a respected...
• 3/7 Baseball Jerks: Toronto Blue Jays 2013 Preview: After a disappointing 2012 in which the Blue Jays had one of the worst pitching staffs in the league, the lone remaining Canadian...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Miami Marlins: The Marlins have become synonymous with Major League fire sales after gutting the team once again. Major League Signings Jon...
• 3/7 Puckett's Pond: WBC Pool C Preview: Dominican Republic The Dominicans feature plenty of major leaguers and a star-studded infield that includes Jose Reyes, Hanley...
• 3/7 Jays Journal: Do’s and Don’t For Watching Blue Jays Spring Training Games: It’s already been 11 games into the Blue Jays’ Spring Training festivities, and as we go deeper and deeper into March...
• 3/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball: What’s in a Park?: There’s been a certain fantasy buzz this offseason around two teams that haven’t produced a lot of fantasy studs over...
• 3/6 Science Witness: The Toronto Jays, Miami Marlins, Jeff Loria and the ghost of the Montreal Expos: In Quebec, the official motto is “Je me souviens” – I Remember. As Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins...
• 3/6 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Toronto Blue Jays: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/6 Porcupines in Pinstripes: Spring Training Roundup – March 6: The New York Yankees welcomed the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic squad to Steinbrenner Field for an exhibition...
• 3/6 The Sports Critic: Toronto Blue Jays Made the Best Offseason Moves: The Los Angeles Angels signed Josh Hamilton. The Los Angeles Dodgers snagged Zack Greinke. Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher landed...
• 3/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Risk Management & The A.L. EastHunter Golden looks at the American League East and how each team's risk management could define the 2013 season....
• 3/6 Science Witness: The Toronto Jays, Miami Marlins, Jeff Loria and the ghost of the Montreal Expos: In Quebec, the official motto is “Je me souviens” – I Remember. As Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins...
• 3/5 mlbreports.com : Ricky Nolasco: Should Marlins Deal Him Or Keep Him For 2013?: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday March 5th, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): The Miami Marlins are in a state of disrepair....
• 3/5 Lasorda's Lair: Why the Dodgers are better than your team: Toronto Blue Jays: Alex Anthopoulos made some bold moves this off season. Clearly they are planning on winning through the next 3 years. They made...
• 3/4 Jays Journal: Real R.A. Dickey To Be On Display At WBC: Coming into Spring Training, Toronto Blue Jays fans were burdened with heavy expectations when it came to right-hander R.A. Dickey....
• 3/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays seem poised to contend for the playoffs following a series of bold offseason moves by GM Alex Anthopoulos. Major...
• 3/4 Mets Merized: Mets Matters: Gee Sparkles, Cowgill Impresses Me, Who’s Running The Show?: Some athletes will use anything as a motivator while others simply know what it takes to get ready. Today, pitching coach Dan...
• 3/4 Up Along First: Is Collin Cowgill The Solution At The Leadoff Spot?: We are only just a few games into the 2013 exhibition season, but things are looking up for some of the new Mets outfielders,...
• 3/3 New York Mets Report: Did Mets Rush Johan Santana On Sunday?: Some athletes will use anything as a motivator while others simply know what it takes to get ready. Today, pitching coach Dan...
• 3/2 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for March 2, 2013: Some final WBC news before tonight’s games (go here for news from earlier in the day)… after jump. Tonight’s...
• 3/2 Seedlings to Stars: Fishing for Prospects: The Acquisition of Alfredo Silverio: The Miami Marlins have been fairly criticized for not getting a better package of young players and prospects when they traded...
• 3/2 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Wang, Yankees, Rays, Marlins: The Yankees are among the teams keeping an eye on Chien-Ming Wang, who threw six shutout innings against Australia in the World...
• 3/2 Baseball Analytics: Top 16 Fantasy Baseball Shortstops: Below are my pre-season top 16 shortstop rankings:  Troy Tulowitzki, COL Jose Reyes, TOR Hanley Ramirez, LAD Starlin Castro,...
• 3/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Keys to 2013: Toronto Blue Jays: Starting Pitching Key: Josh Johnson There’s a perception that Johnson is injury prone. The term “injury prone” on the low...
• 3/1 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 7: Thursday’s match-up against the New York Yankees certainly was not a pretty game to watch, as both offenses struggled to...
• 3/1 Jays Journal: Vladdy Looking For Minor League Deal: It’s been reported that Vladimir Guerrero is looking for a minor league contract. Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has...
• 3/1 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Way: Is Marlins Owner Jeffery Loria the Worst Owner in Sports History?: Spring Training games are underway and the World Baseball Classic is set to kick off in the next few days. It’s finally...
• 3/1 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Pitching Prospects Highlight Friday Lineup, Ben Zobrist Off to World Baseball Classic: The Toronto Blue Jays have not been a major factor in the AL East the past several seasons. This season, though, that’s...
• 3/1 Baseball Musings: Lying Loria: Jose Reyes calls Jeffrey Loria a liar. Loria denies he told Reyes to buy a house in Florida: “He did it during the season, too:...
• 3/1 James Smyth Broadcast: Take Me Home Tonight: Players That Drove in One Teammate Most Often in a Season: On Tuesday, the great Peter Gammons tweeted this about the new-look Toronto Blue Jays lineup:Jose Reyes thinks Jose Bautista will...

• 2/28 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for Feb. 28, 2013: Miss this morning’s WBC news? Go here. For today’s WBC news, go below the jump. First off, bad news on the injury...
• 2/28 Marlin Maniac: Three Miami Marlins to Keep an Eye on This Season: When the Miami Marlins kicked off the start of the 2011-2012’ MLB season last year, many people believed that they would contend...
• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/25: After beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will play two games today. One of the split squads...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Blue Jays, Marlins, Mets, Napoli :  Here are a few notes from the AL and NL East.. Justin Germano appeared to have a shot at a job in the Blue Jays rotation...
• 2/27 Mets Merized: Sandy Alderson On Leadoff Position, Kirk Nieuwen**** Ruben Tejada, Expectations: Joe D. It’s been widely reported that Kirk Nieuwen**** will be strongly considered as a leadoff candidate this season despite...
• 2/27 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for Feb. 27, 2013: If you missed the early news, go here. If you want to see tonight’s WBC news, go below the jump. Here’s MLB Network’s...
• 2/27 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 6: Well, if that was the low point of the season, at least we got it out of the way during Spring Training. The Toronto Blue Jays...
• 2/27 New York Mets Report: Wheeler Scratched From Start With Oblique Strain: It will not be the dream spring training for Zach Wheeler that he might have hoped. After all the Stephen Strasburg comparisons,...
• 2/27 The Biz of Baseball: Jeffrey Loria and Hoof in Mouth Disease: Contrary to po**** belief, most writers covering sports do not enjoy writing articles month after month, year after year, in...
• 2/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees come into season as underdogs: Bronx Baseball Daily has been fortunate enough to add a third writer in recent weeks, Rilwan Ameen, who will be joining the...
• 2/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Yankees are the 10th grittiest team in baseball: In a feature that has both amused and confounded me, Max Weinstein of Beyond the Boxscore has determined who the grittiest players...
• 2/26 New York Mets Report: Response To Proposed Giancarlo Stanton Deal To Mets: I read with great interest what my colleague, Joe DeCaro, posted on his website about a possible trade for Miami’s Giancarlo...
• 2/26 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 4: Monday marked the first appearance of former manager John Farrell in a remotely hostile Toronto ballpark, this time in the sunny...
• 2/26 Marlin Maniac: Marlin Maniac Authors React to Jeffery Loria’s Media Session: Last night, Miami Marlins owner Jeffery Loria met with the teams local beat writers, to discuss everything about the Marlins,...
• 2/25 Rising Apple: Are the Mets and Marlins Talking About Giancarlo Stanton?: Right after we watched the Miami Marlins engage in just their latest fire sale in November, we all wondered briefly whether or...
• 2/25 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for Feb. 25, 2013: If you missed the news from earlier today, go here. For the news from the day, go below the jump: To fill Russell Martin‘s...
• 2/25 MLBTradeRumors: Loria On Offseason, Stanton, No-Trade Clauses: The Marlins are a team mired in controversy this offseason, as owner Jeffrey Loria adamantly denies that his trades over the past...
• 2/25 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 3: Toronto Blue Jays fans got a double treat on Sunday, with the team pulling split squad duty. Game 1 saw Toronto take a 2-0 victory...
• 2/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/25: After beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will play two games today. One of the split squads...
• 2/24 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for Feb. 24, 2013: If you missed this morning’s WBC news, go here. For some news from during the day, go below the jump. Some notable WBC players...
• 2/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Today’s Lineups: Blue Jays at New York Yankees: It's Sunday morning, it's February and there will be Yankees baseball on our TV's this afternoon. Yes, you're allowed to be giddy...
• 2/23 Rising Apple: Hey, Remember The Time…: Disclaimer: be prepared to spend some time here.   …that Johan Santana came back from major shoulder surgery to pitch...
• 2/23 Jays Journal: Reader Weigh-In: Blue Jays Spring Training Interests: It seems like just yesterday that the Toronto Blue Jays were wrapping up their final game of the 2012 season, a 2-1 win over the...
• 2/22 Baseballhotcorner.com: Baseball’s War Craft: How Much Stock Do You Put In WAR?:    A sabermetric statistic which measures each player’s win value is still quite subjected in baseball circles due to...
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: Pierre Glad To Return To Miami: Juan Pierre was one of the few people not outraged by the Miami Marlins' blockbuster 12-player trade that sent high-priced players...
• 2/21 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins: What To Expect Moving Forward: Editors Note: Excited to announce the addition of Justen Rosenberg to our Marlin Maniac family. You may know him from his work...
• 2/21 Yanks Go Yard: State Of The AL East: Toronto Blue Jays: Usually, when people talk about the offseason in the AL East, the focus is on what the New York Yankees accomplished. With fans...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: The Oldest $100MM Players: Even as massive contracts become more and more common, baseball's first $100MM player remains the oldest person to obtain a nine-figure...
• 2/21 The Baseball Continuum: Early WBC News for Feb. 21, 2013: Last night’s news can be found here, go below the jump for the latest World Baseball Classic news from the overnight: Still...
• 2/21 Reviewing the Brew: Brewers Therapy – Session 1: Rickie Weeks: This is something way outside of the norm for a blog, but I wanted to try it and see how it would go.  A very dear friend of...
• 2/20 Yankees Fans Unite: AL East Has Tons of Questions: For the better part of the last decade, the American League East division has not only been the best division in baseball, but...
• 2/20 PaulLebowitz.com: The Yankees Are Aware: Team policies are fine as long as they’re either necessary or enforceable. The Marlins, for example, refuse to give out...
• 2/20 Bush League Chronicle: Video: 2013 Blue Jays season in Nintendo form: The Toronto Blue Jays really shook up things this offseason in an effort to finally surge to the top of the ultra-competitive...
• 2/20 MLB Injury News: Marlins rumors: Giancarlo Stanton won’t be traded: The Miami Marlins conducted one of the great fire sales in MLB history over the winter, but star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton...
• 2/20 Jays Journal: Yunel Escobar vs Jose Reyes: Almost all the players the Toronto Blue Jays acquired this offseason aren’t replacing a former core player of the team. They’re...
• 2/20 mlbreports.com : Top Base Stealers Projected For The 2013 MLB Baseball Season: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday February.20/2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): Workouts for all teams are in full swing...
• 2/20 Mets Merized: Cam Maron and Steven Matz Remain Loyal To Their New York Roots: By Mike Stainkamp LI natives stay loyal to roots preparing for Spring Training Baseball players have always been considered the...
• 2/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays this year’s Miami Marlins? Not so fast: Approaching the 2012 season, a lot of folks predicted the Miami Marlins would be an NL East powerhouse. They’d added new...
• 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: Rumored Red Sox Targets : With the Winter meetings only a week away, I thought I would post a list of every name ( or as close as I can recall) of players...
• 2/19 Jays Journal: Moises Sierra To Join Dominican Team at WBC: The Toronto Blue Jays have had an on-again, off-again relationship with this year’s World Baseball Classic. At one point,...
• 2/19 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Josh Hamilton, Ryan Braun, Russian Meteor: Contributors: Eliza Bayne, Zach Pennington, Atman Thakrar The hottest topics for the week of February 17, 2013 … Deck the...
• 2/18 mlbreports.com : Toronto Blue Jays: Clubhouse Cohesion, New Faces, And The World Baseball Classic: Like us on Facebook here Monday, February 18th, 2013 By Alex Mednick (Baseball Analyst and Toronto Blue Jays Correspondent) The...
• 2/18 Baseball Jerks: Five Players to Watch: 2013 Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays went big this offseason, landing six new starting position players and pitchers via trades and free agency. They...
• 2/18 Mastersball.com: Mastersball at KFFL BAD Experts league: As in the past, KFFL has invited Mastersball to join their Baseball Analysis Draft (BAD) Expert league. The league details, rules...
• 2/18 New York Mets Report: Collins To Initiate Process For Wright To Be Captain: It was during the summer of 2008 when I first broached the question with then-Mets manager Willie Randolph: Could David Wright...
• 2/18 Full Spectrum Baseball: Bursting Bubbles: The Blue Jays are not going to win the World Series. Well, I mean, not, not ever. I am sure they will win the World Series again...
• 2/18 Mets360.com: Mets Minutia: Movement on the all-time record list: Going back to the minutia of the 2012 season for a look at changes on various major offensive All Time Met records list. First,...
• 2/18 Sports Media Watchdog: Sports Talk 1240: Kevin Kernan of the NY Post: Listen to me host the latest edition of Sports Talk 1240 on Long Island’s AM 1240 WGBB. Kevin Kernan of the NY Post chats...
• 2/17 Tyler's Think Tank: MLB Hot Stove Losers: With spring training here at last, it's time to reflect on another busy baseball offseason. Here's a look at the five biggest...
• 2/16 MetsToday.com: The Mets: A Saga of Three Outfielders: Our story begins last July, when the Mets, after a promising start to the 2012 season have once again fallen out of contention....
• 2/16 mlbreports.com : Why The Orioles And Lohse Make Sense: Like us on Facebook here Saturday February 16, 2013 By Kyle Holland (MLB Reports Intern): 2012 was a career year for the Cardinals’...
• 2/15 El Maquino: FANS START PAYING FOR TEAMS’ NEW TV DEALS: With Spring Training games starting up in just over a week, EM will start transitioning content from Twitter back to here.  @elmaquino...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Stanton, Twins, Harden, Strasburg: Earlier today, Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes reflected on his short time in Miami and told reporters that he feels sorry for...
• 2/15 New York Mets Report: Jose Reyes Rips Marlins’ Owner Over Trade: I couldn’t help but laugh out loud when I read the ESPN story about Jose Reyes being angry with Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey...
• 2/15 Rising Apple: Will the New York Mets’ Defense Really Be That Bad? Probably not: Fun With Numbers: Author’s Note: This piece is part five in a 6-part series reviewing the Mets’ 2012 season and previewing the 2013 season....
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Cabrera, Reyes, Anthopoulos: Earlier today, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos and some of the team's players addressed the media.  Here's a look at some highlights.. No...
• 2/14 Mets Merized: Mets Owner Says Team Will Spend, But Doubts Are Raised: Fred Wilpon’s proclamation in Port St. Lucie yesterday the Mets are now out of debt and ready to jump into the free-agent market...
• 2/14 Mets Merized: Wilpon Said Mets Will Spend, But Doubts Are Raised: Fred Wilpon’s proclamation in Port St. Lucie yesterday the Mets are now out of debt and ready to jump into the free-agent market...
• 2/14 Jays Journal: What Could Go Wrong: Spring Training is finally upon us. Almost every team and fan of said team can have some optimism because hey it’s easy to be...
• 2/13 Jays Journal: Is It Time To Move On From Dustin McGowan?: As more and more players start piling in to Spring Training facilities across the Southern United States the real baseball stories...
• 2/13 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 2013 Topps Set: 2013 TOPPS SET Bought a box of the new 2013 Topps baseball cards, and I thought I’d share some of the highlights. Forgive...
• 2/12 Mets Merized: Mets Matters: What About “That” Guy?: For better or worse, Michael Bourn fell off the New York Mets radar Monday when he agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal with...
• 2/12 60ft6in.com: Hot Stove Odds: When the baseball season ends after the World Series, the next season is called the Hot Stove League. It starts after the World...
• 2/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Armed With Toronto’s Former Middle Infielders, Rays Look to Stun Blue Jays: This offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays grabbed all the headlines with a pair of franchise-altering trades, the first of which netted...
• 2/10 Mets360.com: Mets360 2013 projections: Ruben Tejada: Next up in our projection series is Ruben Tejada. This time last year there were all kinds of doubt and angst surrounding Tejada....
• 2/10 MetsToday.com: Joe Saunders Signs with Seattle: In case you missed it, veteran lefthanded starter Joe Saunders signed with the Seattle Mariners. The 31-year-old seemed a good...
• 2/9 Baseball Jerks: Fantasy Baseball: Whitewater Drafting: The goal for every draft is to be as prepared as possible. For some, it’s memorizing the magazine when we’re in the bathroom....
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Hernandez, MacDougal, Headley: Links from around MLB on a day that many are still buzzing about Felix Hernandez’s seven-year, $175MM contract extension with...
• 2/8 Mets360.com: Backup backstop battle: Anthony Recker v. Landon Powell: As an overabundance of Michael Bourn rumors float around in the minds of Mets fans everywhere, the team will see pitchers and...
• 2/8 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Joe Hietpas: [I’d wish for] the chance to squint my eyes when the sky is so blue it hurts to look at it, and to feel the tingle that runs...
• 2/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Dreaming Big IIThe Sox will need some serious help from their division rivals to win the AL East....
• 2/7 mlbreports.com : Top HR Hitters Projected For The 2013 MLB Baseball Season: Like us on Facebook here Thursday February 7th, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): 2012 was an exciting year for the long...
• 2/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 9 Guys That Will Give you a Complete LineupAs we continue our countdown to our 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit, I researched 9 guys who will provide you More......
• 2/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball: Eight sleepers well worth waiting for in your draft: Everybody and their brother compiles a fantasy baseball sleeper list this time of the year. In year’s past, we have been...
• 2/6 Up Along First: 2013 Mets Projections: Ruben Tejada: When the Marlins signed Jose Reyes in December of 2011, the Mets were forced to turn to a young, inexperienced shortstop in Ruben...
• 2/6 Mets Merized: 2013 Mets Projections: Ruben Tejada, SS: When the Marlins signed Jose Reyes in December of 2011, the Mets were forced to turn to a young, inexperienced shortstop in Ruben...
• 2/5 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Shortstops Rankings: The Shortstop position is weaker than ever these days and it seems like most of the top guys are injury prone.  I wouldn't...
• 2/5 Mets Merized: Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez Come Full Circle: Last off season, only a few hours after we learned that Jose Reyes had signed with the Miami Marlins, Sandy Alderson made some...
• 2/5 Rising Apple: Ruben Tejada Should be Lead-off Man for Mets in 2013: Ruben Tejada provided some comments for us as we sit here anxiously for pitchers and catchers to report. It’s only six days...
• 2/5 MetsToday.com: Wright: Bourn, Can We Buy You?:   David Wright joined the Mets push to acquire Michael Bourn on Monday. While the Mets engage in draft jujitsu with Major...
• 2/5 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: The Value of Rockies Infielder Josh Rutledge: You’re not going to find many baseball prognosticators forecasting great things for the Colorado Rockies in 2013. But while...
• 2/3 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Bullpen, Izturis, Bonifacio: The Blue Jays have been one of the busiest teams this offseason, per MLBTR's Transaction Tracker. GM Alex Anthopoulos has traded...
• 2/3 Lasorda's Lair: Hanley Ramirez Hasn’t Played Much Shortstop This Offseason: Hanley Ramirez will primarily be the designated hitter for the Leones del Escogido in the Caribbean Series, a seven-day tournament,...
• 2/2 Baseball Jerks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Shortstops: The advances in defensive metrics over the past few years have helped us gain a better understanding of just how valuable defense...
• 2/2 Jays Journal: Melky, Rogers Opt To Skip World Baseball Classic: At one point, the Toronto Blue Jays had seven players committed to various rosters for the 2013 edition of the World Baseball...
• 2/2 Jays Journal: Reader Weigh-In: How Many Games Are You Attending: There is no doubt that the work Alex Anthopoulos and his group of front office gurus have done this winter have created a massive...
• 2/1 StoopSports.com: Jays Win the Offseason: Jake Chernok-  There is little doubt across Major League Baseball who has stolen this winter, as the consensus pick is the Toronto...
• 2/1 Jays Journal: Josh Johnson and What to Expect When You’re Expecting: I’ve been a Josh Johnson fan for a long time. In the last half decade I’ve really cherished watching him pitch on Sunday Night...
• 2/1 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays rumors: No more significant moves for Toronto: The Toronto Blue Jays have had quite the offseason, trading high-profile prospects for even higher-profile players, but they...

• 1/31 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins: Michael Bourn and the Must-Trade Clause: Today is the last day of January and a player that ESPN’s Keith Law ranked as the fourth best free agent, still has still...
• 1/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Is Ian Kinsler really the new face of the Texas Rangers?: MLB Network recently voted Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler as the team’s new “face” of the franchise. Previously,...
• 1/30 Mets360.com: The Michael Bourne Watch May Be Fun, But Not Healthy: Surprisingly, these Mets might be a player for a major free agent. That’s good news. It speaks to the overall financial health...
• 1/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: Colorado Rockies: another dismal offseason: While the above two teams were loading up to make a run at the World Series, I cannot see the goal to which the Rockies aspire....
• 1/30 Mets Merized: What Should The Mets Do With Jordany Valdespin?: In 2012, Jordany Valdespin put his name in the Mets record book with one swing of the bat, crushing a three-run homer off Phillies...
• 1/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Bosch report unwelcome reminder of Melky Cabrera PED past: In a story released by the Miami New Times on Tuesday morning, several MLB players were reported to be tied to Miami area doctor...
• 1/28 Mets Merized: Will Alderson Survive The Fans Ire If Mets Stumble Early?: Adam Rubin pops the question: “Has Alderson Been Effective?” on ESPN New York this morning. The Mets may be headed...
• 1/28 Call to the Pen: Mets Pursuit of Michael Bourn Tied to Possible MLBPA Grievance: The New York Mets have a glaring hole in center field and no legitimate leadoff threat.  The last big free agent domino to fall,...
• 1/27 Jays Journal: Additions Take Pressure Off of Encarnacion Repeat: When a player experiences his break-out campaign after seven years in Major League Baseball, often the first tag to get applied...
• 1/26 Redlegs Review: Ranking the top 10 MLB shortstops: by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer @Cfitzwrites I made up this list by asking a couple of people to send me their...
• 1/26 Jays Journal: Reader Weigh In: Which New Addition Has The Biggest Impact: The Toronto Blue Jays have made quite a few changes this winter, in what could perhaps be the most radical offseason makeover...
• 1/25 Rising Apple: A Dose of Rational Thought with a Dash of Imagination: It seems that I churn one of these out each year: a piece discussing the at times laughable but matter of fact negativity that...
• 1/25 Rising Apple: Sandy Alderson And Paul DePodesta: Rebuilding From The Bottom, Up: Early in the new millennium, the Mets farm system came to a grinding halt after almost forty years of effective output.  Once...
• 1/25 Mets360.com: Why Gavin Cecchini is someone to watch: Since Matt Harvey was promoted last year, all of the hype in the Mets’ farm system has been around Zack Wheeler. Then, after...
• 1/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Mets Signing of Marcum Linked to Other Moves and Issues: The timing of the Mets’ decision to sign Shaun Marcum to a 1-year contract coincides with Scott Hairston signing a 2-year contact...
• 1/24 Mets360.com: Could the Mets make stealth play at signing Michael Bourn?: One the Mets’ most pressing needs are that of a legitimate leadoff hitter and centerfielder. So then it would make perfect...
• 1/23 Jays Journal: The Benefits of Buehrle: One would imagine that it would be difficult for the acquisition of a 13-year veteran left-hander with a no-hitter and a perfect...
• 1/23 Rising Apple: Addressing a Misguided Narrative: After the 2012 season ended, there were doubts regarding what direction the Mets would go in as far as retaining David Wright...
• 1/23 We Talk Fantasy Sports: What To Expect from Edwin Encarnacion: It's time to welcome yet another member to the We Talk Fantasy Sports family. This time we welcome Jeff Rosenberg, @Jewish_Jeff. ...
• 1/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES STACK UP: SHORTSTOP: So far we've written about how the Yankees stack up when it comes to CATCHER, FIRST BASE and SECOND BASE.  We have made...
• 1/23 BoSox Injection: Ranking The AL East Position By Position: Shortstops: Shortstop may be the position where the AL East has the finest crop. Every team in the division will have a quality, above average...
• 1/21 Seedlings to Stars: 2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #81-90: Earlier this morning we kicked off our unveiling of this year’s list of the top prospects heading into the 2013 season across...
• 1/21 MLB Dirt: 2012 All-Fantasy Overachievers Team: This is the final installment of the 2012 All-Fantasy Team series. This past season there were plenty of players that overachieved....
• 1/21 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays Rumors: Toronto a Fit for Michael Bourn?: Though they haven’t been among the team’s mentioned in the Michael Bourn sweepstakes, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe wonders...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week: MLBTR was the first to report the following...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Red Sox, A's, Mariners, Stanton, Bourn: Part of the Red Sox's internal evaluation has been trying to figure out why they haven't done better on trades, writes Nick Cafardo...
• 1/19 Baseball Jerks: 2013 World Series Odds: Toronto Blue Jays Up, Cincinnati Reds DownSo much is made of odds. It gives fans a chance to gauge where Vegas is putting their chips, and in turn it provides the......
• 1/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The WBC Might Actually Affect the Left Side of the Dodger Infield: I haven’t talked that much about the World Baseball Classic because I don’t really find it all that interesting, and...
• 1/18 The Sports Provocateur: The A.L. East Dream Lineup for 2013: Murderers' Row Redux: As we warm up for spring training, each day a new dream line up or pitching rotation for each division.  Today’s installment...
• 1/18 Mets360.com: David Wright in the WBC, how you say d’Arnaud, Alderson’s WFAN interview: It is time for another round of the World Baseball Classic. This one is going to have a different feel for the Mets, who have...
• 1/18 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Avoid Arbitration With Bonifacio, Happ: On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that they had come to agreements with infielder Emilio Bonifacio and pitcher J.A. Happ...
• 1/18 Splash Hit Blog: The Best Individual Seasons of 2012: 41st through 60th: Idea: Rank the best individual seasons of the 2012 MLB regular season (Spring Training, Minor Leagues, and Postseason are not...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Reyes, Lyon, Happ: Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos introduced Jose Reyes in Toronto yesterday, explaining that players of Reyes’ caliber are difficult...
• 1/18 Halo Hangout: How Erick Aybar Playing In The WBC Can Help The Los Angeles Angels: I said last week not to expect many Los Angeles Angels to be on the rosters of countries in the World Baseball Classic. Well,...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Anthopoulos, Reyes Talk 2013 Blue Jays: The Blue Jays didn’t set out to trade for Jose Reyes this winter. Instead, they targeted rotation upgrades to recover from...
• 1/17 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Scatter Seven on WBC Rosters: As a baseball fan, I am a big fan of the World Baseball Classic, as I will support anything that features baseball in international...
• 1/16 Blogging Mets: Video: David Wright & Jose Reyes Chat on Phone: This was apparently made in 2011 when David Wright and Jose Reyes were still teammates. I love that Wright sleeps with a Mr. Met...
• 1/16 Mets360.com: How Sandy Alderson has leveraged the offseason for the Mets: While the Wipons are leveraged to the hilt, this offseason has been a textbook case about how a team and a general manager use...
• 1/16 Rising Apple: A Look Back At Carlos Delgado: For fans, one of the greatest aspects of the Hall of Fame voting process is debating borderline players.  Of course, engaging...
• 1/15 Call to the Pen: Marlins Silence A Good Thing: Well, no wonder the Miami Marlins hierarchy has reverted to a code of silence. They can’t talk about anything because everyone...
• 1/14 Mets360.com: What should the Mets do with Wilmer Flores?: There is no argument that Wilmer Flores possesses one of the most potent bats in the Mets minor league system, earning him a spot...
• 1/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Mets Fans’ Negativity Toward Brian Wilson is Absurd: Underneath his cautious word choices, poker face, military cachet and known bio as an Ivy League-trained lawyer, Sandy Alderson...
• 1/14 Call to the Pen: Marlins Front Office Won’t Speak to Media: As if the Miami Marlins front office wasn’t hated enough by fans of the team, they somehow continue to make the situation worse....
• 1/14 Jays Journal: It’s Almost Here: Surprise, dear readers. I am back from exile. There has been much to digest this off-season if you are a Blue Jays fan(atic)....
• 1/11 The Sports Provocateur: : The New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays have reached a blockbuster deal for National League Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey.  Dickey...
• 1/10 Blogging Mets: THE Rankings: Top 5 Mets Shortstops: Now onto Mets shortstop. Number one was easy. Finding a number five was not. 1) Jose Reyes (2003-2011) Reyes is the all-time  Mets...
• 1/9 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 3:40 PM of Jan. 9, 2013: Spanning the internet to bring you the latest WBC news and notes: Troy Tulowitzki still wants in for Team USA, and swears his...
• 1/8 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 1:14 PM of Jan. 8, 2013: Today’s news as of posting time: Probably the biggest name to confirm his parti**** for Team USA since Joe Mauer and David...
• 1/8 PaulLebowitz.com: The Wilpons Are Going Nowhere, Part I—Preying on Ignorance: After the avalanche of personal financial losses combined with the inability to spend to bolster a flagging franchise and heavily...
• 1/7 Behind the Plate: 2013 Shortstop Rankings [...] ...
• 1/7 Marlin Maniac: Stanton Rumors: Fear vs. Wishful Thinking: There is an element of Kabuki theater surrounding the fate of Giancarlo Stanton.  On one hand, there are ballclubs across the...
• 1/7 Mets360.com: Factoids about the 2012 Mets: Well, as the calendar year turns, let’s take a look at some interesting, or banal depending on your mileage on such tidbits,...
• 1/6 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 1:41 PM of Jan. 6, 2013: Some semi-midday news: Anibal Sanchez appears to be in for Venezuela. So I’m putting him in possibly/likely. An article...
• 1/6 Jays Journal: Looking Forward To A Healthy Bautista in 2013: The Blue Jays Winter Tour rolled into Toronto on Saturday, headlined by none other than the face of the franchise, Jose Bautista....
• 1/5 Tyler's Think Tank: 13 Baseball Players to Watch in 2013: Jacoby Ellsbury The speedy Red Sox centerfielder is coming off another injury plagued season, but Boston is counting on him...
• 1/5 Jays Journal: Stanton In “The Trade” Unrealistic: For many fans of the Toronto Blue Jays the word unrealistic has been taken out of their vocabulary after all that’s taken place...
• 1/4 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 8:46 PM of Jan. 4, 2013: Today’s news: An article at the Atlanta Braves official site says that Craig Kimbrel (who we knew about already) and Kris...
• 1/4 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 8:13 PM of Jan. 1, 2013: Not much today: Taylor Green, of the Milwaukee Brewers, is “in line” to play for Team Canada. I’m putting him...
• 1/4 The Baseball Continuum: WBC 2013 Projections: Dominican Republic Version 2.1: It’s time for another round of projections for the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic roster. Those that...
• 1/4 BoSox Banter: Red Sox fans will eventually embrace 2013 version of ballclub: By Jeff Louderback When crafting my columns for BoSox Banter, I incorporate my background as a professional journalist, a feverish...
• 1/4 Mets360.com: Roundtable: David Wright’s 2013 (and longer) forecast: After a two-month hiatus, it’s way past time for a Roundtable!  I reached out to friends in the blogosphere to answer the following...
• 1/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Toronto Blue Jays Hitting-Pitching Projections: Toronto Blue Jays – Predicted Finish: First Place, AL East As the 2012 season was nearing it’s end, we randomly assigned...
• 1/4 mlbreports.com : Adam Lind: Ready For His Last Season in the Big Leagues: Like us on Facebook here Friday January 4th, 2013 Jonathan Hacohen  (Baseball Writer and Website Founder):   Living in Toronto,...
• 1/4 Chicken Friars: Marlins Doing Their Best Late-80′s & Early-90′s Padres Impression: I’ve got to hand it to those in charge of the Miami Marlins.  When you talk about making fire-sale moves to slash payroll,...
• 1/3 mlbreports.com : Juan Pierre: The Unappreciated Stolen Base Master: Thursday January 3rd, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer) Follow @TheJakeMan24// Remember Juan Pierre? The guy who’s the...
• 1/3 MLB Injury News: Marlins Rumors: Miami Extremely Unlikely to Trade Giancarlo Stanton: It’s been reported that the Miami Marlins are willing to listen to trade offers on right fielder Giancarlo Stanton this offseason,...
• 1/2 Mets360.com: Can Ruben Tejada exceed expectations again in 2013?: Ruben Tejada has little speed and less power. Yet despite that **** duo, Tejada was able to post a 2.1 fWAR last year in 114 games....
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Will Listen On Giancarlo Stanton: WEDNESDAY: Though there’s lots of interest in Stanton, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports hears from sources who all but rule out...
• 1/2 Through The Fence Baseball: 13 MLB players to watch in 2013: As we ring in the new year, here are 13 MLB players to watch as we approach the upcoming 2013 season: Jacoby Ellsbury The speedy...
• 1/2 Through The Fence Baseball: 13 players to watch in 2013: As we ring in the new year, here are 13 players to keep an eye on during the 2013 season: Jacoby Ellsbury The speedy Red Sox center...
• 1/1 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 8:13 PM of Jan. 1, 2013: Not much today: Taylor Green, of the Milwaukee Brewers, is “in line” to play for Team Canada. I’m putting him...
• 1/1 The Baseball Continuum: WBC 2013 Projections: Dominican Republic Version 2.1: It’s time for another round of projections for the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic roster. Those that...
• 1/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Giancarlo Stanton: About as Available as Heidi Klum: Would you like to date Heidi Klum? Are you a big time actor or rock star? An investment banker with a billion dollars at your...

• 12/31 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Top 5 of 2012 – #1 The Marlins Mugging: With the new year nearly upon us and fans clambering for the beginning of the 2013 season, it is only appropriate to look back...
• 12/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: Blue Jays’ J.P. Arencibia flying high with confidence:   It’s been an emotional roller-coaster ride for Toronto Blue Jays incumbent catcher J.P. Arencibia this off season....
• 12/31 Mets360.com: Three resolutions every Mets fan should make: With the holidays coming to a close, the annual tradition of evaluating our lives and resolving to make them better has begun....
• 12/31 Yanks Go Yard: Rumor Mill: Giancarlo Stanton is “available”: The Miami Marlins cleaned house rather abruptly when they sent many of their biggest stars to Toronto in exchange for some young...
• 12/31 mlbreports.com : The New York Mets 2013 Roster: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Monday December 31st, 2012 (There’s a still reason to come to Shea Citi this year (or why you should...
• 12/31 Marlin Maniac: Five Reasons Giancarlo Stanton Won’t Be Traded: The pipe dream of trade packages for Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton sprung leaks again when MLB Trade Rumors posted that...
• 12/30 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Top 5 of 2012 – #2 The Encarnacion Emergence: With the new year nearly upon us and fans clambering for the beginning of the 2013 season, it is only appropriate to look back...
• 12/30 Baseball News Source: American League East: History Does Not Favor the Toronto Blue Jays:  The Blue Jays have not reached the post-season since 1993 You can’t predict Baseball. The Yankees’ very own John...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Will Listen On Giancarlo Stanton: In the wake of the Marlins' blockbuster deal with the Blue Jays, the Marlins publicly stated that they wouldn't trade Giancarlo...
• 12/30 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays Rumors: Should Toronto Target Rafael Soriano?: In order to put them over the top in the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays should sign closer Rafael Soriano to a...
• 12/30 Lasorda's Lair: The Shortstop and Third Base Conundrum: There’s far more pressing issues to analyze than Andre Ethier trade rumors which will never materialize into anything. Scott...
• 12/29 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Acquisitions – Dumpster Diving Or Diamonds In The Rough?: It can’t be helped as a Jays fan that when Blue Jays news is scarce, there is little to do but to analyze, critique and...
• 12/29 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 9:43 AM of Dec. 29, 2012: The latest news on parti**** in the WBC: Martin Maldonado of the Brewers is like to play for Puerto Rico. So I’m putting...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining Free Agent Contact Hitters: With power becoming harder to find, lots of teams are shifting towards a contact-oriented offense. They seek players who can hit...
• 12/28 Jays Journal: Former All Stars All Around Diamond: When baseball commentators and analyst talk about great contending teams they tend to mention how many former all-stars are on...
• 12/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: How Far Behind Are The Yankees?: The 2012 Blue Jays finished with a 73-89 record, and a 74-88 Pythagorean Expectation. Offensively, they ranked 24th in baseball...
• 12/27 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 2:51 PM of Dec. 27, 2012: The latest news on the WBC: Jim Johnson has now been fully confirmed not to be playing in the Classic. The latest update on the...
• 12/26 Redlegs Review: How do the Reds stack up against the free spending Blue Jays?: vs.   by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer Pretty much all of the media and Vegas doesn’t have the Reds as the...
• 12/25 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Hochevar, Francoeur, Blue Jays, Kazmir: MLBTR would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas.  Here's today's look around baseball.. While many Royals...
• 12/25 Jays Journal: Happy Holidays from Jays Journal: Whether you are a Blue Jays fan celebrating a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hannukah, a Joyous Kwanzaa, A Blissful Boxing Day, or gathering...
• 12/25 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On Baseball's Lowest Scoring Offenses: A high-powered offense alone won't punch your ticket to the playoffs, but it certainly helps the cause.  The Yankees (95 wins,...
• 12/24 Lasorda's Lair: Blue Bios: Hanley Ramirez: Hanley Ramirez     13 Born: December 23, 1983 in Samana, Domincan Republic Bats: Right Throws: Right    6’2″...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: R.A. Dickey Trade: Jays Set to Acquire NL Cy Young Winner from Mets: Deal is contingent on Dickey signing an extension with Toronto The New York Mets have agreed to send the reigning NL Cy Young...
• 12/22 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 11:45 AM of Dec. 22, 2012: I didn’t get the list of changes to World Baseball Classic parti**** last night, but here it is now: Bad news for Team Canada:...
• 12/22 Jays Journal: Melky Cabrera Signing Still Underrated: Considering the buzz that Alex Anthopoulos has generated for the Blue Jays this offseason, it is difficult to imagine that any...
• 12/21 Sports Media Watchdog: R.A. Dickey: The Trade, Fans and Media: Now that R.A. Dickey is official going north of the border to Toronto, it’s appropriate to talk about the trade and assess...
• 12/21 Blue Jays Nation: Marlins Blockbuster trade official: by Lucan C. (@_lucanc) This is a great sign that AA is willing to spend money to get us to the postseason. Mark Buehrle,...
• 12/20 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 10:15 PM of Dec. 20, 2012: Today’s news regarding players and the World Baseball Classic: Ryan Dempster has said that he is undecided on whether he...
• 12/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ARE THE YANKEES THE UNDERDOG?:   With the changes made to the teams in the AL East, the Yankees will have to work on a few things to keep up. Just look...
• 12/19 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 5:00 PM of Dec. 19, 2012: Today’s news on World Baseball Classic parti**** Alessandro Maestri, AKA Alex Mestri, an Italian who spent some time in...
• 12/19 The Baseball Haven: How Good Are the Blue Jays?: You can’t buy championships…Well, maybe you can. The New York Yankees have tried to and the Los Angeles Dodgers and...
• 12/19 BoSox Injection: What Boston Wasn’t Willing to Give Up For R.A. Dickey: According to Boston Red Sox GM Ben Cherington, Sox management has been in nearly every pitching conversation during the off-season,...
• 12/19 PaulLebowitz.com: The R.A. Dickey Trade Part III—Desperation or Progression for the Blue Jays?: Since replacing J.P. Ricciardi as Blue Jays’ GM, Alex Anthopoulos has done many things that garnered him credit for running...
• 12/18 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 7:30 PM of Dec. 18, 2012: Today’s changes: According to a Venezuelan news article that I translated with Google, 1B/DH Luis Jimenez would like to...
• 12/18 Jays Journal: No Dull Jays Games For A Long Time: One of the best and most annoying things about baseball is that you can’t predict anything that happens. Stats don’t add up...
• 12/18 Mets360.com: A day later: Reflecting on the R.A. Dickey trade: Build a new foundation now, or keep up with “Proven Crap?”  That does seem to be the eternal debate when it comes to Met...
• 12/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Will R.A. Dickey’s Knuckleball Succeed In A Domed Stadium?: The Blue Jays just got better. This is now a common weekly theme for the team. First it was Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, and Jose...
• 12/18 PaulLebowitz.com: The R.A. Dickey Trade, Part II—As A Means To Bash The Mets: R.A. Dickey was found money for the Mets. Rather than spend it immediately, they invested it wisely in blue chip stocks to secure...
• 12/17 Pinstripe Pundits: Read and React: Offensive Volatility: Mr. ConsistencyWe always hear how certain players are "models of consistency" or tend to "hit their home runs in bunches" to cite...
• 12/17 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s in/out/in-between of the World Baseball Classic as of 8:48 PM of Dec. 17, 2012: The latest ins and outs for the WBC: As expected of a player with a new team, a history of injury and a love of routine, Josh...
• 12/17 11th and Washington: We'll always have 20: I got a call last week from "my Mets ticket representative," who of course wanted to know what it would take to get me into a...
• 12/17 StanGraphs: Trade: R.A. Dickey Headed to Blue Jays for Travis d’Arnaud and Others: After days of speculation and set-up and the omission of details that still aren’t available to the public, it looks like...
• 12/17 Rising Apple: R.A. Dickey Passes Physical, Trade with Blue Jays Complete: 5:33 PM: The two nameless prospects now have names; the Mets will also be sending catcher Mike Nickeas to Toronto in addition...
• 12/17 Quantrill's Quandaries: The Plan Comes to Fruition – AA Adds the Finishing Touch: The Plan: Phase 1: Blow It Up Well this is the moment Jays fans have all been waiting for… The Plan has come to fruition....
• 12/17 Jays Journal: Have Some Perspective Jays Fans: When news broke that the Toronto Blue Jays were trading for R.A. Dickey there was obviously a lot of excitement among the Blue...
• 12/17 PaulLebowitz.com: The R.A. Dickey Trade, Part I—The Rumors Are Lies: The Mets’ trade of R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays along with catcher Josh Thole and a minor leaguer for catcher Travis D’Arnaud,...
• 12/16 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Jays Journal - Blue Jays Moves About Adding Wins: In my latest post at Jays Journal, I opine about the Toronto Blue Jays and their sudden change of heart in regards to hoarding...
• 12/16 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays Land R.A. Dickey: The Toronto Blue Jays have given their 2013 a rotation a huge lift by acquiring reining NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey in a blockbuster...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Reactions To R.A. Dickey Proposed Trade: Earlier today, the Mets agreed to trade R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays pending Toronto and the NL Cy Young award winner coming...
• 12/16 BoSox Injection: Acquisition Of R.A. Dickey Makes Blue Jays Cream Of AL East Crop: The Blue Jays have continued their crazy offseason today by adding 2012′s NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey in a trade...
• 12/16 MTRMedia.com: R.A. Dickey Trade Rumors: Where Pitcher’s numbers would be be best: Before going on, I certainly need to extend my heartfelt condolences to everyone impacted by what happened in Connecticut on Friday....
• 12/16 Baseball News Source: R.A. Dickey Trade: Jays Set to Acquire NL Cy Young Winner from Mets: Deal is contingent on Dickey signing an extension with Toronto The New York Mets have agreed to send the reigning NL Cy Young...
• 12/16 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Moves Are All About Adding Wins: Alex Anthopoulos has heard it all during his brief tenure as the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. He has been praised...
• 12/16 Call to the Pen: A Blue Jays Rotation With R.A. Dickey: Over the last couple of days, the R.A. Dickey trade market has been narrowed down from several suitors to the suddenly relevant...
• 12/16 Swingin' A's: Champions Still Under the Radar: It’s really hard to imagine a team that took the baseball world by storm, and definitely shocked everyone by winning the...
• 12/15 Baseball Jerks: Report: Cy Young Award Winner Dickey Heading To Toronto: Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan is reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays are about to continue their spending spree, as they are...
• 12/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: R.A. Dickey Trade Rumors: Where Pitcher’s numbers would be be best: Before going on, I certainly need to extend my heartfelt condolences to everyone impacted by what happened in Connecticut on More......
• 12/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Rumor alert: R.A. Dickey could be heading to Blue Jays: Rumors have been flying every which way lately about what will happen with R.A. Dickey. The reigning NL Cy Young winner has been...
• 12/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: A Cheat Sheet for Fantasy Baseball StreamingOnce the season is a couple of weeks old, something you can count on from me every Monday morning a More......
• 12/13 The Baseball Continuum: Who’s In/Out/In-Between for the World Baseball Classic as of 8:45 PM of Dec. 13, 2012: After a few days, we now have another confirmation about the World Baseball Classic. Shane Victorino has said he will be playing...
• 12/11 MLBRandomFandom: Toronto Blue Jays Team Page: TORONTO BLUE JAYSMLBDepthCharts Team PageTeam ColorsPlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Jose Bautista (9)2. Jose Reyes (8.5)3. Edwin...
• 12/10 mlbreports.com : Forever A Met: David Wright And The Quest For Franchise King Status: Monday, December.10, 2012 Stephon Johnson (Guest Baseball Writer and Mets Correspondent): Met fans have gotten used to having...
• 12/10 Jays Journal: Jays Have Dangerous Top Of The Lineup: When the Toronto Blue Jays traded John Farrell to the Boston Redsox a large part of the Blue Jays fan base took a sigh of relief....
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Marlins Fire Sale: What's Next: by Rob Willer Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Early Offseason Winners: Toronto Blue Jays: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Shortstops: This is the second-to-last of eight MLBRandomFandom Up-And-Comer articles. Today: Shortstopsby Jon BeckerThe amount of good shortstops...
• 12/8 Mets360.com: Sandy Alderson’s window is closing: I’ve typically been a Sandy Alderson supporter.  He inherited a series of poor contracts and a team owned by ownership that...
• 12/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Link to Radio Appearance On Breakin’ the Norm: My recent appearance with Les Norman on Breakin’ the Norm is now available to listen to via podcast on Les’s site...
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: A 2013 Fantasy Baseball Keeper QuestionShould you back away from Shin-Soo Choo or is he a 2013 fantasy baseball keeper? Image by Keith Allison. Nash, More......
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: A 2013 Fantasy Baseball Keper QuestionShould you back away from Shin-Soo Choo or is he a 2013 fantasy baseball keeper? Image by Keith Allison. Nash, More......
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Hanley Ramirez 2013: Is Dodgers’ SS an Elite Fantasy Player?I was having a conversation with a friend and league-mate recently and he was talking about who he was thinking More......
• 12/6 mlbreports.com : The Miami Marlins: State Of The Union for 2013 Part 1: The Hitters: Thursday, December.6, 2012 Nicholas Rossoletti (Guest Baseball Writer and Marlins Correspondent): Coming into the 2012 season,...
• 12/6 MLBRandomFandom: Marlins Fire Sale: What's Next: by Rob Willer Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 12/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Injuries Should Not Be A Concern With Ellsbury: In 2011, when Jose Reyes was approaching free agency with the Mets, the biggest argument against giving him a long-term contract...
• 12/5 Rays Colored Glasses: How Jeffrey Loria Could Affect The Rays: Jeffrey Loria destroyed baseball in Montreal, and, a decade later, is back up to his old tricks. The dismantling of the Florida...
• 12/5 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays Rumors: Emilio Bonifacio Available?: Toronto Blue Jays infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, who was acquired in a trade with the Miami Marlins earlier this offseason,...
• 12/4 Rising Apple: Royals and Blue Jays Seem Most Compatible Mets Trade Partner: The Winter Meetings got off to a quick start yesterday; we saw Angel Pagan get $40 million over four years to stay with the Giants,...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Extend David Wright: The Mets and David Wright have officially finalized the largest contract in franchise history.  The Mets have extended Wright...
• 12/4 Rising Apple: David Wright: Net Gain Zero: Among my fellow writers at Rising Apple, I believe Kevin Baez and myself stood alone in our desire to have David Wright traded. ...
• 12/3 Call to the Pen: Scott Feldman, Scott Baker Join Cubs Staff: After a year of watching the Chicago Cubs, President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer have seen enough. They are cutting...
• 12/3 Jays Journal: November Review: Ah November. A baseball fans nightmare. The first of 5 months without any Major League Baseball. Not only do baseball fans have...
• 12/3 Baseball News Source: Marlins – Nolasco Wants Out, Stanton Unhapppy, and Escobar Being Shopped: It’s really not a lot of fun to be a Marlins fan these days After an epic salary dump/trade earlier this year that saw the...
• 12/3 Rising Apple: Amazin’ Ten of 2012: #6 – April 26: As the Winter Meetings get underway from the fabulous Opryland in Nashville, it’s hard for Mets fans not to look back at the...
• 12/3 i70baseball.com: St. Louis Cardinals have needs at two of baseball’s most talent-thin positions: The St. Louis Cardinals entered the offseason with a shopping list that includes a shortstop and a left-handed relief pitcher....
• 12/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Welcome To The Winter Meetings: The Baseball Winter Meetings kick off in Nashville, Tennessee today, and last until Thursday afternoon. The four day event brings...
• 12/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Hanley Ramirez 2013: Is Dodgers’ SS an Elite Fantasy Player?: I was having a conversation with a friend and league-mate recently and he was talking about who he was thinking More...The post...
• 12/1 PaulLebowitz.com: The Meaning of the David Wright Signing: A week after Black Friday, it was Blue and Orange Friday as the Mets signed their star third baseman David Wright to an 8-year...
• 12/1 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Lose Mike McDade: In the shell game that is the Major League Baseball waiver system, teams win some and they lose some. On Friday, the Toronto Blue...

• 11/30 MLB Dirt: Angels Add Fading Hanson In Exchange for Walden: The Los Angeles Angels, starved for starting pitching help, have dealt power reliever Jordan Walden to the Atlanta Braves in exchange...
• 11/30 Baseball Jerks: The Mets’ 2020 vision: Making The Wright Call: The Mets’ 8-year, $138 million  agreement to sign David Wright, the largest contract in club history, according to ESPN,...
• 11/30 PaulLebowitz.com: David Wright’s Keith Hernandez Moment: No one will ever confuse the aw shucks, golly gee image of David Wright with the overt leadership of the cigarette smoking bad...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Extend David Wright: The Mets and David Wright have agreed to the largest contract in franchise history, according to WFAN's Ed Coleman.  Coleman...
• 11/29 Rising Apple: Discussion: Marvin Miller HOF?: Former head the MLBPA, Marvin Miller, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 95. Miller achieved many things in his tenure as the...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Mets, David Wright: The Mets have made David Wright a nine-figure offer that would keep him in New York long term. Some of the details of the offer...
• 11/29 Mets360.com: Where is the truth in the Mets/David Wright contract negotiations?: There is certainly a lot of buzz emanating from Queens these days in regards to David Wright’s contract negotiations. Per MetsBlog,...
• 11/28 Rising Apple: Time to do the right thing, David: Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com is reporting that the Mets have offered David Wright a seven-year contract, worth between $119...
• 11/27 Roto Think Tank: 2012 N.L. Shortstops: 0 0 1 847 4832 Roto Think Tank 40 11 5668 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 11/27 WahoosOnFirst: Could the Cleveland Indians Trade Terry Francona?: Judging by how fans are talking and how we’re writing here on Wahoo’s on First, it seems the Indians are on the brink of some...
• 11/27 Rising Apple: The Non-Option: A ton of information came out this morning regarding the futures of David Wright and R.A. Dickey.  The Wright situation was getting...
• 11/27 PaulLebowitz.com: Longoria, the Rays, and…Wright: On the heels of Evan Longoria agreeing to a contract extension with the Rays that will guarantee him $100 million through 2022,...
• 11/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Waiting for GiancarloThe race to acquire power hitting prodigy Giancarlo Stanton begins!...
• 11/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton has a chance to be great now: Giancarlo Stanton is the best, most underrated hitter in the National League. There is no doubt he should stay with the Marlins....
• 11/25 Red Sox Maineiacs: Rumored Red Sox Targets : With the Winter meetings only a week away, I thought I would post a list of every name ( or as close as I can recall) of players...
• 11/25 Rising Apple: This Date in Mets History: Mets Acquire Carlos Delgado: Although it technically happened on November 24th, 2005, it’s worth noting this significant trade the Mets made with the...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: Marlins Fire Sale: Two weeks ago, the Marlins agreed to send basically every player making decent money on their roster to the Blue Jays for a package...
• 11/24 mlbreports.com : The Toronto Blue Jays’ Roster Is A Perfect Example Of How Different Baseball Is in the Dominican Republic: Saturday November 24th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer): While it is nothing more than an observation, the Toronto Blue...
• 11/24 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Thanksgiving Hot Stove: Well folks, we've managed to roll off of the couch from our turkey-induced slumbers. Some of us will be no doubt be braving...
• 11/24 Call to the Pen: Mark Buehrle Feeling Betrayed: If Mark Buehrle wanted to move to Toronto he would have invested in fur coats, but he wanted to move to Miami, so he invested...
• 11/24 mlbreports.com : The Blue Jays New Reality: Building Towers on Shaky Ground: Saturday, November 23rd, 2012 Alex Mednick (Baseball Writer and Analyst): There has been a lot of talk thus far about how the...
• 11/24 WahoosOnFirst: What Should Cleveland Indians Fans Be Thankful For?: It’s easy to be negative when you’re a Cleveland fan—sports-related depression is practically a chronic condition...
• 11/23 Mets360.com: 10 things Mets’ fans should be thankful for: In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, I thought I would form a top 10 list of things Mets’ fans should be thankful for....
• 11/22 mlbreports.com : A Fishy Problem In Miami: What Do The Marlins Do With Giancarlo Stanton?: Thursday November 22nd, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: Giancarlo Stanton isn’t the only human being that’s furious over the Marlins...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Weiner, Blue Jays, Tax: Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some links on a relatively quiet day for MLB transactions... Jerry Crasnick profiles MLBPA executive...
• 11/22 mlbreports.com : Miami Marlins: Defending Jeffrey Loria: Thursday November 22nd, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  What the Marlins had to do this offseason is horrible. Last year, the Marlins...
• 11/22 mlbreports.com : Melk! It’s Good For Your Outfield: Where Does Toronto’s New Outfield Stand?:   Thursday, November 22nd, 2013 Alex Mednick (Baseball Writer and Analyst) Since the Blue Jays and Marlins blockbuster trade,...
• 11/22 Chicken Friars: What A Padre Fan Is Thankful For: While we all gather around the dining table today to give thanks for our family, health, and jobs during this tough economy, I’m...
• 11/21 The Biz of Baseball: Maury Brown Talks Marlins Finances, the Blockbuster Trade, and Those Effing Brewers: While the Miami Marlins took on more than $200 million in total player payroll less than a year ago at the Baseball Winter Meetings,...
• 11/21 MLBRandomFandom: Early Offseason Winners: Toronto Blue Jays: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Miami Marlins: The Marlins already completed one blockbuster trade, and they probably aren’t done making moves yet. Guaranteed Contracts Ricky...
• 11/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Marlins Meltdown: I made a dipity timeline about Miami's recent roster overhaul that saw them fire Ozzie Guillen and trade away Anibal Sanchez,...
• 11/20 MLB Dirt: Guthrie Signing a Bad One For Royals: The Kansas City Royals have reportedly signed right-handed free agent starter Jeremy Guthrie to a three-year deal worth $25M....
• 11/20 mlbreports.com : Alex Mednick (Blue Jays Fan and Writer for MLB Reports): Gibbons May Work Out!:   Tuesday November 20th, 2013 Note from Lead Writer Chuck Booth:  Just to be fair on this whole John Gibbons hire, I am posting...
• 11/20 Quantrill's Quandaries: 2013 Blue Jays’ Lineup Optimization: Old School vs. New School: Now that Alex Anthopoulos and the Toronto Blue Jays have infused their lineup with premiere talent that has not been seen in such...
• 11/20 Mets360.com: Strange Days: Miami Marlins Hold A Fire Sale And The Mets Aren’t Invited: It became official yesterday. Commissioner Bud Selig approved the mega-deal between the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays. Mark...
• 11/20 The Flagrant Fan: November news dominated by the Blue Jays: Is the power shifting in the American League East? If the amount of news generated by the Blue Jays in November is any indication,...
• 11/20 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Miami Fire Sale: Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } ...
• 11/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rays Trade for One of the Blue Jays’ Catchers?: In the ridiculous blockbuster where the Miami Marlins sent the entire core of the team to the Toronto Blue Jays, one player who...
• 11/19 Baseball News Source: Its Official – Marlins – Jays Blockbuster Deal Gets MLB Approval: Selig said the deal does not violate any express MLB rule Finally it’s official. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig issued a statement...
• 11/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Selig approves the Marlins-Blue Jays megadeal: This just in: Bud Selig has approved the megadeal between the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins. The deal which sent Jose...
• 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays, Marlins Complete Blockbuster Trade: Commissioner Bud Selig has approved the blockbuster trade that the Blue Jays and Marlins agreed to last week. The Blue Jays announced...
• 11/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Examining the newest Toronto Blue Jays: Earlier this week the Miami Marlins gutted their team, sending several star players north of the border to the Toronto Blue Jays....
• 11/19 Baseball News Source: Yankees Sacrificing the Future of the Franchise?: Kuroda could return to New York , Los Angeles or Japan It’s worth debating just what a self-imposed salary cap in a partially...
• 11/19 MLB Dirt: Baseball Notes For November 19, 2012: It’s unclear why the baseball offseason is referred to in such a way. It seems that just as much goes on when games aren’t...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/11/12 - 11/17/12: Before we dive into the week that was here at MLBTR, let's take a second to congratulate all of the players and managers who received...
• 11/18 Birds Watcher: Let’s hope the O’s have started planning for 2013, because the Blue Jays certainly have…: As you’ve all probably seen by now, our neighbors to the north are doing some serious stockpiling of talent. No, not the...
• 11/18 Yanks Go Yard: Torii To Tigers Brings Trouble For Yankees?: So far, the talk of the free agency has surrounded around the moves the Toronto Blue Jays have made. The Yankees’ division cohorts...
• 11/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MARLINS FAILURE: A TAKE FROM A PASSIONATE FAN: The Marlins entered the 2011 off season with a new stadium and high hopes.  They began paying top dollar for aging pieces...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Blockbuster, Cabrera, Pavano, Grilli: In his Sunday Notes column, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe says Miguel Cabrera was a worthy MVP winner even if the data supported...
• 11/18 Marlin Maniac: Juan Pierre Signs with Marlins: Veteran outfielder Juan Pierre has agreed to a deal to join the Miami Marlins, according to Mike Axisa at MLB Trade Rumors. The...
• 11/18 MLB Injury News: Marlins sign free agent Juan Pierre: The Miami Marlins have signed free agent outfielder Juan Pierre, reports Craig Mish of Sirius 210 XM. Juan C. Rodriguez of The...
• 11/18 Baseball News Source: Free Agent Outfielder Juan Pierre Signs With Marlins: Pierre could hit lead-off for the Miami, provided he isn’t traded The Miami Marlins have signed veteran outfielder Juan...
• 11/18 RoxPile: If The Toronto Blue Jays Hire Jim Tracy: For all of the bellyaching about Jim Tracy when he was the Colorado Rockies manager and all of the jokes about him since he left,...
• 11/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: REMEMBER JUSTIN CHRISTIAN? YEAH, HE'S STILL PLAYING: Justin Christian was a New York Yankees alittle while ago.  He played in 24 games for the Yankees in 2008.  He then...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Sign Juan Pierre: The Marlins have signed Juan Pierre, reports Craig Mish of Sirius 210 XM 87 Fantasy Sports Radio (on Twitter). The veteran outfielder...
• 11/17 Marlin Maniac: The Trade: Now that we have had time for the Marlin’s trade to sink in, and the hate on Twitter has died down, let me throw a little fuel...
• 11/17 Redbird Rants: The “One Team” MLB Player: Going, Going…Almost Gone: Can you in 10 seconds name three active MLB players who have been with the same team for more than 10 years? Ok, I’ll give you...
• 11/17 Jays Journal: Ricky Romero Could Be The X Factor: The Toronto Blue Jays have made some game changing moves, there’s no doubt about that. They’ve taken themselves from a marginally...
• 11/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Melky Cabrera signs a 2-year, $16 million deal with Toronto Blue Jays: The American Leauge East keeps getting tougher as former Yankee Melky Cabrera signed a two-year, $16 million deal with the...
• 11/17 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Major Announcement on MLB reports and Melky Cabrera Special Feature: Saturday November 17th, 2012 Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail all questions...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Toronto Blue Jays: While the Blue Jays have already addressed many of their offseason needs, they're probably not done making changes just yet. Guaranteed...
• 11/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THIS MARLINS STORY JUST GOT WORSE: Not only does it appear that the Marlins have no regard for the city of Miami and the fans, they have no regard for the Marlins...
• 11/17 Swingin' A's: At Least The A’s Aren’t Owned by Jeffrey Loria: The talk of baseball this week has been the massive trade that was agreed upon between the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue...
• 11/17 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins: Promises, Lies and Complaints: The Marlins name should be changed to the Merlins given how quickly and completely they made their entire 2012 roster disappear....
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Close To Naming New Manager: The Blue Jays have been a busy team all week, first agreeing to a blockbuster trade then signing Melky Cabrera. ESPN's Buster...
• 11/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: What Owners can expect from Marlins new prospects: So what can you get these days for your top two starting pitchers, an All-Star shortstop, one of the best More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/17 BoSox Injection: The AL Beast: Things Are Tough All Over: If the Toronto Blue Jays are any indication of the trend in AL East off season player pursuits, the Red Sox and the rest of the...
• 11/17 Baseball Musings: Broken Promises: Ken Rosenthal reports that both Mark Buehrle and Jose Reyes received assurances they would not be traded when they signed with...
• 11/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: What Owners can expect from Marlins new prospects: So what can you get these days for your top two starting pitchers, an All-Star shortstop, one of the best More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/17 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays Sign Melky Cabrera: As part of their move to suddenly be a competitor, the Toronto Blue Jays have signed the maligned Melky Cabrera.  Cabrera...
• 11/17 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers And Toronto Blue Jays. Rivals Again?: It’s been a long time old friend. Not since the 1980′s has the prospect of playing the Toronto Blue Jays stirred the...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Kuroda, Pagan, Reyes, Buehrle: Here's the latest from around baseball as we head into the weekend... Hiroki Kuroda has told friends that his preference...
• 11/16 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #3 – Blue Jays, Dickey, Wright: Blue Jays moves are aggressive and the team will be relevant again Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition...
• 11/16 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #3 – Blue Jays, Dickey, Wright: Blue Jays moves are aggressive and the team will be relevant again Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition...
• 11/16 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Melky Cabrera Fantasy: What Questions Surround OF with Blue Jays?: The Jays are at it again. Coming off of a huge trade that brought them Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Emilio More...The post Melky...
• 11/16 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Melky Cabrera Fantasy: What Questions Surround OF with Blue Jays?: The Jays are at it again. Coming off of a huge trade that brought them Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Emilio More...The post Melky...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cabrera, Slowey, Cardinals, Marlins: The Blue Jays continued adding to their roster today, agreeing to terms with free agent outfielder Melky Cabrera on a two-year...
• 11/16 Baseballhotcorner.com: The Melkman Delivers To Canada: Alex Anthopoulos continued upgrading the Blue Jays roster even as he waits for approval from the Commissioner office regarding...
• 11/16 Through The Fence Baseball: It’s time for MLB to pucker up and embrace Mark Cuban: I waited a few days to write this article because of the initial shock. I’m a rational person for the most part, so I figured...
• 11/16 Motor City Bengals: Toronto Blue Jays Keep Up Frenzy With Melky Cabrera: Did they smell blood in the water? I think they might have. On the heels of this week’s massive blockbuster deal with the...
• 11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Johnson, Melvin Best Managers: Davey Johnson and Bob Melvin were named managers of the year on Tuesday after leading their respective clubs to the postseason....
• 11/16 Baseball News Source: Melky Cabrera To Sign With Blue Jays – Two Years $16 Million: Blue Jays Sign Cabrera to two-year deal The Toronto Blue Jays have stolen the show in this year’s Hot Stove League. Pending...
• 11/16 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays to Sign Melky Cabrera: According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes, the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to sign free agent outfielder Melky Cabrera to a...
• 11/16 Baseballhotcorner.com: Fan Fuel: Twitter Buzz Continues on Blue Jays-Marlins Blockbuster:   BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER The Toronto Blue Jays and their legion of fans are anxiously awaiting the stamp...
• 11/16 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 28: The Mighty Giancarlo Stanton: I want to talk about that massive Marlins-Blue Jays trade from earlier in the week. It’s weird, considering the sheer number...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Upton, Mets, Marlins: The Marlins made headlines this week, sending Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle to Toronto in a blockbuster trade that...
• 11/16 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Rays in MVP Vote, How Marlins Affect Rays Stadium Talks, Rays Covet Wil Myers?: The 2012 Most Valuable Players awards and the NL award passed without much controversy as Buster Posey rolled to the MVP. In the...
• 11/16 Rising Apple: Wouldn’t Acquiring Giancarlo Stanton Be Awesome?: As if the monster trade that went down this week between the Marlins and Blue Jays wasn’t enough of a fire sale for Miami,...
• 11/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Cone crowns Jays division favorites: Apparently we're moving from hot stove season to prematurely bullish prediction season in record time this year. Speaking to reporters...
• 11/16 District On Deck: Miami Fire Sale Good News For The Nats: Jeffrey Loria is the Nationals Fan’s best friend. His mismanagement of the Montreal Expos franchise ultimately led to the Expos...
• 11/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SWINDLED IN MIAMI: A YANKEE FAN'S TAKE: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
• 11/16 Kings of Kauffman: Monkey See, Monkey Do: By now you’ve heard of the mega-trade between the Blue Jays and Marlins that has drawn the ire of many a writer. Marlins...
• 11/15 Chicken Friars: Hey, At Least We Aren’t The Marlins: Last offseason, the Marlins were the toast of baseball. For years, the organization has refused to spend money and has generally...
• 11/15 Baseballhotcorner.com: FAN FUEL: BLUE JAYS MAKE 12 PLAYER BLOCKBUSTER TRADE WITH MARLINS: BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER Alex Anthopoulos caught Blue Jays nation by storm putting his employers money where...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Notes: Samson, Nolasco, Boras, D'Backs: The baseball world is still reacting to Tuesday's stunning trade between the Marlins and Blue Jays, and here's the latest batch...
• 11/15 Quantrill's Quandaries: Selig: “not happy” w Jays-Marlins swap; now “under review”: PR for Mia/Fla gov. MT @jonheymancbs: Selig said to be “not happy” w/ trade, but so far doesn’t see basis to...
• 11/15 MLB Dirt: R.A. Dickey is the “Maximus” of Queens. Which Character Will Sandy Alderson Portray?: Senator Gracchus from the movie Gladiator: ”Rome is the mob.” Proximo from the movie Gladiator speaking to Maximus: “Listen...
• 11/15 For Baseball Junkies: Why the Marlins Deal Makes Sense and Who is Really to Blame: Now that the dust has settled (sort of) on the mega-deal which sent half of the Marlins team to Toronto in return for Yunel Escobar,...
• 11/15 Venom Strikes: Should the D’Backs Have Made an Offer for Jose Reyes?: Who knew? Maybe we should have known that Miami Marlins‘  owner Jeffery Loria was capable of gutting his team one year...
• 11/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: How Will Jose Reyes do in Toronto?: The Blue Jays landed some of the last pieces of a blown up Miami Marlins mega team, unless Giancarlo Stanton More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: How Will Jose Reyes do in Toronto?: The Blue Jays landed some of the last pieces of a blown up Miami Marlins mega team, unless Giancarlo Stanton More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/15 Call to the Pen: The (Small) Market for Josh Hamilton: Milwaukee, Baltimore, Seattle. Is this really the market for Josh Hamilton? The 2012 free agent class is admittedly thin. Last...
• 11/14 BoSox Injection: Jays Pulling Trigger on Blockbuster Deal Feels So Old School Red Sox: In the end, it was irresistible – like candy in a candy store to a six year-old. You know it’s eventually gonna make...
• 11/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Miami Marlins brand damaged further by deviating from the norm: In addition to being a sports fan, a baseball fan and a Miami Marlins fan, I spend my non-fan time as a strategic marketing consultant....
• 11/14 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Shortstops: This is the second-to-last of eight MLBRandomFandom Up-And-Comer articles. Today: Shortstopsby Jon BeckerThe amount of good shortstops...
• 11/14 Behind the Plate: Behind the Trade: Blue Jays Reel in Big Fish: Aidan Flynn, Nick Rabasco: Starting top left, going clockwise: Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, and Emilio Bonafacio are the newest...
• 11/14 Chicken Friars: Padres Should Offer Will Venable For Giancarlo Stanton: If the Marlins are stupid enough to trade Josh Johnson, Mark Buherle, Jose Reyes, Emilo Bonifacio and John Buck for some unproven,...
• 11/14 Blog Red Machine: Giancarlo Stanton in a Reds Uniform? Don’t Hold Your Breath: Did you sleep through most of last evening? If you did, then, you missed one of those deals that leaves you shaking your head...
• 11/14 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins-Blue Jays Trade, Part II—The Jeffrey Loria Version: Anyone surprised by the Marlins is either blind or a fool. The facilitator of the circumstances that led to the trade between...
• 11/14 Rays Colored Glasses: The AL East Is Anybody’s Game: For the first time since they won the World Series in 1993, the Blue Jays are going for it. On Tuesday, they pulled off the biggest...
• 11/14 Yanks Go Yard: In Appreciation of the Yankees’ Ownership: I don’t know if you heard, but Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins, essentially sold his team yesterday. I don’t...
• 11/14 House of the Bluebird: The Night that Anthopoulos Acquired the Marlins: The collective sigh that Blue Jays fans began the 2012/2013 offseason with has assuredly subsided as the Jays completed what...
• 11/14 Mets360.com: A look at the 2012 Topps Mets cards – Part I: Part one in a…maybe two part (depending on when eBay packages arrive) series on this year’s crop of New York Mets Topps baseball...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Links: Ross, Reyes, Nolasco, Morrison: Here's the latest out of Boston... Former Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross is drawing the most interest from the Phillies, Tigers,...
• 11/14 MLB Dirt: From a Baseball Move, The Marlins Made a Great Trade: You have probably heard by now that the Miami Marlins and owner Jeffrey Loria have fooled the tax paying citizens by robbing...
• 11/14 RoxPile: Ricky Nolasco: Should The Rockies Want In On The Marlins’ Fire Sale?: On August 16 of this past season, Ricky Nolasco started for the Miami Marlins in the opening game of a 4-game weekend set in Coors...
• 11/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy ramifications from the Toronto-Miami megatrade: This time of the year, I’m in full-on hoops mode. I have four NBA games on my computer, and I have college hoops on my flat...
• 11/14 Baseball Jerks: Stars, Prospects, and Rumors Turn Up the Heat on Hot Stove Season: The Hot Stove season was at a slow simmer until last night. In an instant, it got right to a boil with the announcement of a 12-player...
• 11/14 Halo Hangout: How The Marlins Big Trade Impacts The Angels: Yesterday’s blockbuster trade between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins sent shock-waves throughout baseball and...
• 11/14 Nolan Writin': How The Toronto-Miami Trade Affects Texas: Yesterday afternoon, news unleashed suddenly and unremittingly on Twitter that the Marlins and Blue Jays were in the process of...
• 11/14 MetsToday.com: Insanity in Miami: In case you missed it, the Miami Marlins are in the midst of trading half their team to Toronto. Or did I just wake up out of...
• 11/14 Call to the Pen: Those Wacky Marlins At It Again: What are the worst words a Major League player can hear this off-season? “You have been traded to the Miami Marlins.”...
• 11/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays vs. Marlins- Efficiency vs. Exploitation: Other their residence in the state of Florida, the Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins have another big similarity between their...
• 11/14 Rising Apple: Mets Won’t be Dealing With Jose Reyes Much Anymore: Well, if you haven’t heard of this deal yet, then you must be living under a rock; breaking news broke last night right...
• 11/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: The American League East just got even tougher: As if the American League East wasn’t tough enough, with the Yankees competing with the Orioles, Rays, and even for...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reaction: Marlins-Blue Jays Blockbuster: As you’ve surely heard by now, a blockbuster trade took place last night. The Blue Jays and Marlins agreed to a franchise-altering...
• 11/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista Fantasy Owners Rejoice: If you are a fantasy owner of either Edwin Encarnacion or Jose Bautista and were wondering if they are indeed More...The post...
• 11/14 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins-Blue Jays Trade, Part I: For The Blue Jays: YOU’RE WELCOME!!!! After my posting yesterday entitled Alex Anthopoulos’s Kitchen Sink wondering what the once-celebrated...
• 11/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: After Last Night’s Big Trade, How Much Better Are The Blue Jays?: Over the last decade, over each progressive year, the media always finds a way to declare the Blue Jays a breakout team. Then...
• 11/14 Baseball Musings: Can the Jays Keep Reyes and Buehrle?: One interesting wrinkle on the Jays deal is it may just be a one-year shot. I believe that any player traded the year after signing...
• 11/14 The Baseball Haven: Jeff Loria Has to Go!: After gaining ownership in 2002, the Marlins have done some crazy stuff with their payroll.  Look at their payroll and payroll...
• 11/14 Seedlings to Stars: Marlins Acquire Marisnick, Nicolino, Hechavarria; Start Fire Sale: Fans of the Miami Marlins have been promised time and time again that the team has no “plans to rebuild”. It’s a message...
• 11/14 Rising Apple: Johan Santana Not Throwing Yet; Special Announcement For Dickey on SNY Tonight: The Mets tweeted a couple pictures of Johan Santana and COO Jeff Wilpon out on Coney Island yesterday contributing to the relief...
• 11/14 Baseball Ruminations: Blue Jays Acquire Marlins, Anger Writer: If you were fortunate enough to be paying attention to the goings on of the baseball world last night you may have noticed that...
• 11/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista Fantasy Owners Rejoice: If you are a fantasy owner of either Edwin Encarnacion or Jose Bautista and were wondering if they are indeed More...The post...
• 11/14 Motor City Bengals: Marlins Reboot: This has basically nothing to do with the Tigers – though we’ll get to potential implications at the end – but...
• 11/14 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Begin Fire Sale, Complete 12 Player Trade with Toronto: It’s becoming hard to be a fan of the Miami Marlins. Once again it would appear that fans of the Marlins were duped into believing...
• 11/14 Baseball Musings: Smokin’ Jays: The Marlins trade certainly put the Blue Jays in a better position to compete in the AL East in 2013. My first reaction, however,...
• 11/14 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Toronto’s blockbuster trade makes AL East five team race: The New York Yankees have their own issues to deal with this offseason and they will not pay particular attention to what other...
• 11/14 Quantrill's Quandaries: Breaking: Rogers is cheap no longer: Well he’s finally done it folks. Alex Anthopoulos has made the move that makes the Blue Jays an undeniable contender in...
• 11/14 StanGraphs: Trade: Blue Jays Land Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, and Mark Buehrle in Blockbuster With Marlins: It seems like just yesterday (or a year ago, I guess) that the Marlins were aggressive buyers on the free agent market, but a...
• 11/14 Call to the Pen: Jeffrey Loria Conducting Complex Social Experiment on People of Florida: They’re dumping salary down in Miami again. This, alas, is not a surprise. After the latest blockbuster deal that’s...
• 11/14 Fire Brand of the American League: What the Blue Jays blockbuster means for the 2013 Boston Red Sox: Hunter Golden zeroes in on the implications of the recent Toronto-Miami blockbuster and what it all means for the Boston Red Sox...
• 11/14 MLB Injury News: Marlins Have Fire Sale, Give EVERYONE to Blue Jays: The Miami Marlins began their fire sale this past summer.  At the time, it was a little easier to believe that they weren't...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Scutaro, Stanton, Hunter, Reyes, Tolleson: The Marlins' colossal deal with the Blue Jays has some wondering if Giancarlo Stanton will be the next big name shipped out...
• 11/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BLUE JAYS GET MOTHERLOAD IN TRADE WITH MARLINS: It appears the the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins have made a trade that is being reported to be EPIC. The names involved...
• 11/13 The Biz of Baseball: How the Miami Marlins Lost Their Minds: Marlins owner, Jeffery Loria There are some articles where you just don’t know where to begin. The roots of this...
• 11/13 Baseball Musings: Fish Fry: The Marlins exile three big names and two smaller ones to Canada as they clean house: During the midseason, when the Miami Marlins...
• 11/13 Baseball Jerks: Konichiwa Ichiro: Likely Destinations: It was the end of an era last July when the Mariners traded Ichiro Suzuki, the face of their franchise, and of Japanese baseball...
• 11/13 Baseball Jerks: Winners and Losers in the Blue Jays, Marlins Trade: The Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins pulled off an enormous trade on Tuesday. Surely, nobody can say they saw either team...
• 11/13 Marlinsprospects.com: Breaking News: Marlins Trade Reyes, Johnson,Buerhle, and others, Acquire Marisnick, Alvarez, Nicolino, and More: This news is just surfacing now but apparently the Marlins are about to make a huge move. Heading to Toronto is apparently Jose...
• 11/13 Baseball News Source: Filet of Fish – Marlins Set Trade Reyes, Buehrle, Johnson, Bonifacio, Buck to Jays: Reyes, Johnson and Buehrle head to Toronto as part of a mega-deal with the Marlins The Miami Marlins continued their effort...
• 11/13 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Implications of Huge Marlins-Blue Jays Trade: The hot stove season just got even hotter. Buster Olney of ESPN, as well as Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/13 Release Points: Blue Jays Become Contenders; Marlins Lose Ground in Future Free Agent Market: In a deal no one saw coming — and one that everyone should have seen given the Marlins’ history — Miami has agreed...
• 11/13 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays Benefit From Latest Marlins Firesale: No one does firesales like the Miami Marlins, a fact they reinforced once again on Tuesday when they sent basically every good...
• 11/13 Baseball Jerks: Report: Toronto Blue Jays to get Josh Johnson and Jose Reyes: According to MLB Trade Rumors and first reported by Fox Sports, the Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of acquiring Jose Reyes,...
• 11/13 Science Witness: The Toronto Jays, Miami Marlins, Jeff Loria and the ghost of the Montreal Expos: In Quebec, the official motto is “Je me souviens” – I Remember. As Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins...
• 11/13 Phillies Nation: Hot Stove: Jays Land Reyes, JJ, Buehrle: UPDATE 9:02 PM: The trade looks nearly complete. As it appears Reyes, Johnson, Buehrle, Bonafacio, Buck and $4 million will head...
• 11/13 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Implications of Huge Marlins-Blue Jays Trade: The hot stove season just got even hotter. Buster Olney of ESPN, as well as Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Still quiet but Marlins make it interesting: So the Yankees are still being as quiet as ever during the offseason (honestly, this is getting tedious just doing nothing) but...
• 11/13 Jays Journal: Marlins & Blue Jays Trade Players In Blockbuster Deal: Any critics of Alex Anthopoulos and his lackluster winter affairs can quietly back down now. Update: In what may very well be...
• 11/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Report: The Marlins and Blue Jays are switching places: Okay that's a lie but it's not really that far from the truth. As everyone was getting ready to eat a dinner, news of a blockbuster...
• 11/13 Rising Apple: Thoughts on Latest David Wright, R.A. Dickey Rumors: New stories developed surrounding the long-term futures of both David Wright and R.A. Dickey. In regards to the Mets’ franchise...
• 11/13 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Will Go With Hanley At ShortStop in 2013: According to a tweet from David Vassegh, the Dodgers will be going with Hanley Ramirez as their starting shortstop as planned...
• 11/12 MLBTradeRumors: Legacy Agency To Acquire Greenberg & Associates: The Legacy Agency will acquire MLB player firm Peter Greenberg & Associates, Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal reports...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: GMs Assess Free Agent Class: Leading up to the current offseason, MLB executives and analysts often described the 2012-13 free agent class as thin, weak, or...
• 11/9 mlbreports.com : Miami Marlins: Why The Newly Hired Mike Redmond Won’t Do Any Better Than Ozzie Guillen: Friday November 9th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: If the Miami Marlins fired Ozzie Guillen with the intention to improve the team, they...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Alderson, Wright, Dickey, Hairston: Sandy Alderson met with reporters (including Adam Rubin of ESPN New York) at the general managers' meetings today to dicuss various...
• 11/8 MLB Dirt: It’s Tough Being A Met Fan In Yankee Town: As another hot stove season begins, Met fans such as myself, will once again look across town at the Bronx Bombers with envy. ...
• 11/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees will not spend like they used to this offseason: Back during your father’s days, nothing would stop the Yankees from improving their teams during the offseason. But...
• 11/7 Rising Apple: Can We Expect Ruben Tejada to Continue Improving?: Coming into 2012, Ruben Tejada had a tall task at hand. He was not only taking over the starting shortstop job for the New York...
• 11/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: REMEMBER WHEN THE YANKEES SPENT LIKE THE DODGERS?: You have to appreciate the Dodgers if you're a Yankee fan.  Jayson Stark of ESPN.com says that the Dodgers are gunning...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: The A’s must address the left side of their infield this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Yoenis Cespedes, OF: $29.5MM...
• 11/5 The Beanball: It Unfortunately Makes Sense for the Mets to Sign Juan Pierre: In the school of hitting-sabermetrics, you are taught a few basic, ideological ground-rules: batting average doesn’t matter...
• 11/5 Up Along First: End-Of-Season Grades: Infielders: The Mets infield faced many questions coming into the 2012 season. Will David Wright re-gain superstar status? Can Daniel Murphy...

• 10/30 Phillies Nation: Rollins Wins Fourth Gold Glove: Congratulations are in order to J-Rol. Bob Brookover is reporting that Jimmy Rollins has won his fourth Gold Glove in six seasons....
• 10/30 Phillies Nation: J-Rol, Chooch Gold Glove Finalists: Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Ruiz were named NL Gold Glove finalists for 2012 last evening. Managers, up to six coaches per team,...
• 10/29 House of the Bluebird: Making Sense of The Hanley Rumours: On Monday after a trade that sent starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez and infielder Omar Infante to Detroit we learned that despite...
• 10/29 Blog Red Machine: Six Reds Finalists for Gold Gloves: And I’d like to point out, one glaring omission as well. Nowadays, MLB reveals the three finalists for the Rawlings Gold...
• 10/27 Rising Apple: Year in Review: David Wright: 2012 was certainly a crossroads for the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, as well as for The Face, David Wright. Since moving...
• 10/26 Rising Apple: A Review Of The General Manager: Sandy Alderson: As a supplemental to Rising Apple’s Season In Review Series, consider this the General Manager’s Tenure In Review....
• 10/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Did Ozzie Guillen Deserve to be Fired and What’s Next for the Marlins?: After his firing as manager, Ozzie Guillen will receive $7.5 million over the next three years under the terms of the 4-year contract...
• 10/26 Mets360.com: Why Terry Collins should embrace his lame-duck status: “You are what your record says you are.” Most sports fans recognize that quote from Bill Parcells. And while it’s a football...
• 10/25 Cubbies Crib: Could The Cubs Make A Deal With The Marlins?: Nearly one year ago, the Miami Marlins were the talk of the Major League Baseball landscape. After a winter long pursuit of Albert...
• 10/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Cashman needs to pursue moving ARod: Although both Cashman & Girardi have stated that Alex is the Yankees 3B in 2013 and they have no plans to pursue a trade,...
• 10/25 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Angel Pagan: Angel Pagan made a major splash in his World Series debut last night for the Giants, lashing out two doubles and scoring twice....
• 10/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Are the Phillies interested in Alex Rodriguez?: In recent years, whenever a big-name player is on the trade market, there seems to be speculation the Phillies are going to make...
• 10/24 Rising Apple: Mets to Non-tender Pelfrey, Unsure About Torres; Marlins Fire Ozzie Guillen: In news that hasn’t exactly been surprising, we found out the Mets plan on non-tendering starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey,...
• 10/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Firing Ozzie Guillen was a logical next step for Miami Marlins: The firing of Ozzie Guillen on Tuesday shouldn’t be much of a shock after reviewing the Miami Marlins meltdown season, one that...
• 10/23 Baseball Jerks: Inept Marlins Ownership Blame Ozzie Guillen for Their Ineptitude: Are you surprised? We’re not. In fact, we’re so unsurprised that it took a six pack of beer and a half-pint of Jameson...
• 10/23 Baseball News Source: Marlins Fire Ozzie Guillen: The Ozzie Guillen watch is over The Miami Marlins organizational meetings produced their first casualty today as a team announced...
• 10/22 Yanks Go Yard: How Problematic Are Granderson’s Strikeouts?: Everyone hates when their player strikes out. Not only are strikeouts, well, outs, which are bad, but they aren’t productive...
• 10/22 Mets360.com: Conquering fears and managing regrets with the 2013 Mets: I finally got around to reading R.A. Dickey’s book and one part stood out to me. Dickey talked about conquering fears and managing...
• 10/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ALEX RODRIGUEZ & THE GREAT TRADE DEBATE: Prepare for an off season full of ARod gossip. It’s only been a couple of days and he is already making headlines, but...
• 10/21 Rising Apple: Season In Review: Bobby Parnell: Today on Rising Apple, our Season In Review series turns its attention to Bobby Parnell. Bobby Parnell recently turned twenty...
• 10/20 Call to the Pen: Miami Sends Bell to Arizona in Three-Team Trade: Much of the past week the baseball world has braced for an active start to the hot stove season, particularly with all of the...
• 10/20 Rising Apple: Year in Review: Ruben Tejada: “Jose Reyes is a fantastic player, with a lot of natural baseball instinct. But a lot of his game is physical, and as he...
• 10/20 My Pinstripes: Con Man Loria Deals Away Another Contract: "Don't get too comfortable here." When it comes to dirty dealings that are baseball related, it's hard to find anyone lower...
• 10/20 Yanks Go Yard: Should the Yankees consider an A-Rod trade?: Now I know what you’re all thinking. No, I’m not writing this to say “we need to get rid of Alex Rodriguez because...
• 10/19 Marlin Maniac: Why Was 2012 So Bad For the Marlins? Part I: Hitting:     Big trades, big payroll, big names.  The buzz at the start of this season was that the Marlins had put together...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Dickey, Nationals, Contracts: It was on this day in 1997 that the state of Florida got its first taste of the Fall Classic, as the Marlins hosted Game One of...
• 10/18 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: How Alex Rodriguez to Miami Would Change Things: With his contract, this wouldn’t have seemed even a remote possibility even a few days ago, But Wallace Matthews and Andrew...
• 10/12 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: New York Mets: We continue our season review series with another guest post, this one offered by the Senior Editor of Rising Apple.  Author:...
• 10/12 mlbreports.com : 2013 MLB Fantasy Keeper Rankings: Installment #1: Friday October 12th, 2012 Peter Stein:  Now that the 2012 season is over, it is time to start thinking about the 2013. For many...
• 10/11 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Omar Quintanilla: Earlier this week I made the recommendation that Met fans should root for the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs this season. Part...
• 10/10 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Miami Marlins: 2012 was to be a season of change in Miami. Nestled in Little Havana and expected to drive new revenues and interest in the club,...
• 10/9 MetsToday.com: Should Mets Extend Wright, Dickey?: We had fun yesterday dipping our toe in the water of the most important pond of the Mets’ offseason: whether the Mets should...
• 10/8 MLB Dirt: Some Completely Useless But Fun Numbers From The 2012 MLB Regular Season: The 2012 baseball regular season was one of excitement and surprises. Only part of the story is what was seen from game to game,...
• 10/7 Lasorda's Lair: What Position Should Hanley Play in 2013?: Which position should Hanley Ramirez play? That is one of the many questions the Dodgers will need to answer this off-season....
• 10/5 The Baseball Page: The O’s, The A’s and 10 Things That Would Have Been Stupid To Say In April: Every baseball season defies prediction. And yet every year, blowhards...
• 10/5 Rising Apple: Alderson Starts Talks With Wright; Ellsbury Likely to Stay Put in Boston: When giving his “state of the team” address before the season finale Wednesday afternoon in Miami, one of the Mets...
• 10/4 Mets360.com: Final 2012 Mets’ Report Card: Looking through a vacuum, the Mets’ 2012 season was pretty par for the course. Think about it. Nearly every pundit and prognosticator...
• 10/3 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Hefner Ends Season on High Note in 4-2 Win: Jeremy Hefner followed his best start of the year with another pretty good one, helping the Mets end the 2012 season, one that...
• 10/3 Rising Apple: A Meaningless Win, and What’s to Come: When the Mets took a 4-0 lead on the Marlins this afternoon, I was fairly confident they’d hold on to win the game.  That...
• 10/3 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Mets Mount Late Comeback, But Fall in Extras, 4-3: R.A. Dickey was looking to earn his 21st win and solidify his candidacy for the NL Cy Young award last night. He had a solid outing,...
• 10/3 Marlin Maniac: High Point of the Season:     Well, the Marlins finally beat R.A. Dickey, his knuckleball, and the Mets. In fact, in this swan song of a series,...
• 10/2 Rising Apple: R.A. Dickey Hopes to Lock up NL Cy Young Tonight: It’s been a magical year for R.A. Dickey; the first half of the season was capitalized by his back-to-back one-hitters,...
• 10/2 Mets360.com: The End Of The 2012 Mets’ Season: An Odd Feeling: The pieces are all familiar. We’ve been here before. There are two games left to the year and the Mets are out of it. Again....
• 10/1 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Bullpen Loses Late Lead in 3-2 Loss: Jeurys Familia earned the rights to his first MLB start tonight, and although his stuff was great in the strike zone, he had a...
• 10/1 Climbing Tal's Hill: Reviewing the Carlos Lee Trade: Starting with this trade, I am going to be going back and reviewing all the trades the Astros made this season in my subsequent...
• 10/1 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Miami Marlins: Even though David Wright and the Mets will have a worse record than the 2011 version of the Amazins, Terry Collins will not see...
• 10/1 PaulLebowitz.com: The David Wright Contract Non-Story: By now, most “experts” and observers predicted that the Mets: A) would have lost 100+ games; B) in bankruptcy court and ready...

• 9/30 Kings of Kauffman: That’s What Speed Do!: The duo of Jarrod Dyson and Alcides Escobar made club history today as they are the first Royals teammates to both steal 30 or...
• 9/30 Marlin Maniac: Recap: Another Loss to the Phillies:     The Marlins lost again to the Phillies in a day game today.  Cole Hamels only gave up one run on his way to the...
• 9/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday game notes (long division edition): Tigers 6, @Twins 4 / Rays 10, @White Sox 4: Each Central challenger had their ace on the hill for the last time in the regular...
• 9/28 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Marlins, Sept. 28-30: Fresh off their first back-to-back series losses since the All-Star break, the Phillies (78-78) travel south to take on the division...
• 9/28 Call to the Pen: White Hot Baseball Predictions I Got Wrong, Right: The baseball season is coming to an end and I, for one, am unhappy about it. The end of the baseball season means the start of...
• 9/26 Marlin Maniac: Building Anew From A Strong Core:     It’s becoming clear that Heath Bell won’t be a part of the Marlins next year.  We’ve also heard lately that...
• 9/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 154: Loss to Pirates: Pirates 10 Mets 6 Just think, if this were 1960, this miserable season would be over. Then again, if this were 1960, the Mets...
• 9/26 Rising Apple: Which Free Agent Outfielders Should Mets Target?: The outfield in 2012 for the New York Mets has been atrocious. Not only has there not been much production coming out of those...
• 9/25 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Marlins 3 (Woo Hoo!) (recapped by Ububba): Chop-tober, anyone? OK, I’m too happy to be snarky about a marketing campaign. Yup, the 2012 Atlanta Braves are returning to...
• 9/24 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes – irrelevancy edition: Indians 15, @Royals 4: Deja Vin all over again. The game was still close when Vin Mazzaro entered. Four batters and no outs...
• 9/24 Rising Apple: David Wright: Face of the Faceless Franchise: Throughout the past couple years, David Wright has been breaking the Mets’ “Kranepool records,” team records held by the...
• 9/24 Call to the Pen: Outspoken Ozzie Guillen Has Jeffrey Loria Pegged: Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has always been a source of volatile and unpredictable comments. He often runs off at the...
• 9/24 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Mets: The Mets are wrapping out their home games this season at Citi Field with a four-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In their...
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins To Lower Payroll For 2013: Considerable uncertainty surrounds Miami’s manager and front office with ten days remaining in the regular season, but one thing...
• 9/22 PaulLebowitz.com: A Simple Solution to Cure the New York Times’ Implied Disease of Being a Mets Fan: If it was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, the end result was closer to finger-in-throat. Combine pompous verbiage and inept analysis...
• 9/22 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Hairston and Davis Homer to Back Niese in 7-3 Win: The Mets have done something they haven’t done since August 12th…they scored more than three runs in a game at Citi...
• 9/21 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Miami Marlins @ New York Mets: The woes at home continue to pile on for the Mets, as they were swept by the Phillies last night, now sporting a 4-24 home record...
• 9/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Mike Trout is the AL MVP — and it’s only kinda close: First of all, let me be clear: I intend no disrespect to Miguel Cabrera, Josh Hamilton, Adrian Beltre or even Yoenis Cespedes...
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Plan To Fire Beinfest, Promote Jennings: The Marlins will re-structure their front office following a disappointing season, and it'll cost the team's top baseball executive...
• 9/19 Crashburn Alley: Small My Nose? Why Magnificent, My Nose!: In case you missed it, Ryan Howard hit a home run. Against a left-handed reliever. To put the Phillies ahead against the Mets...
• 9/19 El Maquino: SHOCKER: LOHSE BEATS ‘STROS: THE POSTGAME Kyle Lohse did what Kyle Lohse does, going seven shutout innings and turning over to the bullpen and the offense...
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mets, Reyes, Cardinals, Escobar: If you're among MLBTR's 202,000 Twitter followers then thanks for following. If you aren’t yet following, we’d recommend it....
• 9/19 Crashburn Alley: The Reincarnation of Jimmy Rollins: Jimmy Rollins died for his own sins on August 30 when he was pulled in the seventh inning of the series finale against the New...
• 9/18 For Baseball Junkies: Mets All-TIme Team v.2012: Continuing the revamp of our All-Time teams, we look again at the Mets.  50 years old this very season, the Mets don't...
• 9/18 Marlin Maniac: Successes and Failures:   At least part of Jeffrey Loria’s vision for the 2012 season has come to pass: the Marlins broke the 2-million mark for...
• 9/18 Rising Apple: Mets Move Triple-A to Las Vegas, Tejada and Acosta to Play in WBC: Well, what was on the edge of being a done deal is officially done; the Mets will be moving their Triple-A operations to the Las...
• 9/18 PaulLebowitz.com: The Yunel Escobar “Slur”: Perhaps this was a joke that went awry. Since players no longer use a tube of black gunk as eye black and it’s now a clean stick-on,...
• 9/17 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Marlins: After sweeping the Washington Nationals to relieve some worries after the early-week sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers, the Braves...
• 9/17 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Who Cost Teams Draft Picks: In some instances the decision to make a player a qualifying offer is not so much a choice as a formality. Is there any doubt...
• 9/17 Full Spectrum Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch – Buys Broken Down: In the finale of reviewing my choices, I take an in-depth look on the results of the players I bought throughout the year. Tommy...
• 9/16 High Heat Stats: Saturday snippets: @Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3: Twice down to their last strike, LA rallied to tie on Andre Ethier‘s single and a double by Friday’s...
• 9/16 Redlegs Review: Video: Jose Reyes sets MLB milestone: Your browser does not support iframes.   Jose Reyes made Major League Baseball history with this play during...
• 9/15 Kings of Kauffman: Salvador Perez Walkoff Caps Royals-Angels Pitching Duel: For most of Saturday night’s game, the Royals couldn’t do much at all against former Royal Zack Greinke and the Angels....
• 9/15 Phillies Nation: Second Half Standouts Powering Surging Phils: On August 29, the Phillies sat at 61-69, tied for third in the NL East with the Mets, 10 games behind the Cardinals for the second...
• 9/15 Mets360.com: Hey, Mets! Lock up David Wright long-term already!: There is no other way to sugarcoat it. The Mets appear to be stringing along the end of the season. While it was nice for the...
• 9/14 Redlegs Review: Marlins blank the Reds behind a strong outing by Turner: Friday marked the first ever visit to brand new Marlins Park for the first-place Reds (87-58). Unfortunately, their...
• 9/14 Rising Apple: Rising Apple Player of the Week: Bobby Ojeda: The Rising Apple staff chooses one player to highlight on our site for their outstanding or unique performance for the last week....
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Pirates, Wright, Yankees: Jose Reyes stole his 50th base of the season on this date in 2008, becoming the first New York area player to steal 50+ bags...
• 9/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Do I cut ties with injured stars?: Nash, It seems this time of year players take a few more days off here and there if their teams are not in contention.  How do...
• 9/13 High Heat Stats: Today in 1983: Taken from the Baseball-Reference.com bullpen, here are a few interesting things that happened in MLB on September 13, 2012. Dan...
• 9/12 District On Deck: Game 140: Marlins 8, Nationals 0: Despite thier lofty record and notable accomplishmentsthis season, the Nationals must be glad they’ve seen the last of the...
• 9/12 Phillies Nation: Phils Down Fish 3-1, Win Seventh Straight: It was a pitchers’ dual in the afternoon shadows at the Bank. Chris Wheeler described today as a “Mr. Magoo game”,...
• 9/12 Crashburn Alley: .gifs from Last Night: .gifs after the jump. As usual, be judicious if you’ve got a bad computer or slow Internet. Jimmy Rollins hit a pop-up in...
• 9/11 Rising Apple: Bobby Ojeda Has Some Advice for Ruben Tejada: Although he had been hitting well over .300 for most of the season, Ruben Tejada has enjoyed a solid campaign as a 22-year-0ld...
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Jhonny Peralta’s 2013 Option: This coming offseason’s class of free agent shortstops doesn’t have the same star power as the one that featured Jose Reyes...
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Loria On Front Office, Guillen, Third Base: The Marlins occupy last place in the NL East with a 63-79 record after entering the season with as much hype as any team in recent...
• 9/10 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Marlins at Phillies, Sept.10-12: A recent surge by the Phillies (69-71) has many people beginning to entertain how possible a wild card entry to the 2012 postseason...
• 9/9 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes: Yeah, I know. I wish I could have gotten this out sooner — say, before Saturday’s games. But as the saying goes, life...
• 9/9 Call to the Pen: The Best Shortstops In Baseball: Not all that long ago during baseball’s massive offensive boom, the shortstop position seemed largely revitalized. No longer...
• 9/9 Mets360.com: My last David Wright post: A lot has been written about David Wright and the New York Mets this year. I, for one, have written various versions of the same...
• 9/8 District On Deck: Game 139: Nationals 7, Marlins 6 (10 innings): On the day when ace Stephen Strasburg was officially shut down following a disappointing start Friday night, the Washington Nationals...
• 9/8 District On Deck: Game 138: Marlins 9, Nationals 7 F/10: In a night overshadowed by innings-limit controversy, the Nats demonstrated just why no lead is safe against them. The team fell...
• 9/8 Mets360.com: Dickey winning the Cy Young could be the happy ending Mets’ fans need:   On Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis, R.A. Dickey became the first Mets to amass 18 victories in one season since Frank...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Where is the Future?: The Marlins beat the Brewers 6-2 Thursday afternoon, Miami knocking out six doubles, half their hits on the day. Looking at the...
• 9/6 Crashburn Alley: Jimmy Rollins and His Place in Baseball History: Jimmy Rollins got his 2,000th career hit on Tuesday in a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The controversial shortstop and 2007...
• 9/5 Rising Apple: Mets Diamond Notes: David Wright Optimistic About Long Term Extension: Seeing this news yesterday was music to my ears. Although David Wright has struggled in the second half (.251/.340/.401) after...
• 9/2 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Bay’s Grand Slam Lifts Mets to Sweep: I know, that title sounds weird. In his first at-bat in a week, Jason Bay helped give Chris Young a five-run cushion before he...
• 9/2 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Comeback in 9th Gives Mets 5-3 Win: Last night’s ballgame shows the beauty of baseball. Josh Johnson had the Met hitters fit to be tied for 8 innings, but when...
• 9/1 Up Along First: Mets 5, Marlins 3: Seizing The Opportunity: Final Score: Mets 5, Marlins 3 Player of the Game: Kelly Shoppach- 1-for-1, 2 RBI Goat of the Game: eh, who cares? Tonight’s...
• 9/1 Rising Apple: Game Recap: R.A. Dickey Tosses 3rd Shutout of Season in 3-0 Win: It’s no secret that this season has been magical for R.A. Dickey, yet it just continues, as he shut out the Miami Marlins...
• 9/1 Rising Apple: Does Collins Deserve A Contract Extension?: Earlier in the week, it was reported that manager Terry Collins will not be fired at the end of the season and could possibly...

• 8/31 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 132: Win Over Marlins: Mets 3 Marlins 0 Where would the Mets be without everyone’s favorite knuckleballer? Scary thought, isn’t it? Mets...
• 8/31 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head To Miami For Three: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Marlins in Miami. The Marlins have failed to live up to expectations...
• 8/31 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: The secret to managing multiple teams.: Nash, Was I crazy to take on 3 teams this year?  I went from being a top 3 guy in 1 league to struggling in 3.  You guys all...
• 8/31 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Miami Marlins: David Wright and the Mets are heading into Miami for their second stop on a three-city road trip to face the Marlins, and are...
• 8/31 Mets360.com: R.A. Dickey’s resurgence, odd SB trio, Wright’s second-half slump: After he got hosed out of starting the All-Star game, Mets fans want R.A. Dickey to get the Cy Young Award for the 2012 season...
• 8/31 Crashburn Alley: Despite Hustle Concerns, Rollins Still Among Elite: Jimmy Rollins found himself back in the headlines again yesterday when he once more did not go 100% down the first base line on...
• 8/30 StanGraphs: Yadier Molina and the Home Plate Collision: A brief moment in Tuesday night’s embarrassing and demoralizing 9-0 loss to the Pirates almost made the whole thing significantly...
• 8/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: All in!: Nothing is more of a power play than when you are at a poker table, face to face with a buddy (or maybe a guy you don’t like)...
• 8/30 Mets360.com: The evolution of the New York Mets: Bargain basement edition: My first post on Terry Collins was fun. It generated a bunch of intelligent comments and, if one chooses to read them in the order...
• 8/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox trade moves spotlight away from Marlins failed season: Thank you, Boston Red Sox. Miami Marlins fans all over South Florida are rejoicing about the epic detonation of your All-World,...
• 8/27 Rising Apple: Sandy Alderson: Payroll Possibly Over $100 Million, Expects to Retain Wright and Dickey: It has been a busy week for Sandy Alderson; first, he was on with Mike Francesa on the WFAN, and while he talked about a lot of...
• 8/27 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dispelling the Player Rater Myth: A a while back I was offered Elvis Andrus straight up for Jose Reyes.  I laughed at such an offer and proceeded to tell my dear...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Holliday backs Wainwright to shut down Reds: St. Louis 8 – Cincinnati 2 - Matt Holliday had four hits and four RBI to back up the pitching of Adam Wainwright who won...
• 8/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Keep on Hitting, But Miami Brings the Power in 6-2 Marlin Win: Down 4-2 in the 8th inning, Matt Kemp walked to load the bases. That brought up Adrian Gonzalez, who’d already driven in...
• 8/26 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Reshape Roster: Nearly five months into one of the most dysfunctional, frustrating and turbulent seasons in recent Red Sox memory,...
• 8/26 MetsToday.com: Projecting the Mets’ 2013 Opening Day 25-Man Roster: It has come to that point of the New York Mets season again when the team is completely unbearable to watch, loses most games...
• 8/24 Baseball News Source: South Atlantic League Prospects – Stealing Bases Making Comeback: Billy Hamilton is a source of excitement for baseball purists who covet the stolen base as an instrumental part of the game. If...
• 8/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Should I pick up Stephen Drew?: I have gotten a few questions about Stephen Drew, but it is a case-by-case basis with him. I figured I’d write a post giving...
• 8/23 Rising Apple: What Would the Mets Finishing the Season Over .500 Mean?: I read an interesting article yesterday on the Bleacher Report asking a question that probably hasn’t gone through anyone’s...
• 8/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: The MVP and Derek Jeter: No one predicted that Derek Jeter would be the best hitting shortstop of 2012, but so far, the 38 year old has outproduced prime...
• 8/21 mlbreports.com : Chicago Cubs: Is Extending Starlin Castro Really the Right Move?: Tuesday August 21st, 2012 Jake Dal Porto:  Starlin Castro is one of baseball’s best young shortstops at the ripe age of...
• 8/21 Mets360.com: Have the Mets Given Up?: I can barely bring myself to pay attention anymore. I’m sure I’m not alone. I’m sure there are other Met fans out there...
• 8/21 Marlin Maniac: A 9-Run Inning and 20 Hits Create Late-Season Excitement:           Days like this and months like May are glimpses of the potential that we Marlins fans have...
• 8/21 Cubs Stats: Don't Like Starlin Castro's Offense Or Contract? Just Wait: So the Cubs signed SS Starlin Castro to a whole mess of extension. Had Jim Hendry not promoted Castro from Double-A — in...
• 8/20 The Writer's Journey: 2012 FPC: Miami Marlins: Another late entry into the Fan Pack Challenge for 2012, the Miami Marlins’ fan pack arrived late last week with a few very...
• 8/19 RoxPile: Rockies Rally Late but Can’t Overcome Chatwood’s Start: Rockies 5, Marlins 6 The Rockies have been less disappointing than usual in the past week. That’s not really enough for...
• 8/17 RoxPile: Marlins at Rockies, August 17 2012: Game Time, Lineups, and Preview.: Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies, 6.40 P.M. Well, who would have thunk it?! The Rockies (45-71) are on a 4 game win streak, which...
• 8/17 Obstructed View: A reasonable contract extension for Starlin Castro: Contest reminder: Don't forget to enter our contest to win The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs DVD set. It runs through...
• 8/16 RoxPile: Rockies Line-up, August 16 2012: Fresh off completing their second series sweep of 2012, Colorado opens a four game series against the Marlins at Coors Field tonight....
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Starlin Castro Working On Long-Term Deal: The Cubs are working on a long-term deal with shortstop Starlin Castro, two industry sources told David Kaplan of CSNChicago.com....
• 8/16 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: What is the secret for success?: What is the secret for success in fantasy baseball? What is the secret sauce that makes In-N-Out burgers taste so good? What is...
• 8/16 Rising Apple: Should Re-signing Dickey Be A Top Priority?: There is no denying that R.A. Dickey is having a superb season.  Now in his third season with the New York Mets, Dickey has compiled...
• 8/16 Rising Apple: Sandy Alderson’s Off-Season To Do List: Now that the Mets are a season-high seven games under .500 following their loss to the Reds last night, we can safely assume that...
• 8/15 Rising Apple: A Blueprint for 2013: The Mets’ 2012 season is ongoing, but it isn’t too early to draw conclusions regarding who should have a spot on the  team...
• 8/15 Mets Merized: Cam Maron: He Wants To Be Like Mike: Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, had a nice piece on Mets catching prospect Camden Maron. The Long Island native grew up a big Mets...
• 8/15 Rising Apple: David Wright And The Mets: The Game Of Chicken Has Begun: Somewhere between winning, money, reality, and the truth, lurk the Mets.  For now, regulate the fact New York City’s National...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Puma: Wright ‘Optimistic’ He Will Stay A Met: As the offseason gets closer and closer, speculation about which uniform David Wright will be wearing for the 2014 (or even 2013)...
• 8/14 Mets360.com: Mets Minors: Kevin Plawecki looking like a savvy pick: Jose Reyes’ last gift to Met fans is the compensation pick the Mets acquired from Miami.  We won’t linger for long on the...
• 8/13 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Marlins, August 13-15: The Phillies (52-62) have hit the road to begin a three-game series in Miami against the Marlins (52-63) on Monday night, as the...
• 8/12 Tyler's Think Tank: Can the Nationals Win 100 Games?: The Washington Nationals, current owners of the best record in baseball at 71-44 (.617), are pretty much the only team with a...
• 8/12 Lasorda's Lair: Cappy (The Fisherman) Flirts With No-No And Wrangles 10 Fish in Dodger Win: Dodgers 5 11 0 Marlins   0 2 0 WP-Capuano-11-8 LP-LeBlanc-1-2 Today’s rubber game against the Dodgers and the Fish, was a...
• 8/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Chris Capuano Does it All As Dodgers Top Marlins: What’s the best way to overcome a disappointing offense? Chris Capuano decided the best way around that problem was to simply...
• 8/12 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Lowe to the Yankees, Mauer Before Head and Shoulders, Extend Wright, Jose Canseco is Bankrupt (again) and Creative MLB Realignment: Sunday August 12th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 8/12 Lasorda's Lair: Series Win Still in Sight for Chris Capuano and Dodgers: Chris Capuano (10-8, 3.29) vs. Wade LeBlanc (1-1, 1.50) Dodgers Lineup: vs. Miami Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ramirez 6 Ethier...
• 8/12 Mets360.com: Decision to rush back Johan Santana leads to a single teardrop: During the last couple of seasons of Omar Minaya’s tenure, the joke went that the Mets had turned into the Kremlin when discussing...
• 8/12 PaulLebowitz.com: The Media Vultures Circle The Mets Again: Since the Mets have come apart after a surprising first half of the season when it was being speculated as to whether or not they’d...
• 8/11 Baseball News Source: Reds Prospect Billy Hamilton Chasing Stolen Base Record: Gradually, the art of the stolen base has seemed to fade from baseball. Cincinnati Reds shortstop prospect Billy Hamilton appears...
• 8/11 Lasorda's Lair: The Dodgers Have Gone Fishin’!: Dodgers Lineup vs. Miami Victorino 7 M.Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 6 Loney 3 Hairston 5 Ellis 2 Blanton 1 Joe Blanton-8-9...
• 8/10 Lasorda's Lair: Hanley’s Homecoming Heralds a New Chapter in His Career: Clayton Kershaw (9-6, 2.88) vs. Mark Buehrle (9-10, 3.70) Lineup:  Victorino LF Mark Ellis 2B Kemp CF Ramirez SS Ethier RF Rivera...
• 8/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers @ Marlins August 10, 2012: Kershaw vs Buehrle: After 77 games since 1993, including being the very first opponent in Florida Marlins history, the Dodgers will make their first...
• 8/10 Full Spectrum Baseball: Murphy’s Law Part III: R.A. Dickey: R.A. Dickey pitched a 6-1 gem against the Miami Marlins this afternoon. His complete game masterpiece was the 15th victory notch...
• 8/10 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets: After going 0-6 on their first home stand of the second half, Josh Thole said it best as the Mets were heading for their 11-game...
• 8/9 Up Along First: Game 112: Dickey Shuts Down Fish In 6-1 Win: Player Of The Game: R.A. Dickey- 9 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 118 pitches (84 strikes) Goat Of The Game: None Notes:  Jose Reyes...
• 8/9 Rising Apple: Game Recap: R.A. Dickey Salvages Finale in 5-1 Win: Terry Collins turned to his knuckleballer to be a stopper once again, as the Mets were trying to avoid yet another second half...
• 8/9 Baseball Musings: Nine In. Dickey: R.A. Dickey continued his remarkable season Thursday afternoon, pitching a complete game against the Miami Marlins. Dickey allowed...
• 8/9 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: At Least Johan’s Coming Back Soon: To paraphrase the cartoon version of Tim McCarver from an episode of “Family Guy,”  as good as the Mets were in the...
• 8/8 Up Along First: Game 111: Young Exits Early As Marlins Rout Mets 13-0: Final Score: Marlins 13, Mets 0 Player Of The Game: David Wright- 2-for-4 Goat Of The Game: Chris Young- 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER,...
• 8/8 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Chris Young Hit Hard in 13-0 Blowout: This series has been a huge change from the first time these two teams met in Flushing back in April. A series that was then dominated...
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Bourn, Reyes, Stanton: The Braves and Nationals have positioned themselves as likely playoff teams for 2012 with less than two months to go before the...
• 8/8 The Baseball Page: What we did was right, but it was wrong?: The Miami Marlins have been a huge disappointment in two major areas...
• 8/8 mlbreports.com : Top Ten Stat Of The Week: Active Career Stolen Base Leaders: Wednesday August.8/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on Twitter)- The game has been moving back towards...
• 8/7 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Jose Reyes Keeps Hitting as Marlins Beat Mets 4-2: Jose Reyes and the Marlins come to Flushing for the second time this season, and Reyes was able to greet the fans with another...
• 8/7 Rising Apple: The Downward Slide: At Least We’re Not the Marlins: With the team’s record stabilized after a 6-5 West Coast swing, the Mets begin a six-game homestand tonight. At 53-56, New York...
• 8/7 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Head Home For Three Against The Struggling Marlins: Tonight, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins at Citi Field.. First pitch is at 7:10 tonight. The Marlins...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Buehrle, Reyes, Red Sox: The Marlins expected about 25 percent more fans than they’ve drawn this year, according to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney. The Marlins...
• 8/7 Rising Apple: Ruben Tejada Continues to Shine After Departure of Jose Reyes: The Marlins are in town to play the Mets, so you know what that means; let’s make a bunch of comparisons between Ruben Tejada...
• 8/7 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Miami Marlins @ New York Mets: Although the Mets have had a trying second half thus far, it’s fair to say that the Miami Marlins are doing a little worse....
• 8/7 Phillies Nation: Bourn Looking to Cash in on Success: What is Michael Bourn worth? What is a steady defensive centerfielder with great speed worth on the free agent market? We’re...
• 8/7 PaulLebowitz.com: August Waivers Rodeo—National League: Yesterday I looked at American League players who are going to get through waivers. Now let’s look at the National League. —...
• 8/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch: Buy Jose Reyes Now: Another edition of Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch features Chase Utley, Jose Reyes and Drew Stubbs. Also making an appearance in...
• 8/5 Marlin Maniac: Reyes Hits in 24 Straight Games. Carlos Lee at 11. Marlins Fall to Nationals, 4-1:     A rough second inning set the stage for a win for the Nationals today, despite a six-inning effort by Ricky Nolasco. ...
• 8/5 The Baseball Page: 2012 Fantasy Baseball Trends Since the All Star Break: Here is a look at some of the more interesting stats since the All Star...
• 8/5 Rising Apple: Mets Notes: Harvey to Make Citi Debut Friday, Santana to Return Next Weekend: Although his focus will be on executing his pitches against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in the rubber game later this...
• 8/5 Marlin Maniac: “We Find a Way to Lose, No Matter What” – - Ozzie Guillen:     So…it looked like we were on our way to the second win in a row against one of the top three teams in baseball. ...
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Hope Shortstop Carousel Stops with Iglesias or Bogaerts: Since general manager Theo Epstein boldly traded Nomar Garciaparra at the deadline in 2004, the Red Sox have seen a revolving...
• 8/4 High Heat Stats: Lots of hits, but where are the RBI?: Thanks to regular poster Richard Chester for contributing this article and analysis. Richard is a long-time Yankees follower with...
• 8/4 District On Deck: Game 106 (Game 2 of Doubleheader), Marlins 5, Nationals 2:   (August 3, 2012, by Stephen Walker at Nationals Park) Anyone who pitched in Little League quickly learns that you can’t...
• 8/4 Marlin Maniac: Split Doubleheader in Washington. Reyes at 22:     Brad Hand came up for a cup of coffee to fill in for a rain makeup game.  His outing was, unfortunately awful. ...
• 8/4 Mets360.com: “Little” guys Tejada, Cedeno and Torres making “big” contributions: Although small in stature, Ruben Tejada (5-11, 187), Ronny Cedeno (6-0, 190) and Andres Torres (5-9, 198) have all been making...
• 8/3 BoSox Injection: Dreaming about trading Beckett and Crawford OR a nightmare about a Disaster Decade: What if a Red Sox fan had a dream last night that two teams claimed Crawford AND Beckett from the waiver wire?  And, they both...
• 8/2 Broad Street Believers: 2012 MLB Preview: BSB-Style: The beginning of April gives us one of best sports “transitions” of the calendar year. With the promise of spring...
• 8/2 The Baseball Page: Top waiver wire adds for week 19 of fantasy baseball 2012: As the injuries mount, and playoffs rapidly approach I will provide...
• 8/2 Marlin Maniac: LeBlanc Starts Marlins on the Road to Recovery; Reyes’ Streak at 19:       The Marlins, led by an abbreviated start by Wade LeBlanc, opened the third game of the Atlanta series with...
• 8/1 The Baseball Page: New York Mets: Recapping Their Moves at the 2012 Trade Deadline: The New York Mets showed up as an utter failure in the MLB Trade Deadline...

• 7/31 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Miami Deals Sanchez to Pittsburgh: Miami completed one last deal before this afternoon’s trade deadline, having already dealt away a number of players over...
• 7/30 Rising Apple: Mets All-Time Busts: Welcome to the Club, Jason Bay!: With another 0-the series in Arizona, Jason Bay’s horrendous 2012 campaign descended into an all-time low. In just 126 plate...
• 7/30 Marlin Maniac: Stop the Presses! Marlins Win a Series!:       Baseball was more pleasant in Miami by the conclusion of the weekend.  After dropping the series opener...
• 7/29 Chicken Friars: Padres Walked-Off In Miami; Lose Series: The Padres series in Miami started off with promise, as they cruised to an easy win on Friday night. The Padres have lost the...
• 7/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday Summary – NL Edition: Not much in the way of heroic finishes in the NL on Saturday, but there are always interesting tidbits in the boxes. The Saturday...
• 7/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE NEWSSTAND XI: This is an extra long Newsstand today because there are a ton of things going on around the world of baseball, the Yankees...
• 7/28 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Ike Davis Hits 3 Home Runs and Mets Still Lose: PHOENIX – Ike Davis homered three times and added a base hit with fourth at-bat for the New York Mets, and the Mets lost...
• 7/28 Red Sox Life: The Bronx and the Brink: Nothing, but nothing, would do this team more good than a strong outing from Jon Lester tonight. The game is currently in rain...
• 7/28 Jays Journal: Jays Budget Issues: Will Attendance and Viewer Trends Affect Future Deals?: Before you read this article, I strongly recommend that you take a peak at this article written by Dustin Parkes in February of...
• 7/28 Chicken Friars: Padres Feel Right At Home In Win Over Miami: Much has  been made lately of the Padres and their Miami roots. Cameron Maybin played parts of three seasons with the Marlins,...
• 7/28 Mets360.com: For Mets fans, it could always be worse: Dear Mets Fans, As the season seems to implode in upon itself and the Mets turn from fringe underdog sensations to the bunch of...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Phils, Victorino, Braves, Reyes, Buehrle: Here's the latest out of the NL East... Phillies GM Ruben Amaro told reporters (including Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com)...
• 7/27 Call to the Pen: Now We Find Out If Hanley Ramirez Matters Anymore: Hanley Ramirez‘s head is probably spinning so fast it resembles the scene in the Exorcist. But if he wants to sort out...
• 7/27 MLB Dirt: Catching Up With New York Mets Prospect Travis Taijeron: The past few years have been difficult for the New York Mets. The Fred Wilpon ownership debacle, expensive free agents like Jason...
• 7/27 Jays Journal: Jays Journal Features: The Yunel Escobar Rumours: It’s a little ironic that Yunel Escobar was acquired, along with Jo-Jo Reyes, in return for SS Alex Gonzalez, RP Tim Collins...
• 7/27 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Miami Deals Hanley Ramirez to Los Angeles: After Miami completed one trade Monday that shipped Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez to the Detroit Tigers, speculation was already...
• 7/26 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Is the mojo back?: In this pre-trade deadline edition of Phillies notebook, Ron Opher examines whether the Phillies have their mojo back, why the...
• 7/26 Rising Apple: This Date in Mets History: 2011 – The Orange and Blue Survive a rough 5th by Niese, win Beltran’s Last Game 8-6, At The Great American: “The Mets improved to 52-51 and got their second straight victory in a week that has at times been defined by the looming...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Reyes, Bonifacio, Murphy: The Marlins appear to have set an extremely high asking price for Josh Johnson, Jon Heyman reported today. Here’s the latest...
• 7/26 The Baseball Page: Welcome to Hanley-wood: Dodgers acquire Ramirez from Marlins: Considering this was supposed to be a real quiet trade deadline season,...
• 7/26 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: @Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (12): Rafael Furcal had the game-winning hit, giving him 2 of their 4 walk-offs this year. But my focus...
• 7/26 Call to the Pen: New Name, Same Old Marlins: Jeffery Loria sang a great song, didn’t he? Like Lyle Lanley selling Springfield a monorail, Loria convinced us all that...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Notes: Johnson, Ramirez, Red Sox: With Hanley Ramirez in Los Angeles and the Marlins entertaining offers for Josh Johnson, let's check out the latest items out...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Lester, Blue Jays, Aramis: We checked in on the AL East this morning, but with less than a week remaining before the trade deadline, the rumors don’t stop...
• 7/25 Rising Apple: NL East News: Hanley Ramirez Dealt to Dodgers, Cole Hamles Signs Extension with Hamels: Coming into this season, a lot of baseball analysts had the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins at the top of their projected...
• 7/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Trade Eovaldi, to Miami for Hanley Ramirez, and Randy Choate: The Dodger’s new ownership has finally made their first steps towards improving the Dodgers, and I am loving it. Tonight it...
• 7/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Hanley Ramirez’s Brother From Another Mother…And Father: Hanley Ramirez and Manny Ramirez are basically the same person with Hanley never putting up the numbers that Manny did to justify...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Hamels, Nationals, Buehrle: The Phillies are eager to trade Hunter Pence, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported today. Here are some more notes from the NL...
• 7/24 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers should pursue Hanley Ramirez instead of Chase Headley: While the hottest Dodger rumor of the day is a Matt Garza trade involving Zach Lee and others, there is a potential trade not...
• 7/24 Marlin Maniac: Skid Snapped Decisively. Finger Cut Derails 1-Hit Six for JJ:       Finally. The Marlins snapped a 5-game skid last night at home against the Braves. Giving up just one base...
• 7/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Where Do the Marlins Go From Here?: This Marlins group is not a “team”. It’s a glued together collection of individuals whose mutual interests—of the front...
• 7/23 mlbreports.com : 2012 Trade Deadline Update #2 7/23: Ichiro in Pinstripes, Anibal and Omar to the Tigers?: Monday July 23rd, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: Over the past few hours, a couple of big trades have gone down. Here’s my take...
• 7/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes: Belated additions above the line: Dodgers 8, @Mets 3 (12): “LITROD” — Luck is the residue of design. Ramon...
• 7/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Breaking out the brooms…again!: The Pirates finished off a fantastic weekend at PNC Park with a shutout to sweep away the Miami Marlins. The 3-0 win puts the...
• 7/22 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 94: Another day game home run for Pedro Alvarez: The Miami Marlins spent a ton of money in the offseason in hopes of creating a contender in the competitive NL East. They...
• 7/22 Rising Apple: Sandy Alderson’s Actions Speak Louder Than His Words Ever Will: Like he has so many times over the past month when talking to the media, Sandy Alderson once against stated that the Mets should...
• 7/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Mid-Season Player Trade Predictions—National League: Yesterday I predicted where various available American League players would wind up (or if they won’t be traded at all). Now...
• 7/21 Rising Apple: This Date in Mets History: 2004 – Wright Makes ML Debut as Mets Take Advantage of Expos’ Miscues to win, 5-4: “The attention, and perhaps the torch, shifted from Piazza to Wright yesterday…Standing in the same spot where Piazza...
• 7/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Friday night fireworks: The Pirates pulled off yet another comeback victory in front of yet another great crowd on Friday night, opening this weekend’s...
• 7/20 North Side Notch: Long Ball Leads Pirates to 4-3 Comeback Win: Final: Pirates 4, Marlins 3 WP: Kevin Correia (7-6, 4.31 ERA) LP: Ricky Nolasco (8-8, 4.55 ERA) SV: Joel Hanrahan (27, 2.17 ERA)...
• 7/20 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 92: Neil Walker starts a new hit streak in impressive fashion: When A.J. Burnett had a streak of nine straight winning decisions, it was impressive but it didn't seem like it was outside...
• 7/20 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 92 Recap - Pirates 4, Marlins 3: The Pirates man. The Pirates. After a 4-3 grind it out win over the Marlins tonight the Pirates are 12 games over .500 through...
• 7/20 Rising Apple: Could the Mets Re-Acquire Jose Reyes?: According to MLB.com beat writer Joe Frisario, there’s a good chance the Miami Marlins could become sellers if their lackluster–and...
• 7/20 The "Mc" Effect: 7/20 Recap | Pirates 4 Marlins 3: The Pirates opened up this much anti**** home stand with a 4 to 3 victory. Kevin Correia started and pitched five innings allowing...
• 7/19 The Baseball Page: Could the Crawford for Ramirez trade actually work?: I'm always one to throw out trade offers that will never happen. Last...
• 7/19 Cubbies Crib: Strange Baseball: Cubs Up 5-1 On Marlins at 8th Inning Rain Delay:   When Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis read the starting lineup and throw the opening pitch to a baseball game, you know...
• 7/19 BoSox Injection: Crawford to Miami for Hanley and Bell? Somebody Pinch Me!:   It’s not a surprise that the Red Sox are shopping Carl Crawford, but it is a shock to hear a rumor that the Miami Marlins...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Greinke, Hunter, Ruggiano, Marlins: Here's the latest from around the league as Wednesday turns into Thursday... There doesn't appear to have been much contract...
• 7/18 Crashburn Alley: Jimmy Rollins and Revisionist History: Providing an update on the market as the trading deadline nears, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports had a funny quip from an unnamed...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Determining Trade Interest In Crawford: The Red Sox are contacting teams to determine their trade interest in Carl Crawford, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports. The...
• 7/17 Up Along First: NL East Rumors: Marlins Could Be Sellers, Braves Could Extend Prado, Nationals Eyeing Pitching: We are just 14 days away from the July 31 trade deadline, and rumors are quickly heating up. Here are some notes from throughout...
• 7/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Welcome to Miami; Don’t Bother to Unpack: From another plane of existence, watching Jeffrey Loria and the Marlins, George Steinbrenner just elbowed Mussolini and said,...
• 7/17 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Carlos Zambrano (43-46) at Chicago Cubs (36-52): To judge from all the negative buzz I've seen around the interwebs heading into this series, you'd think that Zambrano...
• 7/17 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Could Become Sellers: The Marlins have let opposing teams know they may be in sell mode later this month if they don't turn their season around, ESPN.com's...
• 7/17 Marlin Maniac: Big Z Ignites a Rally. Small Ball Nets the Fish Another Win:   Line drive singles.  Base hits behind the lead runner. Sacrifice bunts. Suicide squeezes.  All of these classic baseball...
• 7/16 Motor City Bengals: Trade Target: Omar Infante: As much as Tigers fans want to bemoan the organization’s decision to let Placido Polanco walk, there are other quality 2nd...
• 7/15 Rising Apple: Ruben Tejada Is For Real: A little over halfway through the season, question marks still surround most of the Mets’ young players. Is Ike Davis an...
• 7/14 District On Deck: Game 85: Marlins 2, Nationals 1: After almost bringing in Mark Buehrle to DC to pitch alongside Stephen Strasburg for the 2012 campaign, GM Mike Rizzo and the...
• 7/14 The Baseball Page: MLB - Act 2: At baseball's half-way point "experts" say it's the time of season that...
• 7/14 Marlin Maniac: Base Hits Come Up Trumps for the Nationals:   Led by the aggressive hustle of Bryce Harper, the Nationals handed loss 45 to the Marlins tonight.  Harper stretched a...
• 7/13 Rising Apple: Rising Apple First-half MVP Award: David Wright: The Rising Apple staff will be starting a weekly feature where one player will be chosen and highlighted on our site for their...
• 7/13 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Recapping New York’s First Half: With days of no baseball now behind us, the second half of the 2012 season is set to begin later today across Major League Baseball....
• 7/13 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Recapping Miami’s First Half: With days of no baseball now behind us, the second half of the 2012 season is set to begin later today across Major League Baseball....
• 7/12 Up Along First: What Will The Rest Of The NL East Be Doing At The Deadline?: Well, it’s not just transaction season for the Mets. The rest of the National League East may also be wheeling and dealing...
• 7/12 Mets360.com: Mets’ first half report card: Well here we are. At the midway point of the season, our beloved New York Mets are exceeding expectations and are currently six...
• 7/11 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB Attendance Trends: Since the All-Star Game is the proverbial midway point of the season, let's take a look at per game attendance trends of each...
• 7/11 Roto Think Tank: More on First Half Disappointments: My post on potential second-half pitching "surgers" generated a great deal of interest. So I threw out a general query...
• 7/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians All-Star Futures Game Prospect Aguilar Shows Big Power and Big Potential: By Steve Eby The All-Star Futures Game made its debut in 1999 when the Midsummer Classic was held in Boston.  Most of the who’s-who...
• 7/8 High Heat Stats: A handful o’ game notes from Friday/Saturday: Saturday: @Mets 3, Cubs 1: Ike Davis had the big hit — a 2-out (of course), 2-run, 0-and-2 HR on a splitter that never...
• 7/7 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins (41-42) at St. Louis Cardinals (44-40), Jul 7, 4:15 PM EDT (Game 84): The Miami Marlins pulled off an impressive win last night against the St. Louis Cardinals. The win extended the Marlins winning...
• 7/6 StanGraphs: Live Blog: Miami Marlins (40-42) at St. Louis Cardinals (44-39): 10:30 PM Watching Beltran stretch on that close play at first that ended the game, it wasn’t difficult to envision yet another...
• 7/6 Rising Apple: This Date in Mets History: 2005 – Castro, Anderson & Cameron Get the Job Done v. Nats, 5-3, at RFK: The 2005 New Mets are a team and franchise coming off a time where everything went wrong…again. With new GM Omar Minaya...
• 7/6 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins (40-42) at St. Louis Cardinals (44-39), Jul 6, 8:15 PM EDT (Game 83): The Miami Marlins came out yesterday and put the first half of the season behind them. With a win over the Milwaukee Brewers to...
• 7/6 Mets360.com: HYPE files: Aderlin Rodriguez: In the past decade, the Mets minor league system has not been regarded with any kind of respect. Although the minor league system...
• 7/6 Baseball Musings: Hanging with the Best: Robin Ventura’s managerial career is off to a great start, unlike Joe Torre’s time with the Mets. Photo: © Brad Penner-US...
• 7/5 Rising Apple: Have the Mets Replacement Shortstops Been Better Than Jose Reyes?: The day Jose Reyes officially became a member of the Miami Marlins, I felt a strange, previously unknown type of panic. In my...
• 7/5 Phillies Nation: Assessing the Moves Amaro Didn’t Make: I love trade talk and speculation. My favorite point of the baseball season has been the run-up to the trade deadline and, for...
• 7/5 Phillies Nation: At This Point, You Have to Trade Hamels: The Phillies have three options with Cole Hamels, none of which is clear cut. It’s a great year to have a trade asset like...
• 7/5 Baseball Musings: Swimming Lee: The Marlins traded for Astros first baseman Carlos Lee: The Marlins acquired Lee from the Houston Astros in a trade on Wednesday,...
• 7/4 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins (38-42) at Milwaukee Brewers (38-42), Jul 4, 4:10 PM EDT (Game 81): We enter the half-way point of the season today, and boy what a frustrating first half it has been. The last two losses have been...
• 7/4 Marlin Maniac: I Cried, I Laughed, I Cried Again.:   An emotional rollercoaster.  An in-your-face explosion of action all over the screen.  No, it’s not a summer movie,...
• 7/4 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes: Fireworks Night at the ol’ ballpark! @Brewers 13, Marlins 12 (10): They had it all the way. After blowing a 9-2 lead, the...
• 7/4 Phillies Nation: At This Point, You Have to Trade Hamels: The Phillies have three options with Cole Hamels, none of which is clear cut. It’s a great year to have a trade asset like...
• 7/3 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins (37-41) @ Milwaukee Brewers (37-42) July 3rd, 4:10 PM EST (Game 80): The Miami Marlins four-game winning streak was snapped last night, as they blew two leads, of 2-0 and 5-2, before finally losing...
• 7/3 Marlin Maniac: Eight Inning Costs Miami Marlins Game Against the Milwaukee Brewers: The Marlins lost the first game of their series against the Brewers in Milwaukee, the loss had them falling to eight games behind...
• 7/2 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins (37-44) @ Milwaukee Brewers (35-43) July 2nd, 8:10 PM EST (Game 79): Fresh off of a sweep of their division rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Marlins will be traveling to Milwaukee to face off...
• 7/2 Rising Apple: Is Ruben Tejada the Shortstop of the Future for the Mets?: When Ruben Tejada went down with a strained right quad in the beginning of May against the Diamondbacks, a hole at shortstop was...
• 7/2 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins complete sweep of Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2: June is over and the Miami Marlins are playing good baseball again. The Miami Marlins are on a four-game winning streak and the...
• 7/2 Mets360.com: With Ruben Tejada the line drives just keep on coming: Ruben Tejada was on a roll the first five weeks of the season, with a .305/.362/.400 line before he went down with an injury....
• 7/2 Crashburn Alley: Watching the Game: Cliff Lee: With a loss yesterday afternoon at the hands of the struggling Miami Marlins, the Phillies dropped to 36-45, 10.5 games out in...
• 7/1 Marlin Maniac: Giancarlo Stanton named to First All-Star Game, Lone Marlin Going: Major League Baseball announced the 2012 All-Star Game rosters on Sunday, and Giancarlo Stanton was selected as a reserve to represent...
• 7/1 Marlin Maniac: Philadelphia Phillies (36-44) @ Miami Marlins (37-40) July 1st, 1:10 PM EST (Game 78): IT’S FINALLY OVER! The month of June is over and the Miami Marlins are looking like a team that is playing their best baseball....
• 7/1 Mets360.com: Omar Minaya, Sandy Alderson share credit for 2012 Mets success: This year has been a lot of fun for the Mets and their fans. Expectations were low coming into the season and the Mets have instead...

• 6/30 Phillies Nation: Fish Fry Phils In Florida: The month of June has not been very friendly to the Phillies, and it would be more of the same today as they lost a second straight...
• 6/30 Marlin Maniac: Philadelphia Phillies (36-43) @ Miami Marlins (36-40) June 30th, 4:10 PM EST (Game 77): The Miami Marlins now have seven victories in the month of June, three of them have come against their division rival, the Philadelphia...
• 6/29 Marlin Maniac: Philadelphia Phillies (36-42) @ Miami Marlins (35-40) June 29th, 7 PM EST (Game 76): The Miami Marlins have won a grand total of 6 games in the month of June, the good news, the team is still half a game ahead of...
• 6/29 Marlin Maniac: June Swoon is due to a Variety of Factors: Miami Marlins Should Look Two Miles East for Championship Inspiration: On Monday hundreds of thousands of people throughout the city of Miami joined together to celebrate the championship won by the...
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On The Latest $100MM Contracts: Every year a few players join baseball’s exclusive $100MM club with free agent deals and mega-extensions. Last offseason was...
• 6/27 StanGraphs: Live Blog: St. Louis Cardinals (40-35) at Miami Marlins (34-40): 8:50 PM: The winnings streak has ended at five. A 6-3 road trip is still a valuable accomplishment, and the Cardinals are looking...
• 6/27 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins use clutch home runs to comeback against Cardinals: The Miami Marlins finally earned their sixth victory of the month of June. It surpasses their win total for the month from a season...
• 6/27 Marlin Maniac: Giancarlo Stanton to parti**** in State Farm Home Run Derby: Giancarlo Stanton has not garnered a lot of votes for the All-Star game thus far. Maybe that is because he is still virtually...
• 6/27 Full Spectrum Baseball: Ozzie Guillen and I Have Way More in Common Than I ThoughtAll the losing is trying Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen's patience. Who can blame him?...
• 6/27 WahoosOnFirst: Are Kipnis and Cabrera the Best Keystone Combo in Baseball?: In the movie City Slickers, three aspiring cowboys are sitting around reflecting on a simpler time of their youth and talking...
• 6/27 Marlin Maniac: Overcoming Adversity:   So, the Marlins lost again last night, 5-2. No news there.  Zero. Zip. Nada.  It is, after all, still June. While the...
• 6/26 Marlin Maniac: Top of the 8th: Miami 6, St. Louis 1. Final Score: Miami 7, St. Louis 8.:   Once again, the Marlins found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.  Ricky Nolasco delivered a strong performance...
• 6/25 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 74: The Winning End Of Crazy:  Jake Westbrook pitched well enough to win. Sadly, the bullpen blew the game out, leaving it up to the offense to stage a dramatic,...
• 6/25 Rising Apple: Bullpen Issues Need To Be Address Sooner Rather Than Later: With the 2012 season reaching the mid waypoint, it is a delight to Mets fans to see this team be relevant, especially when many...
• 6/25 Marlin Maniac: The Marlins’ win felt pretty good, or, why I didn’t throw anything at the television: Beat writers and television analysts love few things more than when a once young, rebellious player finally assumes the role of...
• 6/23 PaulLebowitz.com: What’s Wrong With The Marlins?: In a sane world, rather than find someone to blame and sacrifice for a poor performance, an organization steeped in common sense...
• 6/22 Rising Apple: Mets Injury Update: Ruben Tejada and Ronny Cedeno Play in Triple-A: A pair of injured Met shortstops continued their rehab up in Triple-A Buffalo last night. Both Ruben Tejada and Ronny Cedeno took...
• 6/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/21: After winning 15-5 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get out the brooms tonight and go for the sweep in the finale of a...
• 6/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/21: After winning 15-5 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get out the brooms tonight and go for the sweep in the finale of a...
• 6/21 Marlin Maniac: Three Cheers for the Bullpen!:   The Miami Marlins gave up five hits last night.  They went scoreless for nine innings, and Jose Reyes threw a ball in...
• 6/20 Up Along First: Enough With The Daniel Murphy Trade Talk: Daniel Murphy is in arguably the worst slump of his career. Over the past month, he has seen his batting average drop from above...
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/20: After taking a 7-5 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the middle game of a three-game set...
• 6/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/19: After enjoying a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox return to Beantown for a nine-game homestand, six of which will finish...
• 6/19 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Miami MarlinsAfter finishing a dozen clam cakes, The Advanced Scout analyzes the Miami Marlins....
• 6/19 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/19: After enjoying a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox return to Beantown for a nine-game homestand, six of which will finish...
• 6/19 Tyler's Think Tank: Time to Cut Bait (Hitters): For ESPN standard leagues.  Hopefully by now you have alread sent these guys packing to the waiver wire.  But if you've...
• 6/19 FanSided: Miami Marlins (33-33) @ Boston Red Sox (33-33) June 19th, 7 PM EST (Game 67): This June has gotten to a point that it has been very frustrating to watch baseball. Honestly, if the Miami Heat were not leading...
• 6/18 Mets360.com: Lucas Duda and the longest on-base streaks in Mets history: A double in the sixth inning Sunday extended Lucas Duda’s streak or reaching base to 20 games. It’s the career-best mark for...
• 6/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/14: Before last night's game against the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox had scored 12 runs in their past five games. Part of...
• 6/15 Mets Are Better Than Sex: Future Features: Draft Review:   When the new CBA was agreed upon, a unanimous industry complaint rang through with regards to the new draft slotting system....
• 6/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/14: Before last night's game against the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox had scored 12 runs in their past five games. Part of...
• 6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/13: After taking a 2-1 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the finale of a three-game set with...
• 6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/13: The Boston Red Sox once again ran into a elite pitcher in Miami Marlins starter Mark Buehrle. But this time around the results...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: Reyes Wrecks the No-Hitter: Jose Reyes homers with two out in the bottom of the sixth inning to break up Felix Doubront‘s no-hitter. The Red Sox lead...
• 6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/13: After taking a 2-1 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the finale of a three-game set with...
• 6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/13: The Boston Red Sox once again ran into a elite pitcher in Miami Marlins starter Mark Buehrle. But this time around the results...
• 6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/12: After falling for the fourth straight game last night 4-1, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of...
• 6/12 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/12: After falling for the fourth straight game last night 4-1, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of...
• 6/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: A look back at the free agents the Yankees missed out on: The 2012 free agent pool was fairly decent last offseason and, as usual, there was tons of speculation on who the Yankees...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After being swept by the Washington Nationals over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox embark on a six-game interleague road trip....
• 6/11 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Miami MarlinsThe Advanced Scout finishes his delicious Cuban sandwich and analyzes the Miami Marlins....
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After being swept by the Washington Nationals over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox embark on a six-game interleague road trip....
• 6/11 MLBTradeRumors: Mets To Sign Kevin Plawecki: The Mets have agreed to sign supplemental first round draft pick Kevin Plawecki, Jim Callis of Baseball America reports. He'll...
• 6/11 Mets360.com: Ike Davis takes over as the Mets’ biggest concern: Before the season the Mets had some substantial concerns: David Wright – Could he be the star he used to be? Ruben Tejada –...
• 6/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Derek Jeter’s defense is among the worst in baseball: I know, I know. You’ve all heard the arguments before. For years we heard every Yankee critic around bashing Derek Jeter...
• 6/8 FanSided: Tampa Bay Rays (32-25) @ Miami Marlins (31-26) June 8th, 7 PM EST (Game 58): The Miami Marlins have a big nine-game home-stand, that they continue with by hosting the Tampa Bay Rays. The home-stand did not...
• 6/8 FanSided: Won't Happen Often: The Miami Marlins were swept by the Atlanta Braves in a 3 game series that ended last night with a 8-2 drubbing at the hands of...
• 6/8 Braves Journal: Braves 8, Marlins 2: Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins – Box Score – June 07, 2012 – ESPN. The Braves don’t seem to think that...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Tag Team Value: Compensation Draft Picks: As a fan, free agent compensation draft picks can feel like an extra slap in the face from Major League Baseball. "You're losing...
• 6/7 High Heat Stats: Thursday roundup (pocket edition): @Athletics 7, Rangers 1: The walks are starting to catch up with Yu Darvish. He walked 6 today, including 3 (plus a HBP) in a...
• 6/6 FanSided: R.A. Dickey Book Signing at Yogi Berra MuseumCan't get enough of MLB's last knuckleballer? Well, if you want to meet ...
• 6/5 FanSided: Atlanta Braves (29-25) @ Miami Marlins (31-23) June 5th, 7 PM EST (Game 55): The Miami Marlins are about to start huge nine game home-stand that bring in some quality opponents to Marlins Park. The home-stand...
• 6/4 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Supplemental Round Results: We’ll track the results of the 2012 supplemental first round right here. Click here for the results of the first round. Now...
• 6/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: The parity and dominance of the Eastern teams continues, teams who spent big money in the offseason beginning to perform, the...
• 6/4 MetsToday.com: Uh-Oh, Jeff is Speaking Again: Before getting to the main topic, congratulations to Johan Santana. Before the season started, I expected this Mets team to be...
• 6/3 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (28-26) vs Marlins (30-23): Philadelphia Phillies (28-26) vs. Miami Marlins (30-23) Joe Blanton (4-5, 5.05) vs.  Carlos Zambrano (3-3, 3.00) Time: 1:35,...
• 6/2 Phillies Nation: Hamels Falters As Phils Fall To Fish: Cole Hamels had won his last eight decisions coming into today’s game, but nine in a row was not meant to be, as the Marlins...
• 6/2 NY Baseball Digest: For the Love of the Game: “And you know Steve you get the feeling that Billy Chapel isn’t pitching against left handers, he isn’t pitching...
• 6/1 Phillies Nation: Phils Outlast Rain, Marlins: In a rain soaked game that featured a rain delay and some thoughts of a possible postponement, the Phillies defeated the Marlins...
• 6/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Running to Steal Some Runs on the Bases: By Craig Gifford Theft is a crime that will usually land a person in jail. Time in the slammer is not something the Cleveland...
• 6/1 MetsToday.com: Would Carlos Beltran Be This Good as a Met?: Remember this guy? He was the 7-year, $119M man in Flushing until last July, when he became the bait for Zack Wheeler. Today,...
• 6/1 Baseball Reality Tour: June Swoons and Stars or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love BABiP and K/BB Rates: It's June 1st, and that can mean many things. for one: regression. Below are a couple of arrangements of players, as squads, whose...

• 5/30 MLBTradeRumors: Longest Current Contracts By Team: As the number of long-term contracts and contract extensions increases, teams lock themselves into payroll obligations well into...
• 5/27 Raising Matt Cain: M.C. squared: A little uncharacteristic for Matt Cain today, with high walks (three) and low strikeouts (four). He seemed to run out of gas...
• 5/27 Mets360.com: : Right now David Wright in mired in a deep slump. In his last two games he is 0-6, and in his last five games he is 4-19. He’s...
• 5/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Best and Worst, with Stats: It started this morning. Checking out a few things on leaderboards, I noticed that Jamie Moyer, a personal favorite, had an unsightly...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Oswalt, Chapman, Trout: One year ago today, Mariano Rivera became the first pitcher in baseball history to appear in 1,000 games with one team. He is...
• 5/24 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the New York Mets: Let’s move back to 1962 and start off with the New York Mets. This is going to be pretty interesting, I think. Before you...
• 5/24 High Heat Stats: Running amok: Thursday game notes on the fly: “What is the sound of one hand blogging?” In lieu of chat, I decided to give this format another try, but it seems...
• 5/24 Mets360.com: My experience on SNY’s “Beer Money”: Do you fancy yourself a Mets trivia connoisseur? Well, I do (especially any trivia from 1984 and beyond) and I always thought...
• 5/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Believe It Or Don’t—The Bad (National League): In recent days, I’ve looked at teams that were either underachieving or overachieving based on expectations. Let’s...
• 5/22 NY Baseball Digest: David Wright and Leadership: Even after last night’s disappointing lost to Cincinnati, the Mets are a surprising 20-17 on the season. Considering their...
• 5/21 FanSided: The Marlins are fishy..: What's up Marlin Maniac! First of all I would like to apologize for my lack of posting lately. With college exams going on, studying...
• 5/20 High Heat Stats: Friday recap, round 2: I knew I wouldn’t be able to do a Saturday recap, so just for the hell of it, here’s the rest of Friday’s action:...
• 5/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Miami Wins Game On Late Throwing Mistake; Marlins 3, Indians 2: By Mike Brandyberry One play can make the difference in a game and that was evidence Friday evening when the Marlins defeated...
• 5/18 FanSided: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Miami Marlins: Things are looking up in Cleveland as the Indians coming off a pair of short series sweeps of the Twins and Mariners to follow...
• 5/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 12 Angry Men: I have been serving on Jury duty for the last week and a half, which made me think back to one of my favorite movies, “12 Angry...
• 5/16 FanSided: Miami Marlins (19-17) @ Atlanta Braves (23-14) May 16-17(Games 37& 38)The Miami Marlins now have won 11 of 14 and just finished up a 5-game home-......
• 5/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Hatcher’s Firing Was Inevitable: In an unavoidable decision, the Angels fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher—ESPN Story. I called it on April 30th in the...
• 5/15 Operation Shutdown: One Big Inning, BUCS LOSE: Emilio Bonfiacio triples in the second (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images)Marlins Plate five in the 4th, top Bucs 6-2WP: Josh...
• 5/15 Tyler's Think Tank: Carlos Beltran's Forgotten Excellence: Beltran's been raking Matt Kemp dominated the headlines during April, when his dozen dingers helped jumpstart...
• 5/15 FanSided: Ad Posted. Ad Answered.:   [caption id="attachment_7552" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="May 15, 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins right...
• 5/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Marlins: Pirates (16-18) at Marlins (18-16) 7:10 PM EST–Marlins Park, Miami Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Bucs...
• 5/14 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Myers, Lee, Wright, Rangers: The latest notes and rumors from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com: Astros people say they aren't thinking about trading their...
• 5/14 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 35 - Marlins: Pirates (16-18) at Marlins (18-16)7:10 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsMarlins Park - Miami, FLStarting PitchersPittsburgh - Brad Lincoln...
• 5/14 Rising Apple: Alderson “Quietly” Preparing Long-Term Offer for David Wright: Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal broke the news over the weekend that every Met fan has been waiting to hear. It looks as...
• 5/13 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 34: Loss to Marlins: Marlins 8 Mets 4 For the second time in three days, the Mets make a dramatic comeback in the final inning to take the ballgame,...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Likely to Offer Wright A Long-Term Deal: The Mets are quietly preparing to offer David Wright a long-term contract extension at some point this year, perhaps as soon...
• 5/13 Baseball Musings: Grand Fish Finish: The Marlins needed three runs to beat the Mets in the bottom of the ninth, but Giancarlo Stanton went whole hog as his grand slam...
• 5/11 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 32: Loss to Marlins: Marlins 6 Mets 5 For a moment there, it looked like it was going to be another come-from-behind, one-run victory. And it was …...
• 5/11 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets Make First Trip to Miami: Tonight, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park. Tonight’s game will begin at 7:10. Here...
• 5/11 Rising Apple: A Look Ahead to 2013 Free Agency: Brian McCann: Five months ago, the New York Mets let their homegrown star Jose Reyes sign with divisional rival, the Miami Marlins. In fact,...
• 5/11 Mets360.com: It may be time to reward Terry Collins with contract extension: As the Mets sit at 18-13 and five games above .500 for the first time in two years, we should all applaud the job Terry Collins...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Inquired On Hamels, Victorino: In anti**** of possible midseason trades, the Blue Jays have asked the Phillies about left-hander Cole Hamels and center fielder...
• 5/10 Climbing Tal's Hill: Marlins go home and take your “lo viste” move with you: If you are looking for a team to root, root, root against I suggest the Miami Marlins. These guys are easy to hate. Every time...
• 5/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 30: Win Over Phillies: Mets 7 Phillies 4 Come-from-behind victory for the Mets as they set up for a sweep in Philadelphia. Who’da thunk it? Mets...
• 5/10 Climbing Tal's Hill: Astros Drop Rubber Match vs Marlins: The Astros dropped the finale vs the Miami Marlins tonight 5-3. SP, Lucas Harrell, got off to a terrible start as he walked the...
• 5/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Bounties vs Targets—the NFL and MLB: The New Orleans Saints have been given harsh sentences for defensive coordinator Gregg Williams encouraging a culture of paying...
• 5/6 MetsToday.com: 28 Days Later: The State of the Mets: 28 games into the season, the Mets are 15-13, sitting in third place in the NL East.  And if it weren’t early May, I’d...
• 5/6 Baseball Musings: May Flower: Jose Reyes went two for five with a run scored Sunday afternoon as the Marlins beat the Padres 6-3. After posting a paltry .293...
• 5/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: Jamie Moyer – The Father of Reinvention: With Mariano Rivera hurt, Roger Clemens on Trial and Ozzie Guillen lacking a filter, this season has gotten off to a pretty dark...
• 5/5 Padres Trail: Random Thoughts about Game 27 (vs Marlins): Last night's 9-8, 12-inning loss to the Miami Marlins has to be the wackiest one I've seen in person.  Unlike the mainstream...
• 5/5 FanSided: Josh Johnson, Heath Bell struggle again, Infante leads Marlins to extra innings win: The Miami Marlins have now won four straight games. You would think that Ozzie Guillen and his team would be relaxed and finally...
• 5/4 High Heat Stats: Dexter Fowler and the return of the running game?: Dexter Fowler has played three qualifying seasons and each time has accomplished what has become a fairly unusual feat, that...
• 5/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Around the Horn: April Recap (NL): A continuation of yesterday's post. All stats current through April 30th. Scorching Hot Matt Kemp (.417/.490/.893) The...
• 5/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Albert Pujols: Strange things are afoot at the Big A:   Do you remember the time you bought a bunch of Doc Gooden rookie cards because you knew he was a sure-fire Hall of Famer?...
• 5/4 Mets360.com: Would Bobby Parnell have been perfect laughter?: Former pickle factory worker, postal clerk and poet Charles Bukowski once remarked: ”The problem with the world is that the...
• 5/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Series in May to watch closely: Before the season started, I took a look at some series from the first month that were going to be big from a fantasy perspective....
• 5/2 Phillies Nation: Hindsight, Foresight Favorable to Papelbon Acquisition: Jonathan Papelbon sits atop the Major Leagues as its saves leader, closing the door in 9 out of 9 save opportunities. Papelbon...
• 5/1 Classic Minnesota Twins: The Phenoms of Minnesota Twins Past: Part IV-Carlos Gomez: HE hope I dreamed of was a dream,   Was but a dream; and now I wakeExceeding comfortless, and worn, and old,For...

• 4/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Biggest surprises and disappointments through April: Now that we’re a month into the season, we’re getting a better idea of how the league is going to stack up this year....
• 4/30 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 draft: Stony Brook’s Travis Jankowski unique in today’s game: Where have all the elite leadoff men gone? I’m talking about your high-average/low-strikeout ability to get on base in any way...
• 4/30 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log - April 30, 2012: Nyjer Morgan $13.  Other bids: $12, $10, $8, $8, $6, $3.Morgan is available in your league?  Why yes – I waived him. ...
• 4/30 Mets360.com: Can Ruben Tejada maintain his strong start?: There’s nothing like a trip to Denver to get a batter out of a slump. Ruben Tejada headed into a three-game set against the...
• 4/30 PaulLebowitz.com: National League Ticking Tempers Of Ownership: Earlier I looked at the American League’s ownerships that are (or should be) getting antsy. Now, let’s look at the National...
• 4/29 FanSided: Anibal Sanchez continues dominance, Hanley Ramirez delivers walk-off hit, Marlins 3 D-Backs 2: I would like to apologize for my lack of activity the past few days. With finals and work, I have been extremely crunched for...
• 4/28 FanSided: Hitting Drought Sinking Miami MarlinsThe season-long hitting drought the Miami Marlins have been suffering throu......
• 4/27 PaulLebowitz.com: National League Patience Or Panic?: Earlier I wrote of the American League teams that either need to have patience or panic. Let’s look at the National League teams...
• 4/27 NY Baseball Digest: Does Ike Davis Need to Turn It Around This Road Trip to Avoid a Demotion?: .132/.192/.265/ That is the batting line for Mets first baseman Ike Davis going into tonight’s game. It was Davis, along...
• 4/27 Rising Apple: Mets “Sweep” Troubles Away With Return of Solid Pitching: Nothing typifies Spring cleaning better than a good sweep. Over the last three days, the Mets swept away any lingering memories...
• 4/26 Rising Apple: What Could the Mets Bullpen Look Like Mid-Season?: Similar to last season, it will once again be in the Mets best interest to pawn off valuable parts for prospects come mid-year....
• 4/26 NY Baseball Digest: Mets “Lousy” Farm System on Display in Victory: The Mets farm system hasn’t won any po**** contests over the years. In an age where prospect writing and analysis falls...
• 4/26 Call to the Pen: Jose Reyes Thinks New York Mets Should Re-Sign David Wright: The New York Mets honored former shortstopJose Reyes Thinks New York Mets Should Re-Sign David Wright - Call to the Pen - Call...
• 4/26 Mets360.com: As Jason Bay and Mike Pelfrey hit the DL, Mets fans say so what?: Just as soon as the Mets put Jason Bay (ribs) and Mike Pelfrey (elbow) on the disabled list, the Mets go ahead and win two straight...
• 4/26 NY Baseball Digest: Wright Facing Similar Crossroad as Strawberry: David Wright set a historic team record last night when he homered off Mark Buehrle to give the Mets a 2-1 lead, a game they ultimately...
• 4/25 Mets360.com: Did new delivery cause Mike Pelfrey’s injury?: On the field yesterday was a pretty good day for Mets fans. We got to see Jose Reyes return to Citi Field, saw a great pitching...
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Reyes, Napoli, Miller: Jared Hughes of the Pirates and Zach Putnam of the Rockies made history today as the 26th players on their teams' respective...
• 4/25 Call to the Pen: MLB Recaps: Mixed Reaction as Reyes Returns to Citi Field: Today wasn’t just any regular game between New York and Miami in Flushing. It was the return of Jose Reyes to Citi Field for...
• 4/25 Rising Apple: Duda Spoils Reyes’ Return to Citi; Mets Down Fish 2-1: This was much more than a regular game tonight. It was the return of Jose Reyes to New York for the first time since he decided...
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman On Cardinals, Mets, Hughes: The Cardinals are defending their World Series title without Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Tony La Russa and Dave Duncan,...
• 4/24 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 17: Win Over Marlins: Mets 2 Marlins 1 Seems we’re still traveling in a time machine and emerging from it to watch pitcher-dominated baseball...
• 4/24 Baseball Musings: Low Scoring Ms: The Mets beat the Marlins 2-1, spoiling Jose Reyes‘s return to New York. After six great innings, both Josh Johnson and...
• 4/24 Baseball Musings: Dealing in New York: Whatever was wrong with Josh Johnson and Johan Santana disappeared at Citi Field tonight as both are pitching shutouts through...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Links: Mike Pelfrey, Jason Bay: Jose Reyes played his first game at CitiField as a Marlin tonight after leaving New York for Miami and $106MM this offseason....
• 4/24 Up Along First: Series Preview: Jose Returns With Marlins for Three-Game Set: Tonight, the Marlins come to town for the first game of a three-game series, starting at 7:10 tonight. Tonight’s game will...
• 4/24 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Jamie Moyer takes the mound for the Rockies in Pittsburgh as he faces Kevin Correia and the Pirates. Moyer allows the ball to...
• 4/24 Rising Apple: It’s Jose Reyes Day…How Do You Feel?: The day that all Mets fans have had circled on their calendar since the Winter Meetings has finally arrived; Jose Reyes will be...
• 4/24 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ New York Mets (4/24-4/26) Preview: The Return of Jose Reyes to NY Series: After a rough weekend in Washington, the Miami Marlins are now 7-8 on the season and just 2-6 on the road. The Marlins did not...
• 4/24 NY Baseball Digest: Don’t Expect Reyes’ Return to Be Very Memorable: Jose Reyes returns to New York tonight as a member of the Miami Marlins. It will be weird to see the former Mets shortstop decked...
• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Jurrjens, Utley, Tejada, Wright: Here are some links from the NL East on the day Chipper Jones turns 40 and Jose Reyes returns to Citi Field... The Braves optioned...
• 4/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Early 2012 fantasy baseball studs and duds: With two and a half weeks of the season in the books, here are my picks for fantasy studs and duds so far. Studs Matt Kemp —...
• 4/23 Rising Apple: New York Mets: The Week Ahead: Due to yesterday’s rain out, the Mets are looking at eight games in the next seven days. Miguel Batista and Dillon Gee are...
• 4/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Prospect watch: Marlins’ Christian Yelich picks up right where he left off: The then-Florida Marlins had to be in disbelief when it was their turn to select with the 23rd pick in the 2010 amateur draft....
• 4/22 Baseball Musings: Triple Threat: The Reds defeated the Cubs 4-3 Sunday afternoon, but Starlin Castro hit his second triple of the season. That doesn’t sound...
• 4/22 Up Along First: Ruben Tejada Has Shown Great Patience, Improvement: Ruben Tejada: the successor to Jose Reyes. Tejada has impressed everyone with his play so far. He has shown he can get on base,...
• 4/21 FanSided: Miami Marlins Offense sleeps through game against Washington NationalsMy prediction for the first game of the Miami Marlins-...
• 4/21 Rising Apple: Josh Thole, Mets Rally For Extras, But Fall to Giants: Missed it by that much. The first of four games between the Mets and the Giants was a good one, but it inevitably was a tough...
• 4/20 Mets360.com: Mets Quotes of the Week: David Wright edition: “That kind of business I leave to Seth and Sam (Levinson, his agents). They can handle it. But I’m going to steer...
• 4/20 WSJ Daily Fix: Wright Climbs Short Mets Leaderboards: The Count: David Wright could set several New York records this season, thanks to his solid production and the franchise's unimpressive...
• 4/19 The Baseball Page: Marlins over .500 with Sweep of CubsMarlins over .500 with Sweep of Cubs...
• 4/19 Rising Apple: David Wright Continues His Onslaught of the Mets Record Books: David Wright has gotten off to a torrid start; a start so hot that even a fractured pinkie won’t keep him out of the lineup....
• 4/19 Mets360.com: It’s time to reward David Wright with a contract extension: Usually, teams should take all the necessary precautions when thinking of handing out long-term extensions to players approaching...
• 4/18 Baseball Musings: Making His Mark in Miami: Mark Buehrle was in control against the Chicago Cubs as he allowed one run in eight innings, helping Miami to a 9-1 win. He allowed...
• 4/18 Mets360.com: Mets to do right thing when they honor Jose Reyes: There’s no question Jose Reyes was one of the greatest players in Mets franchise history. He’s the all-time leader...
• 4/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Mike Francesa As The Psycho Ex-Boyfriend: The Mets have planned a small video tribute for Jose Reyes on his first trip to New York as a visiting player when the Marlins...
• 4/17 Up Along First: Mets Planning Reyes Video Tribute, Going a Little Too Far: The Mets are planning a video tribute for former shortstop Jose Reyes when he returns to Citi Field. From the Daily News: ATLANTA...
• 4/17 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Fast Start: The 2012 Mets have gotten out of the gate with 7 wins in their first 10 games.  This is the fourth best start in their history...
• 4/17 NY Baseball Digest: The Mets and Their Relationship With Alumni: No matter how well the Mets play on the field it always seems to come down to fans and media types focusing on what happens off-the-field....
• 4/16 The Baseball Page: Phillies Take 2 of 3 From MarlinsPhillies Take 2 of 3 From Marlins...
• 4/16 Rising Apple: “Ya Gotta Believe” in the 2012 Mets: Even though the Mets dropped their last game in Philadelphia to prevent a sweep of their division rivals, New York is heading...
• 4/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Five best moves not made during 2012 offseason: Washington Nationals not signing Prince Fielder Fielder can hit for power and average. He is not an excellent fielder (a naming...
• 4/15 PaulLebowitz.com: On the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic, We Have the Marlins: The questions that surrounded the Marlins amid their winter spending spree and afterglow of the completion of their new ballpark...
• 4/14 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Andre Ethier: Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier can hit. That much cannot be disputed; the sweet-swinging left-handed hitter owns a career line...
• 4/14 Crashburn Alley: A Suggestion for Mr. Papelbon: Dear Johnno– It’s come to my attention that your search for a new entrance song isn’t going as well as you thought....
• 4/14 Mets360.com: Tejada showing potential at leadoff: After Andres Torres went down with a strained calf on Opening Day, Ruben Tejada was called upon to take his spot atop the order...
• 4/13 Tyler's Think Tank: MLB Hot or Not: One Week In: With a full week of baseball in the books, let's take a look at one team, batter, and pitcher playing well, and not so well. 3...
• 4/13 Phillies Nation: Blanton Velocity, Spirits High: Joe Blanton was jacked and ready to go when he stepped on the mound. After all, he hadn’t started a game that meant something...
• 4/13 Mets360.com: Mets Quotes of the Week: Opening week edition: “It was great. We got to know each other a little bit better, played a little golf. He can hit a golf ball a long way. I know...
• 4/13 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Considering Long-Term Deal For Wright: The Mets hope David Wright's play will justify a multiyear contract that will keep him in place as the franchise's biggest star,...
• 4/12 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (2-3) vs. Marlins (2-4): Philadelphia Phillies (2-3) vs. Miami Marlins (2-4) Joe Blanton (0-1, 13.50) vs. Mark Buehrle (0-1, 4.50) Time: 7:05 PM, Citizens...
• 4/12 Crashburn Alley: Marlins/Phillies Game Thread 4/12/12: The offense finally woke up last night, taking an ineffective Josh Johnson for six runs and 11 hits in three and two-thirds innings,...
• 4/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jacoby Ellsbury is Not a Fantasy Baseball MVP: Jacoby Ellsbury is not worth fantasy baseball first round pick. Let me first say that I  like Jacoby Ellsbury, I always have...
• 4/12 Rising Apple: Thole, Parnell, and Tejada Among Mets Early Season Surprises: The early success that has led the Mets to a 4-2 start this season has surprised the league, and while most analysts felt the...
• 4/11 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (1-3) vs. Marlins (2-3): Philadelphia Phillies (1-1) vs. Miami Marlins (2-3) Roy Halladay (1-0, 0.00) vs. Josh Johnson (0-1, 4.50) Time: 7:00 PM, Citizens...
• 4/11 Crashburn Alley: Marlins/Phillies Game Thread 4/11/12: The Phillies host the Florida Marlins in game two of this three-game set. They dropped the first game 6-2 in disappointing fashion,...
• 4/11 NY Baseball Digest: Ozzie’s Comments Make Long Odds of Miami Baseball Even Longer: Ozzie Guillen makes stupid and inappropriate statements. I don’t think there is any way to sugarcoat his behavior over...
• 4/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Ozzie Guillen’s Comments Don’t Warrant A Firing: One would assume that there’s fine print in Ozzie Guillen’s contract with the Marlins that states he can’t make any statements...
• 4/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Ozzie suspended: Is the self-destruction of the Marlins beginning?: With the recent news of Ozzie Guillen being suspended after his outrageous comments about supporting and loving Fidel Castro,...
• 4/10 Rising Apple: Leadoff Options Plentiful For Collins Until Torres Returns: Manager Terry Collins has a couple of different options to go over for the leadoff spot in the lineup until Andres Torres recovers...
• 4/9 PaulLebowitz.com: In Miami, Castro is a Dirty Word: Ozzie Guillen isn’t the random, out of control raving maniac he portrays himself to be. Most of his outrageous statements are...
• 4/9 Crashburn Alley: Marlins Series Preview with Dave Gershman: The 1-3 Florida Marlins are in town for the 1-2 Phillies’ home opener. Anibal Sanchez will oppose Cole Hamels, a match-up...
• 4/8 FanSided: Miami Marlins blow lead in 9th, lose game and series to Cincinnati RedsVery disappointing loss for the Miami Marlins today. In the finale of their......
• 4/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 2012 BYB NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTIONS: In case you missed it, check out 2012 BYB AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTIONS. Here’s part two of our predictions, enjoy.NL East:(In...
• 4/8 FanSided: Miami Marlins trash Cincinnati Reds behind Nolasco, offensive resurgence After having just one run and seven hits through their first 22-innings, the Mi......
• 4/8 NY Baseball Digest: Growing Up Together: When I looked at the Mets lineup yesterday afternoon against the Braves, I swore I saw it before. Indeed I did, as it was a version...
• 4/6 The Baseball Page: 2012 MLB free agency2012 MLB free agency...
• 4/5 James Smyth Broadcast: The All-Time Bluefield to the Bigs Team: In March I joined the Bluefield Blue Jays as their Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations. Playing their games at historic...
• 4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: A look at the Yankees defense in 2012: Defense is a difficult area for statisticians to analyze because there are so many different ways to define value in a player’s...
• 4/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Reyes, Hamels, Lannan: Some NL East links for Thursday, as the Braves and Mets get their season started in New York... Jose Reyes doesn't seem...
• 4/5 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: 2012 MLB & Pirates Projections: Baseball season opens up today and what would the start of a new season be without some predictions that are sure to go wrong....
• 4/5 MLB Dirt: Ten Most Fascinating Stories for 2012: The start of any baseball season is fascinating in and of itself. The teams all start off with identical records and despite a...
• 4/5 MLB Dirt: Lohse Makes Baseball Forget Pujols… Just for One Night: Kyle Lohse didn’t mean to steal the show. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander was just entering another day at the office....
• 4/5 C70 At The Bat: Starting Off On The Right Foot: Sometimes it is tough to get people to agree on anything.  However, I'm pretty sure that every Cardinal fan would agree...
• 4/5 Mets360.com: Predictions for the 2012 Mets: Last year on Opening Day, I made 15 predictions for the club and seven of them ended up coming true. That may not sound like much,...
• 4/5 Mets360.com: Top 10 ways the Mets could make the playoffs: There are so many things that need to break right for the New York Mets during the 2012 season in order for them to get to the...
• 4/5 Mets360.com: Five things to look for on Opening Day: Happy Opening Day folks! No matter your disposition on the state of the Mets,  Opening Day is always a clean slate for all and...
• 4/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Ali and Loria: For the purists, the new Marlins’ ballpark is a tribute to ostentatious excess. True to form, owner Jeffrey Loria went over...
• 4/5 NY Baseball Digest: Season Preview: 2012 Mets Not Measured in Wins & Losses: When you look at the 2012 Mets’ roster you can’t logically predict anything more than 75-77 wins. That best case scenario...
• 4/5 Baseball Musings: Reyes Worth the Money: Jose Reyes leads off the bottom of the seventh with a single by Lance Berkman, breaking up Kyle Lohse‘s no hitter. The Cardinals...
• 4/4 Tyler's Think Tank: Predictions for Tonight's Game: Tonight, at 7:05 EST, the reigning World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals take on the new-look Miami Marlins in the inaugural...
• 4/4 Baseball Musings: The First Ball Sneaks Through: With two out in the top of the second, Carlos Beltran ground a ball toward the shortstop hole. It looked like Hanley Ramirez‘s...
• 4/4 Blogging From The Bleachers: Season Preview: National League East: With Opening Day quickly approaching and 25-man rosters starting to take shape, it seems as good a time as any to start to preview...
• 4/4 Through The Fence Baseball: TTFB staff picks Tigers, Phillies to dominate; Gonzalez, Votto as MVPs: Through The Fence Baseaball is pleased to announce its 2012 preseason picks and awards. Twenty-six writers parti**** to help us...
• 4/4 El Maquino: > TENSION BUILDS FOR OPENING NIGHT: The tension is palatable as the anti**** builds and the Cards make their final preparations before taking baseball’s biggest...
• 4/3 Full Spectrum Baseball: Stealing One: For many fantasy league owners, the stolen base category represents somewhat of an afterthought.  Maybe you draft 1 speedy outfielder...
• 4/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Top Player at Every Position: We do a lot of advice based on realistic scenarios here, but that’s not the goal here. No, this is an absolute Dream Team for...
• 4/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Who ‘dat? Spring training leaders to ponder: Spring training 2012 has finally come to an end. Teams are packing up their gear in Florida and Arizona and heading back to their...
• 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Niese, Bay: The Mets are nearing a five-year extension with left-hander Jonathon Niese. Here’s an update on the contract talks and some...

• 3/30 The Baseball Page: 4 Bold Predictions: MLB Edition:   With spring training games underway and the start of the regular season on the horizon it’s starting to feel warm again,...
• 3/30 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS NL-Only Auction - Shortstop: So, have you recovered from Hanley Ramirez kicking your teeth in last year yet?  Oh, shortstops, for as thick as the position...
• 3/30 C70 At The Bat: UCB Prediction Week, Part II: National League East: As part of the ongoing United Cardinal Bloggers prediction week, as seen here with links to people that know much more than me...
• 3/30 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Recap: Dodger blogger and fan fantasy baseball draft: I parti**** in a fantasy draft with some Dodger fans and bloggers this morning. Needless to say, it was an interesting draft.Among...
• 3/30 Mets360.com: Mets Notes: Ruben Tejada, Dillon Gee, Lucas Duda: It seems like just yesterday that Terry Collins was making a mountain out of, well, extremely flat ground when he complained loudly...
• 3/30 PaulLebowitz.com: 2012 MLB Preview Podcast Appearance: I was a guest with Mike Silva last night on his New York Baseball Digest Podcast. You can listen below, download from I-Tunes...
• 3/30 Baseball Musings: Look At Me: Hanley Ramirez and Jose Reyes dyed their hair: They’re together on the left side of the Marlins infield. Away from the field,...
• 3/24 Mets360.com: Mets Q&A with Ed Leyro from Studious Metsimus: There are a ton of people who write about the Mets and I am happy to say that most of them seem to be good people, too. I guess...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Jimmy Rollins: out machine @CrashburnAlley @JimmyRollins11: Jimmy Rollins makes a ton of outs. For starters, here are the NL leaders for outs over the last 11 seasons: Player Out Year ▴...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 Mets360.com: For Mets it all comes down to pitching: With all of the talk in the offseason about Bernie Madoff, losing Jose Reyes and how much other teams in the division improved,...
• 3/23 New York Mets Report: Chipper Jones – Mets Killer – to retire.: Some opponents you loathe. You watch with venom in your heart for how they destroy your team. Or you despise their arrogance and...
• 3/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Day seven: It’s a pretty nice stadium, after all: After catching a foul ball in Lakeland on Wednesday, there really was only one move left for me on this trip around the Grapefruit...
• 3/22 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Miami MarlinsThe transformation from Florida Marlins to Miami Marlins involved much more than a name change....
• 3/22 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Still the Favorites in NL East: With the rash of injuries undercutting the Phillies’ entrance into the 2012 regular season, it has become trendy to pick...
• 3/22 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Miami Marlins: Jose Reyes gives the Marlins a legitimate lead-off hitter. Photo: Mark Goldman/Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with...
• 3/21 The Baseball Page: 2012 Fantasy Baseball NL-Only Outfielder Rankings2012 Fantasy Baseball NL-Only Outfielder Rankings...
• 3/21 For Baseball Junkies: 2012 Predictions: Part Two: McAL/NL MVP: Miguel Cabrera / Jose ReyesAL/NL CY: Jered Weaver / Josh JohnsonAL/NL MOY: Mike Scioscia / Ozzie GuillenAL/NL...
• 3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Mets’ lack of depth rears its ugly head: When your manager storms into the training room and needs Daniel Murphy to volunteer to make a two-and-a-half hour road trip during...
• 3/21 Obstructed View: Discredited Draft Review: Last night was our second annual Discredited Fantasy Baseball draft. I'm posting the results here for people to vote on who...
• 3/20 FantasySportsKings.com: 2012 Shortstop PreviewShortstop is where you can find plenty of speed.  Five shortstop-eligible players stole 30 or more bases and 13 stole......
• 3/20 PaulLebowitz.com: Bet On the Wilpons Surviving and Thriving: I’m ambivalent about the Wilpons settling their part in the Madoff lawsuit. All along, I was relatively disinterested in the...
• 3/20 The Baseball Page: MLB Spring Training Roundup: Cardinals win against Braves 4-3MLB Spring Training Roundup...
• 3/20 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Andy Pettitte, Bryce Harper, Peyton Manning:   The hottest topics for the week of March 18, 2012 … No country for old men: Andy Pettitte has come out of retirement...
• 3/20 Mets360.com: Is The Picard Settlement Good News For Mets Fans?: The dust is just starting to lift on the Mets’ financial situation and I’m not entirely sure if I should be happy about it....
• 3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Miami Marlins: The Marlins quieted skeptics by signing three of the top 20 free agents, improving the chances of a winning season under manager...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Angels: The Angels stole Winter Meetings headlines by signing the offseason's best free agent hitter and pitcher in the course of a few...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Mets: The Mets rebuilt their bullpen and lost Jose Reyes this offseason, lowering payroll by a record $50MM in the process. Major...
• 3/17 Mets360.com: Torres making his case for leading off: One of the main concerns for the Mets heading into this season was how they would go about filling the void at the top of the...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Willis, Marlins, Reyes, Dunn, Blue Jays: Here are some miscellaneous notes from around the league... The Marlins are not expected to show interest in their former...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Reyes, Utley, Vizcaino, Perez: Here's the latest from the NL East... Jose Reyes told reporters (including WFUV's Amit Badlani) that he signed with the...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Francisco Giants: The Giants traded for a pair of starting outfielders and spent their free agent money on left-handed relievers. Major League...
• 3/14 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: New York Mets: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/14 MetsToday.com: The Mets Might be OK IF…: For all the strikes the Mets have against them this year, their biggest single issue continues to be team health. Yes, Jose Reyes,...
• 3/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Mike Aviles: Starting Shortstop?: It’s probably safe to say that few Red Sox fans are thrilled with current shortstop situation.  I’ll admit it. ...
• 3/14 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins 2012 Season Preview: Shortstop: Sorry about the lack of posting over the past couple of days. Been busy with a couple of things at work and school. I will have...
• 3/13 High Heat Stats: Jose Iglesias comps @MikeSilvermanBB: Just in case Jose Iglesias does become the Red Sox’s starting shortstop this year, here are the most recent guys to play...
• 3/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/12: Yesterday marked the first time Jon Lester had faced big league competition. His first two outings during the 2012 Boston Red...
• 3/12 The Baseball Page: When can the Mets trade Santana?When can the Mets trade Santana? ...
• 3/12 The Baseball Page: Mike Shannon Did It – Why Not Hanley & Miguel?Mike Shannon Did It - Why Not Hanley & Miguel?...
• 3/12 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/12: Yesterday marked the first time Jon Lester had faced big league competition. His first two outings during the 2012 Boston Red...
• 3/11 Mets360.com: Brandon and the Mets in Port St. Lucie: Johan Santana looked really good today. His fastball was coming in around 88 mph for most of the day and he touched 90 mph a couple...
• 3/11 Mets360.com: Mets Jambalinka: Mike Pelfrey, Daniel Herrera, Brandon Nimmo: What was it that Andy told the warden in The Shawshank Redemption – I think it was – how could you be so oblique? That...
• 3/10 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Howard, Utley MIA thus far: When we last left off with Phillies Notebook, we were trying to determine whether repairing Ryan Howard‘s post-surgical...
• 3/9 Rising Apple: Game 4 Spring Training: Marlins Drop Mets, 5-4: The New York Mets took on the Miami Marlins for the second straight game, but like Wednesday’s bout, Jose Reyes was nowhere...
• 3/9 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Miami Marlins: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/9 Mets360.com: Individual goals make for a Mets team to believe in: Look around at what is transpiring in Port St. Lucie and you will see reasons to believe, but also reasons to think, “Here we...
• 3/8 PaulLebowitz.com: David Samson’s Controversial Comments(?): It’s an easy story to write and create a buzz to report that Marlins’ team president David Samson made a series of ill-advised...
• 3/8 Rising Apple: Game 3 Spring Training: Mets Defeat Marlins, 7-0: In a series that will undoubtedly be a must-watch during the regular season, the first bout between the Mets and Marlins was missing...
• 3/8 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins 2012 Season Preview: Third Base: We will continue today with our Miami Marlins Season Preview. Sorry for the delay on this one. I have been busy with school and...
• 3/8 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins President David Sampson Shoves Umbrella Up Keister of Miami, then Proceeds to Open It: They say that short men have inferiority complexes. Miami Marlins president David Sampson added to that stereotype when he spoke...
• 3/8 NY Baseball Digest: When Is It Time to Say Goodbye?: It’s never easy to say goodbye to an icon. Yesterday, the Indianapolis Colts released their franchise player, Peyton Manning,...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Lannan, Samson, Reyes, Hamels: National League East teams averaged 84 wins last year, more than any division in baseball except the AL East. Here are some...
• 3/7 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 draft: Correa, Cecchini and Rahier headline talented shortstop class: Shortstop is one of the premiere positions in baseball. Along with the catcher, they are usually the leader on the field, and...
• 3/7 For Baseball Junkies: 2012 Predictions: Part One: This is the time of year when everyone starts making predictions about the upcoming baseball season.  Full disclosure: like...
• 3/7 Tyler's Think Tank: 10 Stats You Probably Didn't Know: NL East: -Hunter Pence turned into one of the game's best righthanded hitters after Houston traded him to Philadelphia, where he posted...
• 3/7 MetsToday.com: As Goes Johan, So Will Mets: Remember when the theory was that the Mets would go as far as Jose Reyes would take them? I.e., “as goes Reyes, so goes...
• 3/6 The Baseball Page: Miami Marlins: 3 Up and 3 Down: The Marlins were 72-90 last year and finished 30 games out of first place. Their premiere player, Hanley Ramirez, appeared disinterested...
• 3/6 MetsToday.com: David Wright Out – But for How Long?: A day after learning that Ike Davis likely has Valley Fever, the Mets announced that David Wright is “out indefinitely”...
• 3/6 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 17 - Miami Marlins: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 3/6 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS Analyst N.L.-Only Team Analysis: I had the chance to post my CBS Analyst N.L.-Only team back on Thursday. Here is a closer look at the when and why of the...
• 3/6 Bus League Baseball: Just Some Random, Fun Nonsense For A Sunday Morning: I’ll be honest, I don’t really know how to expand on this. All I know is that an idea popped into my head while I was working...
• 3/6 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 7 – Winners/Awards: I hope you enjoyed the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the last week we gave you a team by team look at the...
• 3/6 NY Baseball Digest: Ruben Tejada Will Thank Terry Collins One Day: Ruben Tejada might not have the most impossible job in this city when replacing Jose Reyes at shortstop- that’s reserved...
• 3/1 Optimistic Mets Fan: The Best Offense In The NL East: The Mostly Mets Podcast discussed offense in the National League East in episode 33.   The Mets scored the most runs in the division...
• 3/1 MetsToday.com: Fred Wilpon Throws Sandy Alderson Under the Bus: So now we have three stories from Fred Wilpon: 1. Letting Jose Reyes walk was a “baseball decision” 2. The reduced...
• 3/1 Rising Apple: The Different Mets Lineups in 2012: With the departure of Jose Reyes, unknown quantities of Ruben Tejada and Jason Bay, and potential flurry of mid-season trades/call-ups,...
• 3/1 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins 2012 Season Preview: Who Should Lead-Off?: Who should hit lead off for the 2012 Miami Marlins? This is a question that has already been posed on FishStripes in the past....

• 2/28 NY Baseball Digest: Wright’s Future Is in His Hands: More than a week ago, New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson finished his long drive down to Port St. Lucie, FL for spring training....
• 2/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Tejada Should’ve Been In Camp Early: One would think that the intensity and disciplined approach by Mets’ manager Terry Collins would be en vogue after Tom Coughlin...
• 2/28 NY Baseball Digest: Even the Charming Fred Wilpon Can’t Sell This Tired & Weary Fan Base: Give Fred Wilpon credit, he really does try to sell his team. The problem is he’s run out of sell stories that even the...
• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cabrera, Marlins, Dodgers: The deadline for NHL teams to make trades in preparation for their playoff runs passed this afternoon. Baseball's deadline is...
• 2/27 NY Baseball Digest: Nats Set a Bar for Wright that Mets Might Not Be Able to Reach: The Ryan Zimmerman contract extension sent shock waves throughout baseball. Anytime a player is awarded a deal north of $100...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: The Oldest $100MM Players: Kevin Brown signed the first nine-figure deal in baseball history after the 1998 season. 33 at the time, Brown had just logged...
• 2/27 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Wilpon, Reyes, Wright, Tejada: The Mets lowered payroll by approximately $50MM this offseason, while division rivals such as the Marlins and Nationals moved...
• 2/25 Phillies Nation: Clearwater Notes: Hyatt Will Start Spring Opener, Dobbs Fires Shot: Austin Hyatt TABBED TO START SPRING OPENER Austin Hyatt will be handed the ball for the Phillies spring opener on February 29...
• 2/25 MetsToday.com: Terry Collins Scolds Ruben Tejada for Arriving On Time: Pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on February 20th. Position players are expected to report to Port St. Lucie...
• 2/24 High Heat Stats: Batters control strikeouts more than pitchers: In 2011, there were 185,245 plate appearances and 34,488 strikeouts, meaning that 18.6% of PAs resulted in strikeouts. This number...
• 2/24 Tyler's Think Tank: NL Central Preview: 1st Place-Milwaukee Brewers 2011 Record: 96-66 2011 Pythagorean: 90-72 2012 Projected: 94-68 No Prince Fielder? No problem. ...
• 2/24 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 27 - New York Mets: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 2/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Spring Training Insanity Edition: Did you realize that it’s been almost three weeks since Nick graced us with his last mailbag?  Three weeks!  That’s...
• 2/23 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers' potential success starts at the top with Dee Gordon: Every team has a pivotal player -- a guy who is of vital importance to a team's success.It's easy to choose the good players --...
• 2/23 Mets360.com: As Mets enter Spring Training, many players have lots to prove: As Spring Training begins in earnest, several Mets’ players have a lot to prove before the 2012 season commences. The Mets have...
• 2/23 WasWatching: 3+ Seasons Of 10+ 2B, 3B, HR & SB: It’s a small list - Rk   Yrs From To Age   1 Jimmy Rollins 5 2001 2007 22-28 Ind. Seasons 2 Goose Goslin 5 1924 1930 23-29...
• 2/23 Baseball Musings: Hanley Stays at Third: Ozzie Guillen says he won’t move Hanley Ramirez to shortstop even if Jose Reyes gets injured. That makes perfect sense,...
• 2/22 Release Points: Analysis of the 2012 Cleveland Indians: Shortstop: Orginally presented on February 4 for the Cleveland chapter of SABR (Society of American Baseball Research), an in-depth player/positional...
• 2/22 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: How OBP and Runs is like Dating and Sex: I know this title is a bit crass and sophomoric, but it got you to read this post didn’t it?  Good thing too, because I’m...
• 2/22 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 2012 NL Batting Leaders (Jose Reyes): 2012 TOPPS NL BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS (JOSE REYES) From my perch on the kitchen floor gazing up at a large-knobbed black-and-white...
• 2/22 Baseball Musings: Changes, New York Mets: The biggest change for the Mets may be the return of Johan Santana. Here he throws off a mound on Feb. 17, 2012. Photo: Icon SMI...
• 2/21 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Hill, Hanley, Collins: The Red Sox finally received compensation earlier today for Theo Epstein's defection to the Cubs, adding reliever Chris Carpenter...
• 2/20 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Arizona Diamondbacks: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/19 Baseball Musings: Changes, Miami Marlins: The Marlins hope Jose Reyes adds the extra wins to take them to the playoffs. Photo: Mark Goldman/Icon SMI Playing as the Florida...
• 2/19 NY Baseball Digest: Is a Divorce Between Wright and the Mets Inevitable?: “I think that his future is independent of club performance,” Alderson said of Wright at the Mets’ spring-training complex...
• 2/18 Marlin Maniac: Buster Olney’s Eye-Opening Statement on the Miami Marlins: Buster Olney, a regular analyst for ESPN’s Baseball Tonight and well respected baseball figure has had a lot to say about...
• 2/18 Mets360.com: Mets Jambalinka: Lenny Randle, Kirk Nieuwen**** Wally Backman: It was great to see video of Johan Santana throwing batting practice. Of course it’s still a long way from BP to Opening Day...
• 2/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Jose Reyes vs. Starlin Castro: OK, just so everyone knows with keeper, trade and lineup questions I will answer back immediately, if possible. But sometimes...
• 2/17 Marlin Maniac: Hanley Ramirez and Jose Reyes Update: Hanley wants to be a Marlin for life?: The Miami Marlins held their annual charity golf tournament at the Miccosukee Golf and Country Club. Hanley Ramirez hardly played...
• 2/17 Mets360.com: Sandy Alderson and the Mets’ payroll drop: Loyal reader Metsense recently posted this thought: I feel sorry for Sandy Alderson. I believe, when he initially signed on, he...
• 2/17 Mets360.com: Fun with 2012 Mets predictions: As we draw closer to the opening of training camp we will, as Mets’ fans, collectively dust off our previous frustrations...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Random Thoughts, Early November: Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington discussed potential new managers for the Red Sox before Theo left for Chicago. So, they're working...
• 2/17 NY Baseball Digest: Daniel Murphy Not Buying Into the Pessimism: Daniel Murphy has goals for the upcoming season, but it’s not hitting .300, driving in 100 runs, or hitting 15 homers. “95...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Who Had The Better Offseason, Marlins Or Nats?: The NL East was the most improved division in baseball this winter and it was almost entirely due to the efforts of just two...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Links: Gaby, Anibal, Reyes, Cespedes, Pudge: Here's the latest from South Beach... Once Albert Pujols was off the market, the Marlins told Gaby Sanchez and his agent...
• 2/15 Fragile Freddy's: Players to Avoid - National League: We saw the American League disappointments earlier, today we look at the National League’s potential disappointments;Philadelphia...
• 2/15 Fragile Freddy's: Key Players - National League: Earlier today we looked at key players in the American League, let’s have a look at those players in the National League.Philadelphia...
• 2/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: National League third base: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 2/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Five NL players to avoid in your fantasy draft: Last week, we touched on some NL players you should absolutely have on your radar come draft day. Today, we’ll explore players...
• 2/15 Phillies Nation: NL East Storylines Heading to Spring Training: Just three days, count ‘em – three, until Spring Training begins for the Phillies. All over Florida and Arizona, teams...
• 2/15 Mets360.com: An open letter to Fred Wilpon: Dear Mr. Fred Wilpon: It’s time – you need to sell the team. I know the truth often smarts, but that doesn’t make it any...
• 2/15 Mets360.com: A second look at Jon Rauch: Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy with most of the moves that Sandy Alderson and Co. have made this off-season. Not spending...
• 2/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees strike out on Cespedes, still in on Soler?: After failing to submit a competitive bid for Yu Darvish earlier in the offseason, many prognosticators rationalized this decision...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Hamels, Bonifacio, Jurrjens: The two biggest free agent contracts handed out by NL East teams this offseason went to Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle of the Marlins....
• 2/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Miami Marlins: By Matthew Van Wormer Well, after a long offseason, we’ve finally made it to the end of the weekly Offseason Swap Series...
• 2/13 Fragile Freddy's: Players to Watch - National League: We did the American League Players to Watch earlier today.  Today I will look at the National League Players to Watch. ...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: National League shortstops: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: “Stuff” fantasy baseball owners say: With the recent phenomena of  videos being posted on the interwebz about what certain groups of people say, such as, “Stuff...
• 2/11 Mets360.com: Mets Jambalinka: Ruben Tejada, Matt Harvey, Domingo Tapia: Chris Walendin’s piece on the Mets’ effective payroll got me thinking about the switch from Jose Reyes to Ruben Tejada. There’s...
• 2/10 MLBTradeRumors: Latest At RotoAuthority.com: There's lots of fantasy baseball content at MLBTR's sister site, RotoAuthority.com. Here are some recent highlights...  Steve...
• 2/10 Marlin Maniac: This one is for the Hanley Ramirez haters!: Much has been made this off-season with how Hanley Ramirez is going handle the Miami Marlins moving Hanley to third base,...
• 2/9 PaulLebowitz.com: Joke Or Not, If Alderson’s Unhappy, He Should Leave: To the best of my knowledge the Mets aren’t paying Sandy Alderson with IOUs from one ply peeled from two-ply pieces of toilet...
• 2/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Prospects, Rogers, Tigers: Today we've heard that Rich Harden is out for the year and that Nelson Cruz agreed to a two-year deal with the Rangers. Here...
• 2/9 Mets360.com: Is the Mets’ lineup better than last year’s?: So it seems that a lot of people doubt the Mets this season. However, their pitching staff is pretty much the same with the addition...
• 2/8 El Maquino: MIAMI ZOO: JOSE’S HAIR: The inaugural Miami Marlins may become the most dramatic clubhouse since the 1977 “Bronx Zoo” New York Yankees.  Not wanting...
• 2/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: National League shortstops: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 2/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Spring Training Question 12: Shortstop: With a dozen days left before pitchers and Molinas report to spring training, the Mets have a question to answer at shortstop....
• 2/8 Tomahawk Talk: Manuel Gives Extra Motivation to the Braves: It is not like the Atlanta Braves really needed any extra motivation headed into this offseason. They collapsed in amazing fashion...
• 2/8 Mets360.com: The payroll freefall from another perspective: With the offseason coming to a close, the Mets’ 2012 Opening Day payroll looks to be settling somewhere in the neighborhood...
• 2/7 Rising Apple: Have A Need For Speed? Don’t Look Towards The Mets: Do you have a need for speed? Then the 2012 Mets probably won’t be your team.  With the departures of Jose Reyes and Angel...
• 2/7 Mets360.com: Mets’ Ownership Is Its Own Worst Enemy: Well, it just gets better and better for the Wilpons, doesn’t it? For an organization that tries its darnedest to put out nothing...
• 2/6 Marlin Maniac: Want To Take Home a Bag of Dreadlocks?: All Star shortstop and new Miami Marlin Jose Reyes recently put an end to his 3 year project. Due to the … [visit site to...
• 2/6 Through The Fence Baseball: “Stuff” fantasy baseball owners say: With the recent phenomena of  videos being posted on the interwebz about what certain groups of people say, such as, “Stuff...
• 2/6 FantasySportsKings.com: 2012 NL East Preview – Sleepers and ProspectsThe NL East is shaping up to be one of the most exciting divisions in all of baseball in 2012.......
• 2/6 WahoosOnFirst: Want to Buy Jose Reyes’ Hair?: George Napolitano/Pool Photo via US PRESSWIRE Are you an eccentric billionaire looking for a unique way to give money to charity?...
• 2/6 Fragile Freddy's: Looking Back at Myself: In the next few weeks I will be running my “Players to…” series as I look at players to watch, not watch and key players...
• 2/5 MLBTradeRumors: The Six-Figure Contract Club: So far this offseason, we have seen whole lot of big money contracts handed out.  In early December, Albert Pujols signed...
• 2/5 Up Along First: 2012 Season Preview: Shortstop: (Sorry for the delay in posting this.) It’s season preview time! Each Saturday I will analyze each position, lookinHpog...
• 2/5 Up Along First: 2012 Season Preview: 2nd Base: It’s season preview time! Each Saturday I will analyze each position, looking at the quality, as well as the depth of the...
• 2/5 MetsToday.com: Mets Spring Training Question 15: Who Will Lead Off?: With 15 days before pitchers and Molinas report, we examine Mets question #15: who is going to bat leadoff? From 2005 to 2011,...
• 2/4 Baseball Daily Digest: Deadly Accurate: NL Central: The National League Central is in a state of flux, given the cross-league emigration of two of the game’s biggest sluggers,...
• 2/4 NY Baseball Digest: Eli Manning is a Breath of Fresh Air in Jeter’s City: For over 15 years Derek Jeter has been the sports symbol in this town. The Yankees shortstop bene**** from being in the right...
• 2/3 El Maquino: MIAMI ZOO: THE TELEVISED HAIRCUT: The inaugural Miami Marlins may become the most dramatic clubhouse since the 1977 “Bronx Zoo” New York Yankees.  Not wanting...
• 2/3 Brotherly Glove: Brotherly Bullets: Qualls, Rollins, EJax: It’s been a while since our last installment of the Brotherly Bullets, but this week was rather eventful, and there are...
• 2/2 FantasySportsKings.com: NL First Base RankingsFirst base has always been the deepest position in fantasy baseball. There are always 20 to 25 first basemen that......
• 2/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY WE'RE ON CESPEDES WATCH: FOX Sports is reporting that Cuban superstar Yoennis Cespedes will meet with the Miami Marlins next week. You can read Ken Rosenthal’s...
• 2/2 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XX: Miami Marlins 2 World Championships means tons of identifiable players, right?! Well not exactly. The Miami Marlins, née Florida...
• 2/2 MLB Dirt: One Fan’s Rooting Section: Continuing a theme started in the last post I wrote on this site, any baseball writer who says he isn’t a fan is a liar....
• 2/1 Mets360.com: Daniel Murphy: Spark plug: Well it’s suddenly February and that big football game is only a few days away. And you know what my favorite part of the Super...
• 2/1 El Maquino: MIAMI ZOO: THE TELEVISED HAIRCUT: The inaugural Miami Marlins may become the most dramatic clubhouse since the 1977 “Bronx Zoo” New York Yankees.  Not wanting...

• 1/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Offseason grades: NL East: The Miami Marlins made the most noise of any team in baseball this offseason but that doesn’t mean they’re the big winners....
• 1/31 Ramblings of Baseball: RomoBall Fantasy Preview – Third Edition (21-30): Fantasy championships aren’t won in the first three rounds, but they are lost there. Over the first two rounds we have done...
• 1/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Where have all the rock and roll shortstops gone?: Okay, so it’s a whole new year and the baseball season is coming up again. That means it’s time to get serious about baseball....
• 1/29 The Writer's Journey: Photoshop challenge: Everyone is upset about Topps’ decision to include mani**** photos of Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes as short prints in 2012...
• 1/29 Cubbies Crib: The Chicago Cubs Likely Are Not Done Dealing: Sep 15, 2011; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Derrek Lee (25) before the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers...
• 1/28 Up Along First: 2012 Season Preview: 2nd Base: It’s season preview time! Each Saturday I will analyze each position, looking at the quality, as well as the depth of the...
• 1/26 Mets360.com: Why don’t the Mets retire more jersey numbers?: After spending a week down in South Beach, (and making Matt Cerrone very jealous), I now understand why Jose Reyes took his talents...
• 1/26 Mets360.com: Are Mets fans over 2006?: Carlos Beltran seems ready to move on his from his post-Mets career by writing a new chapter for himself in St. Louis. Doesn’t...
• 1/26 The Writer's Journey: Photoshop challenge: Everyone is upset about Topps’ decision to include mani**** photos of Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes as short prints in 2012...
• 1/25 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Are Cubs and Marlins heading for a bidding war on Yoenis Cespedes?: Yoenis Cespedes is now a free agent, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America, and the Cubs appear to have some serious competition...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Notes: Hanley, Fielder, Cespedes: It's been busy offseason for the Marlins, who signed Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and Heath Bell before trading for Carlos ...
• 1/25 Rising Apple: There Is No Mets News: Now What?: Let’s face it, there hasn’t exactly been a lot of Mets news this offseason.  The Jose Reyes saga is over, Sandy Alderson...
• 1/25 Roto Think Tank: The Impact of Fielder and Pujols Leaving: Normal.dotm 0 0 1 779 4442 Roto Think Tank 37 8 5455 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18...
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Who Cost Draft Picks: The Tigers committed $214MM to sign Prince Fielder yesterday afternoon, but that's not all they gave up -- the Brewers will...
• 1/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: 214,000,000 Reasons to be Thankful: This crazy off-season just got that much crazier. In a move that absolutely no one could have anti**** the Tigers today s****...
• 1/23 Mets360.com: Intangibles and Cliff Floyd: My uncle, who drank liquor, smoked cigars and loved his trips to Atlantic City, never struck me as a particularly religious fellow....
• 1/23 Fire Brand of the American League: The $6M Question: As Charlie mentioned in his column yesterday, the Marco Scutaro trade provided the Red Sox with $6M in salary relief.  While...
• 1/23 Marlin Maniac: NL East: 1 month before pitchers and catchers report: With about one month until spring training, the Miami Marlins have obviously improved their roster since last season. Following...
• 1/22 Giants Nirvana: Final Thoughts on the Giants’ Offseason: The Giants’ offseason has been discussed and scrutinized ad nauseum, and the consensus seems to be somewhere between frustration...
• 1/22 BoSox Injection: Red Sox trading for Hanley Ramirez is unlikely:   The Red Sox need a shortstop.  That seems to be the unanimous feeling within Red Sox Nation since the club traded Marco...
• 1/22 Cubbies Crib: Cubbies Crib Has A Chat With Marlin Maniac: The Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins have to be viewed as the two of the top winners this off-season. Though the reasons that both...
• 1/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: 2012 Free Agent Market; What’s taking so long?: Is it just me or is this year’s Free Agent market moving at a snail’s pace? Sure, there was a flurry of activity during...
• 1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Michael Bourn: The Astros have gone into full rebuilding mode over the last few seasons, and one of the beneficiaries of their retooling...
• 1/21 Mets360.com: Mets Jambalinka: Homegrown Dillon Gee, Mike Pelfrey and David Wright: When George Harrison was selected for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, everyone assumed that Eric Clapton would do the induction...
• 1/19 MetsToday.com: It’s Official: Mets Are Irrelevant: ESPN has released their Sunday Night Baseball Schedule for 2012 — and not one game features the Mets. Do you know why? Because...
• 1/19 Mets360.com: What kind of role can we expect from Justin Turner this year?: Depending on how things shake out this year, the Mets might need to turn to Justin Turner a lot more this year than they anti****...
• 1/19 NY Baseball Digest: Is Wright a Fit for Detroit? I Think So: The reality of trading David Wright is you probably won’t get the type of haul the Rangers received for Mark Teixeira back...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Checking In On The Offseason’s Multiyear Deals: So far this offseason, 33 players have signed multiyear deals. Albert Pujols’ megacontract is worth 100 times as much as Laynce...
• 1/18 STLCardinalBaseball: How Much Does Racism Affect Team Building Today?: Yesterday afternoon I had a chance to speak with a source (who, of course, wishes to remain anonymous) in Florida who knows Miami...
• 1/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Chicago Cubs prospect watch: Shawon Dunston Jr.: The name is familiar, especially if you were a Cubs fan in the mid-80s to early-90s. The game, however, is different. Sure, there...
• 1/17 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Now with 40% More Title: Pitchers and catchers will begin to seep into Port St. Lucie in about a month, and with not much hope left in an already gloomy...
• 1/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Is Jacoby Ellsbury All But Gone?: It’s easy to forget that Jacoby Ellsbury only played in eighteen games two years ago. It’s easy to forget that in his last...
• 1/17 Mets360.com: Has David Wright passed Strawberry for best position player?: Who is the best position player in Mets history? The immediate answer is Darryl Strawberry although a quick look at the record...
• 1/16 The Daily Catch: Revisiting the Mike Stanton Extension Idea:  This article is courtesy of our friends FishStripes  Written by: Michael Jong   As you will recall, I have previously...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Mike Stanton: With offense on the decline around the league, power is at a premium these days. Few players have more of it than Mike Stanton,...
• 1/15 Mets360.com: Should Terry Collins bat Andres Torres leadoff?: In no small part due to injuries, Terry Collins was a lineup tinkerer last year. With the exception of Jose Reyes, every player...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Jurrjens, Ankiel, Mets, Darvish, Yankees: Thursday night linkage.. Mark Bowman of MLB.com believes that both Martin Prado and Jair Jurrjens will be with the Braves...
• 1/12 NY Baseball Digest: Michael Kay: Mets Will Win Between 55 and 60 Games: As I mentioned earlier in the week, Michael Kay has taken to Twitter and started interacting with the fans. To his credit, Kay...
• 1/11 NY Baseball Digest: It’s Best for Mets and F-Mart to Move On: It was late July of 2005 and the Mets unveiled their prized International signing, 16-year old outfielder Jesus Fernando Martinez....
• 1/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Paul Maholm signs with Cubs: Reports early Monday indicated that Paul Maholm would be headed to Chicago to join the Cubs, and he confirmed those rumors tonight...
• 1/9 Up Along First: Miami’s experiment won’t work… for now: A few other people and I were going back and forth about the future of the Miami Marlins the other day. We came to the conclusion...
• 1/8 Phillies Nation: Week In Review: NL East Looking Scary: With the official start of Spring Training a little more than 50 days away excitement levels are high in Philly and other baseball...
• 1/7 MetsToday.com: Who Is Ronny Cedeno?: Believe me, I’d much rather be analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of someone who would have a much larger impact on...
• 1/7 High Heat Stats: Highest and lowest rates of swinging strikes: I've been digging in to Fangraph's site, having never looked at it in detail before. Boy, they have a lot of great stuff there....
• 1/7 Mets360.com: Mets Notes: Cedeno, Hairston, 40-man issues and CRG: The Mets have reached agreement with infielder Ronny Cedeno on a one-year deal, worth just north of $1 million. The Mets had no...
• 1/6 The "Mc" Effect: Ronny Cedeno To Sign With New York Mets: That's right, Ronny Cedeno has found a new home. That home comes with a huge pair of shoes that he is going to have to try and...
• 1/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Of Course Bankruptcy is on the Table for the Mets: The Mets have hired CRG Partners, a consulting firm that assisted the Texas Rangers in their bankruptcy and sale. Naturally, it’s...
• 1/6 NY Baseball Digest: Mainstream Mets Financial Reporting…Follow the Money Trail: It was another banner bad day for the Wilpons. First, Sandy Alderson said it was “unlikely” the Mets would able to...
• 1/6 Crashburn Alley: Looking at Miami and Atlanta’s Off-Seasons: The Phillies’ off-season so far has been a mixture of incredible anxiety and tedium. Questions asked in early November...
• 1/5 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Marlins Acquire Carlos Zambrano: The Marlins continued their dramatic organizational makeover yesterday. First, the team changed it’s name – Florida...
• 1/5 MetsToday.com: Mets Re-sign Scott Hairston: Stop the presses! Scott Hairston is returning to the Mets! It’s true — we Mets fans will enjoy another year of Scott...
• 1/5 Phillies Nation: NL East Shaping Up As Baseball’s Best Division: Since Sept. 27, the Marlins have signed Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Heath Bell and Aaron Rowand, traded for Carlos Zambrano and...
• 1/5 Mets360.com: Getting acquainted with the newest Mets’ CF Andres Torres: While the biggest impact acquisitions in the off-season for the Mets has to be the additions of Frank Francisco, Jon Rauch and...
• 1/4 El Maquino: HERE WE GO: ZAMBRANO INTO THE POWDERKEG: > With some recently-acquired iTunes money, I just finished watching the 2007 ESPN TV series “The Bronx Is Burning,”...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Close To Acquiring Carlos Zambrano : 6:25pm: The Cubs will absorb all of Zambrano's $18MM salary less the MLB minimum, tweets Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald. 6:15pm:...
• 1/4 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Alex Rodriguez, Josh Hamilton, The Bachelor:   The hottest topics for the week of January 2, 2012 … Blood simple: The Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez traveled to Germany...
• 1/4 Call to the Pen: Prince Fielder Rumors: Joey Votto Impacting Fielder’s Market: Prince Fielder sat back and watched several high-profile players impact his free agent market this offseason.  Now, after stars...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Notes: Ramirez, Jackson, Saunders: The Marlins, who agreed to terms with Greg Dobbs on a two-year deal this evening, are still considering ways of improving their...
• 1/3 Rising Apple: Mets Sign Omar Quintanilla to Minor League Deal: The Mets signed a middle-infielder today. Was it Jose Reyes? No. His name…Omar Quintanilla. Quintanilla was a former Oakland...
• 1/3 Marlin Maniac: Hanley Ramirez indicates a willingness to move to third base: Marlins fans received a bit of welcome news yesterday, amidst what has been a miraculously slow time for baseball news. Speaking...
• 1/3 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 1970 Cleon Jones: 1970 TOPPS CLEON JONES This might be my favorite Mets card of all time. Well, not this clean version that I got a picture of online....
• 1/3 High Heat Stats: The worst .300 hitter in history: Bobby Abreu posted a fantastic"exactly .300" season in 2003Icon SMISince 1901, there have been 179 times that a player qualified...
• 1/2 Mets360.com: Mets 2012 Top 10 prospects: Even with the loss of Jose Reyes, the 2012 Mets will feature a bunch of players who came up through the farm system. Six of the...
• 1/1 Mets360.com: Should the Mets have extended Francisco Rodriguez?: One of the main goals of the 2011 Mets was to make sure that Francisco Rodriguez’ $17.5 million option did not vest for 2012....
• 1/1 NY Baseball Digest: Derek Jeter Wins NYBD Fans 2011 “Person of the Year”: The results are final in the second annual NYBD “Person of the Year” and a Yankee takes the prize home for a second...

• 12/31 Baseball Daily Digest: Deadly Accurate: NL East: The review of BP2k11 continues with the NL East, a division that is undergoing a dramatic shift in the fortunes of several franchises....
• 12/30 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 23: Zack Wheeler: Yesterday, Prospect A-Z reviewed Arodys Vizcaino, a hard throwing righty for Atlanta. He has a high ceiling in either the rotation...
• 12/30 NY Baseball Digest: NY Baseball Stock Up/Stock Down Going Into 2012: I always like to try new things here, so instead of doing a “year in review,” I am doing a “Stock Up/Stock Down”...
• 12/29 Marlin Maniac: MLB Rumors: Prince Fielder, Yoennis Cespedes, Roy Oswalt on Miami Marlins Radar?: The Miami Marlins started the 2011 off season with a loud bang. The Marlins went on a spending spree, spending $191 million dollars...
• 12/29 NY Baseball Digest: Media Bias With Jose Reyes and Drew Brees: I was looking to see the media reaction this week after the Saints Drew Brees was allowed to stay in Monday Night’s blowout...
• 12/29 MetsToday.com: New Year, New Beginning: With hours to go until the New Year, 2011 is taking its final bows, and 2012 is ready for its debut.  Most people look upon the...
• 12/28 MetsToday.com: 2011 Evaluation: Ruben Tejada: This is the part of evaluations where I’d really like to be discussing Jose Reyes. Unfortunately, Reyes has moved on to...
• 12/27 Rising Apple: 10 Realistic Mets Holiday Wishes: It’s the holiday season, that wonderful time of year filled with optimism, holiday cheer and Mets greeting cards.  But...
• 12/27 NY Baseball Digest: Sensible Contracts for Hitters and Pitchers: In recent months I have discussed the dangers of long-term deals, specifically when it came to the Mets signing Jose Reyes. The...
• 12/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Wright to Phillies rumor catching fire: Happy Holidays everyone! On Christmas weekend, there has been an interesting rumor floating around Philadelphia that seems almost...
• 12/26 MetsToday.com: 2011 Evaluation: Justin Turner: The biggest competition in Port St. Lucie last March was at second base, where Luis Castillo, Dan Murphy, and Brad Emaus auditioned...
• 12/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Mid-Season Trade Candidates for 2012—Hanley Ramirez: When considering how to approach this posting, something occurred to me: what are the Marlins going to do if they shift Hanley...
• 12/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Fielder in class of his own among remaining free agents: When the MLB offseason first began, all the talk was about which teams would sign Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, easily the...
• 12/24 NY Baseball Digest: David Wright Deserves to Go to Philly and Win: The picture of David Wright and Jose Reyes celebrating with cigars after the 2006 NL East division championship seems like...
• 12/24 Baseball Musings: Misplaced Interest: The Marlins are interested in pitcher Joe Saunders. I don’t quite understand this. Joe is a hurler who pitches to contract,...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Beltran, Wren, Padres, Marshall: Cornelius Alexander "Connie" Mack was born on this day in 1862.  After an 11-year playing career, Mack went on to become the...
• 12/22 Baseball Musings: Gio Engineering: The Nationals pulled the trigger on a trade for a new starter: Today the Nationals traded for A’s lefty Gio Gonzalez. In return,...
• 12/22 Mets360.com: Is Ruben Tejada ready for prime time?: There may not be a more polarizing New York Met these days than Ruben Tejada. Fans are either bearish or bullish when it comes...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Thole, Wright, Yankees: The Yankees and Mets play in baseball’s biggest market, but both are in the midst of quiet offseasons, as our Free Agent...
• 12/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Boras’s Bad Year: From the heights of Scott Boras’s crowning achievement in baseball by getting $126 million for Jayson Werth, it’s come to...
• 12/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Mets Minor League Slash Adds to the Perception of Being Broke: The Mets are dropping their single A team in Port St. Lucie of the Gulf Coast League—NY Times Blog. In truth, the Mets eliminating...
• 12/20 High Heat Stats: 2012 Career milestones: Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com's milestones page, we can see which players have a shot at major career milestones in 2012.Ivan...
• 12/20 NY Baseball Digest: Vote: “NYBD Person of the Year”: The NYBD “Person of the Year” is the man, woman, or idea that ‘for better or worse,’ has most influenced New York baseball...
• 12/20 NY Baseball Digest: Alderson Should Build Around Wright: Pretty much all major sports, but especially, baseball, are copycat sports. If something works for one organization, then others...
• 12/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE SILENCE?: There is always a debate amongst media types about the alleged "East Coast Bias". The only place it seems to exist is at the Worldwide...
• 12/19 Rising Apple: Mets Ink Chuck James: So the New York Mets are using the Jose Reyes money to sign…Chuck James? Well, if you want to look at a Minor League Deal...
• 12/19 PaulLebowitz.com: J-Roll and the Phillies Belong Together: The Phillies and Jimmy Rollins—after much posturing and prancing from both sides—came to agreement on a 3-year, $33...
• 12/18 NY Baseball Digest: Vote: “NYBD Person of the Year”: The NYBD “Person of the Year” is the man, woman, or idea that ‘for better or worse,’ has most influenced New York baseball...
• 12/18 22gigantes.com: The Giants should make one last push for Carlos Beltran: Goodbye Albert. **** Carlos? The world champion St. Louis Cardinals, still reeling from the loss of one of the most prolific offensive...
• 12/18 Through The Fence Baseball: The most major-league ready prospects: National League: While everyone wants to know who their team’s top prospects are, more importantly, they want to know who is going to able to...
• 12/18 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Bring Jimmy Rollins Back: Via Todd Zolecki, the Phillies and Jimmy Rollins have agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract with a vesting option for a...
• 12/17 Fragile Freddy's: Transaction Update: A couple of interesting moves around baseball on Saturday.  Let us start with the one that requires a little less energy...
• 12/17 Phillies Nation: Amaro’s Patience Saved Phils Money on Rollins: Ruben Amaro is prone to pouncing quickly on players he wants. He inked Jonathan Papelbon for more than $50 million a week before...
• 12/17 El Maquino: NEW DEVELOPMENTS MAY PUSH CARDS TOWARDS FIELDER: > The Cardinals knew, with the differentia-tion between their interests and future Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols‘...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Kubel, Chapman, Aoki, Cuddyer: On this day last year, the Padres traded Brandon Gomes, Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos, and Cole Figueroa to the Rays for Jason...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Oswalt, Davis, Cedeno, Cuddyer: Here's the latest from the National League East... The Nationals "have had little contact with" Roy Oswalt, a source...
• 12/16 High Heat Stats: Digging deeper: Looking at WPA+ and WPA- instead of just WPA: Nyjer Morgan / Icon SMILately we've had numerous discussions about seasonal WPA and what it really means. I think it can certainly...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins & Red Sox Have Discussed Hanley Ramirez: The Red Sox are among the teams that have had cursory trade dialogue with the Marlins about Hanley Ramirez, according to ESPN.com's...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rockies To Sign Michael Cuddyer : Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd continued a busy offseason today by making his biggest move yet. The Rockies have agreed to sign Michael...
• 12/15 22gigantes.com: Giants brass talk to fans about payroll, the 2012 season, and Juan Marichal’s magic touch: Giants manager Bruce Bochy, pitching coach Dave Righetti, CEO Larry Baer and general manager Brian Sabean all sat down tonight...
• 12/15 Mets360.com: Recounting the departure of Darryl Strawberry: It’s been about two weeks since Jose Reyes left for greener pastures by bolting the Mets franchise for the beaches of Miami...
• 12/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Imagine Beltran Back to the Mets: Jokes about the Mets taking a bridge loan from Bank of America aside, they had the money available to make try and sign Jose Reyes...
• 12/14 MetsToday.com: Are We Even Worse Off Than We Thought?: Last summer, while Jose Reyes was running away with the NL batting crown, I envisioned a fierce bidding war for his services developing...
• 12/14 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Christmas in Metsville: The Mets held their annual Christmas get-together at Citi Field, Bud Selig gave the Mets an early gift, and Ronny Paulino got...
• 12/14 Fire Brand of the American League: Why the Red Sox (Probably) Won’t Make it Rain: If you read my link around yesterday, you probably saw Matt Kory’s piece for Over the Monster on the effect the luxury...
• 12/14 Mets360.com: The Wilpons need to let go: I’ve never been the guy to rant and rave about the Wilpons and how they should sell the team and that they are killing the Mets....
• 12/14 Baseball Musings: Bank Squeeze: The Mets cash crisis is nearing the breaking point: “They have a lot of things coming due,” was the way one MLB official put...
• 12/13 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Albert Pujols, Ryan Braun, Lindsay Lohan:   The hottest topics for the week of December 11, 2011 … Angels and diamonds: Albert Pujols signed a $250 million 10-year...
• 12/13 High Heat Stats: Metsclusive: The Best Single Franchise Players for Each Team: Jose Reyes's  departure for South Florida makes him the latest Mets star to get away. In fact, very few players of any value...
• 12/12 22gigantes.com: Marlins sign Aaron Rowand to minor league deal: Former Giants outfielder Aaron Rowand has agreed to a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins, according to Ken Rosenthal at...
• 12/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Marlins Sign Aaron Rowand Following Their Old Template: The Marlins don’t really have a center fielder unless they’re willing to put Chris Coghlan out there again; Aaron Rowand has...
• 12/12 Through The Fence Baseball: The Latin Link: Pujols, Reyes and other signings:   When starting out as an aspiring young scout, I was a “bird dog” for John “Spider” Jorgensen, one...
• 12/12 Giants Nirvana: The Non-Tender Deadline: So this is the Giants’ offseason. The biggest remaining decision, Mike Fontenot or Jeff Keppinger, will be made today. And...
• 12/12 NY Baseball Digest: Alderson Should Build Around Wright: Pretty much all major sports, but especially, baseball, are copycat sports. If something works for one organization, then others...
• 12/12 Brotherly Glove: Furcal Deal Likely Seals Rollins’ Fate: The Cardinals signed Rafael Furcal over the weekend to a two-year deal worth $14 million. The news wasn’t surprising given...
• 12/12 Phillies Nation: Shane Victorino’s 2011: Solid: Not one thing stood out about Shane Victorino’s 2011 season and, in many ways, that is a good thing. Victorino has consistently...
• 12/12 Marlin Maniac: Don’t Forget Hanley..: The Miami Marlins have a new man in town. He is also the clubs new short stop. When rumors swirled around the web that Jose Reyes...
• 12/11 MetsToday.com: Should Mets Sign Jimmy Rollins?: Nuts, right? Why the heck would the Mets sign Jimmy Rollins? Well, why wouldn’t they? Look at it this way: the Mets front...
• 12/11 This is Getting Old: Marlins Following Pirates Blueprint… huh?:   In his Trib article today TiGO lover Rob Biertempfel tries to link the Marlins plan with the Pirates own plan from the...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: First Round Picks On The Move At Winter Meetings: At least 50 transactions were completed during the winter meetings this week, including 16 free agent signings, eight trades,...
• 12/10 Rising Apple: Why the Mets Should Go “Matt Moore” All Over Their Own Young Players: Some people let out a bit of a chuckle the other day when the Tampa Bay Rays handed Matt Moore an eight-year, $39.75 million extension....
• 12/10 For Baseball Junkies: With Pujols, Reyes and Wilson Off the Market, Who's Next?: The big shoe dropped yesterday (Albert Pujols), and then it dropped again (C.J. Wilson). In the blink of an eye, the top...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: How The Albert Pujols Deal Shapes The Offseason: Albert Pujols is heading to Anaheim. After flirtations with the hyper-aggressive Marlins and extended talks with his hometown...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Pujols, Reyes, Cespedes: As expected, the winter meetings brought plenty of excitement and changed the baseball landscape this week. The Angels and Marlins...
• 12/9 Call to the Pen: Jimmy Rollins Rumors: Now that the free agent market’s largest names are finding homes, things should begin to fall into place for some of this winter’s...
• 12/9 Yanks Go Yard: Q+A with Marlin Maniac: As part of the Yankee offseason or lack of offseason for the time being, we wanted to talk with some of the big winners from the...
• 12/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Winter meetings recap: National League winners and losers: Heading into this year’s Major League Baseball winter meetings, there seemed to be a noticeable decrease in overall interest...
• 12/9 Phillies Nation: Under The Radar: The Story Of 2011 For Carlos Ruiz: Quick, outside of Hunter Pence–only appeared in 54 games for the Phillies–, who had the highest batting average on...
• 12/9 MetsToday.com: Blog Roundup: Winter Meetings: For those of you who have lived under or a rock, or have a life and a job or something, here’s your week in review in blog...
• 12/9 MetsToday.com: Why the Mets Were Right to Let Reyes Leave: Given all the information available as of December 8th, 2011, I’m willing to declare that the Mets were right to let Jose...
• 12/9 Cubbies Crib: Albert Pujols Is an Angel In Disguise For Cubs Fans: The Chicago Cubs may have traded for third baseman Ian Stewart on Thursday, but that was far from the team’s biggest move...
• 12/9 Phillies Nation: Phillies Wrap-up Winter Meetings in Dallas: What a whirlwind that was. They say everything is bigger in Texas and the Winter Meetings lived up to that standard this past...
• 12/9 PaulLebowitz.com: All Jose Reyes Wanted Was Love…and a Check for $106 Million: You’re surprised that Sandy Alderson can be obnoxious, arrogant and say idiotic things? Some laud him for his “blunt”...
• 12/9 NY Baseball Digest: Who Would You Amnesty?: I think we have done this exercise before, but in the spirit of the NBA being officially back, let’s do it again. The new CBA...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Notes: Pujols, Fielder, Jackson, Stanton: The Marlins held an introductory press conference for Mark Buehrle today, and here are a few hot stove details from those...
• 12/8 Phillies Nation: Revisiting the Shortstop Carousel: Take Alex Gonzalez off of the big board. Gonzalez signed with the Milwaukee Brewers today for one year with a vesting option,...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: MLBTR's 24-hour coverage of the the Winter Meetings comes to a close tonight, as most team executives, agents, and reporters catch...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Were High Bidders For Pujols, Wilson: With $191MM committed to Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and Heath Bell, Marlins fans can't complain about their offseason so far....
• 12/8 MetsToday.com: Were Mets Moves a Diversion?: OK, who out there is a conspiracy theorist? Here’s the case: within hours of losing superstar shortstop Jose Reyes, Mets...
• 12/8 Brotherly Glove: Gauging the Marlins: The Miami Marlins have been very active this offseason, especially as it pertains to noteworthy free agents and not the multitude...
• 12/8 Swingin' A's: A’s Aim To Be Like The Marlins: Is It Oakland's Turn Yet? The A's Really Need a New Stadium (Photo Credit: Ray Chavez/AP) Those Miami Marlins are making...
• 12/8 WahoosOnFirst: Winter Meetings Indians Rumors: Recapping Day Three: Wednesday was another big news day at the Winter Meetings. Mark Buehrle signed, Albert Pujols lost a suitor, and Hanley Ramirez...
• 12/8 Mets360.com: For Mets, winds of change won’t calm the masses: The Mets sure seem to be evolving and becoming a thoroughly different team under the watch of Sandy Alderson. An era of Mets baseball...
• 12/8 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins: A Wolf in Tacky Clothing: The Marlins are the hot topic, so let’s see how they’re doing what they’re doing and try to come up with reasonable...
• 12/8 Chicken Fried Baseball: Angels Sign Albert Pujols: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 12/8 NY Baseball Digest: Love Works Both Ways: Anytime an athlete doesn’t get what he wants he pulls out the “respect and love card.” When they leave for more...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: Top Stories From Day 3: Recaps from Day 1 and Day 2 are available for those who missed anything, and let's jump right into Day 3's highlights as the...
• 12/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Marlins Buy Buehrle: Since when are the Miami Marlins the New York Yankees? After a decade of penny-pinching, years of waving good-bye to franchise...
• 12/8 Climbing Tal's Hill: Marlins make a big splash at Winter Meetings: One team continues to steal the headlines at this week’s Winter Meetings in Dallas. That team is the Miami Marlins. That’s...
• 12/7 AroundTheFoghorn: Giants Made Bid For Jose Reyes, Despite Falling Well Short: While Jose … [visit site to read more]Giants Made Bid For Jose Reyes, Despite Falling Well Short - Around the Foghorn -...
• 12/7 District On Deck: Update: Mark Buehrle Heading to Miami: Editor’s Note: This was originally published across three separate posts which have since been condensed together in an...
• 12/7 The Daily Catch: Culture Change In NL East: The AL East has been the power division in baseball for over a decade.  They have had the epic battles between Red Sox and Yankees,...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins To Sign Mark Buehrle: The Marlins' heavy offseason spending continued today, as they agreed to sign lefty Mark Buehrle to a four-year, $58MM deal,...
• 12/7 PaulLebowitz.com: The Mets Can’t Win: I don’t mean on the field. Obviously it’s going to be hard for them to compete in the National League East with the...
• 12/7 The Captain's Blog: Backloaded Contracts Provide Better Exit Strategy; Marlins Wise to Delay Salary Payments: With all the big numbers being thrown around this offseason, there have been articles suggesting that teams are unwise to backload...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Not Looking To Trade Hanley Ramirez: 3:25pm: Ramirez did not ask to have his contract restructured and is not getting traded, Marlins president David Samson told Ken...
• 12/7 MetsToday.com: Mets Go Nuts!: Never mind what the Marlins are doing — nothing compares to the madness of the Mets at the winter meetings! Sure, the Mets...
• 12/7 FanSided: A Fan’s Reflections on the Winter Meetings (so far): I’m sure I was not alone in my skepticism of the Marlins’ plans to make a splash in the free agent market this offseason,...
• 12/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Phillies scouting report: Freddy Galvis:   Freddy Galvis (Phillies SS) Age: 21 Bats: Switch Height: 5’-9” Weight: 170 lbs From: Venezuela I don’t know whether...
• 12/7 Mets360.com: Angel Pa-Outta Here: Hmmm… there was probably a better pun to be made there. Oh well, moving on. I’m among the minority of Mets fans that,...
• 12/7 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 2003 Jose Reyes: 2003 FLEER MYSTIQUE JOSE REYES Fleer took its initial steps into the baseball card market in the late ’50s/early ’60s,...
• 12/7 Mets360.com: Thoughts on Sandy Alderson, Jose Reyes and Mets fans: OK, so the Mets lost Jose Reyes, blah, blah, blah, he was one of my favorite players, blah, blah, blah, whatever. It’s over...
• 12/7 Crashburn Alley: Freddy Galvis Is Not the Solution: The proverbial hot stove hit its temperature apex yesterday with the New York Mets making a flurry of moves to bolster their bullpen,...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: Top Stories From Day 2: If you missed anything from Day 1 of the Winter Meetings, here's the rundown from the crack o' dawn yesterday. If you missed anything...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Arbitration Offer Decisions: 37 free agents were offered arbitration in November, but Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, Rod Barajas, Clint...
• 12/6 AroundTheFoghorn: Breaking Down The Andres Torres / Angel Pagan Trade: The Giants brass earlier in the day more or less said they had a few things cooking in the hot stove – and while it might...
• 12/6 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Red Sox, Ron Santo, Madonna: The hottest topics for the week of December 4, 2011 … Mr. Glass: The Marlins have agreed to sign injury-prone free agent...
• 12/6 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Do Well in Pagan Deal , Good Value With Francisco: The Mets finally made some noise in Dallas as they signed Jon Rauch (4.85 ERA, 11 saves in Toronto last season) to a reasonable...
• 12/6 Cubbies Crib: Miami Marlins Check On Carlos Zambrano’s Asking Price: With a new location; a new manager; and a new stadium; the Miami Marlins are quickly becoming the team to watch this off-season....
• 12/6 Phillies Nation: Marlins Completely Changed This Offseason: The Marlins are meeting with Albert Pujols‘ agent, Dan Lozano, as we speak and a decision could come very soon. The Marlins...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Closing In On Reliever?: The latest on the Mets, following Sandy Alderson's press briefing... Jose Reyes' agent met with the Mets about other...
• 12/6 High Heat Stats: Jose Reyes - Almost as good as Dave Revering: Icon SMIThe Miami Marlins overpaid horribly for Jose Reyes. That contract might be even worse than the one the Red Sox gave to...
• 12/6 Brotherly Glove: Transactionalysis: Reyes, Hairston, Floyd, Sherrill: The Phillies didn’t make any moves on Day One of the Winter Meetings, but caused a stir when they emerged as major players...
• 12/6 FanSided: Albert Pujols and Miami Marlins a Bad Idea: The Miami Marlins and their “new-found” money have been on a shopping spree.  They’ve signed Heath Bell and...
• 12/6 Rising Apple: Jose Reyes Signs Six-Year, $106 Million Deal With Marlins: Most predicated it, many already accepted it, but few thought the contract would be God **** fair. Last night, the Florida Marlins...
• 12/6 Fire Brand of the American League: What Papi’s Comps Say About a Two-Year Deal: The winter meetings are underway and the offseason action is picking up. One of the possible targets of the Red Sox, Heath Bell,...
• 12/6 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Shortstops: It's nice when what I'm doing in my tiny corner of the baseball universe dovetails with big news in the real world.Ten Most...
• 12/6 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Interested in “King” Albert?: You have surely heard the rumors by now. The Miami Marlins are not satisfied enough with the signings of Heath Bell and Jose Reyes....
• 12/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Ravaging the Mets: In a perfect world—sans Bernie Madoff—would the Mets have done everything they could to keep Jose Reyes? Would they...
• 12/6 NY Baseball Digest: Looking at the New Mets Shortstop: Unless something drastic happens, Ruben Tejada will be the opening day shortstop now that Jose Reyes is in Miami. It would...
• 12/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Patience Poll: Granted it’s just one day into the Winter Meetings, but things are still going slowly in the Hot Stove Season…at...
• 12/6 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings Day Two: Aaron Harang Heads North: When we left off last night, the Aaron Harang signing wasn’t yet official, since it appeared Harang might be holding out...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Day In Review: Top Stories From Day 1: Here's a look back at the top stories from the first day of the 2011 Winter Meetings (dating back to Sunday evening): The...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Offer Pujols More Than $200MM: After a pair of meetings between the Marlins and agent Dan Lozano on Monday, Albert Pujols reportedly has a whopping ten-year...
• 12/5 Cubbies Crib: Theo Epstein and Dan Lozano Have A Chat: Dan Lozano is a busy man. The agent that represents top free agent Albert Pujols is likely to be in high demand this week in Dallas...
• 12/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Padres have reported interest in Mets Daniel Murphy: The Padres have inquired on Mets INF/OF Daniel Murphy along with the Blue Jays and Tigers. Murphy, a natural third baseman has...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Qualls, Pelfrey, Pagan, Wright: The latest on the Mets, as they prepare for the post-Jose Reyes era... Chad Qualls is one of many relievers the Mets have...
• 12/5 Tyler's Think Tank: Marlins Add Jose Reyes: Christmas is coming early down in Florida this year. It took a month of negotations, but Jose Reyes will be a Miami Marlin...
• 12/5 Call to the Pen: Miami Marlins Add to Free Agent Haul Signing Jose Reyes: If fans were not certain before the free agent signing period that the Miami Marlins were serious about jumping in head first,...
• 12/5 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - Late Afternoon Update: Things are starting to heat up a bit at the Winter Meetings.  While I will always note the appropriate reporter  the...
• 12/5 NY Baseball Digest: Talking Jose Reyes Tonight @ 8pm: Day 2 of the Winter Meetings is all Jose Reyes talk all the time. Howard Megdal of the Journal News, and author of an upcoming...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Wright, Kuroda, Gonzalez, Marlins: Here's the latest from SI.com's Jon Heyman's Twitter feed: The Mets received a couple unsolicited "bad" trade offers for...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Don't Intend To Trade Hanley Ramirez: With Jose Reyes in the fold, it appears Hanley Ramirez won't be playing shortstop for the Marlins next season. However, that...
• 12/5 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Free Agent Roundup: Winter Meetings Edition:     The Winter Meetings are upon us and with it is sure to bring blockbuster announcements.  Jose Reyes and the Miami...
• 12/5 District On Deck: Around the NL East: Heath Bell, Jose Reyes Sign with the Marlins: With the annual Winter Meetings kicking off today in Dallas, one of the biggest free agents available is now off the board as...
• 12/5 Optimistic Mets Fan: Don’t Tell Me How to Feel, How to React: Coincidentially Dec 5th is the day the 21st amendment was ratified, re-legalizing the consumption of alcohol.   Don’t...
• 12/5 Baseball Analytics: Reyes Gets Six Years, $106M from Fish: SEC wrangling about stadium financing and long history of cobbling together a club on a couch coin budget aside, the Miami Marlins...
• 12/5 MetsToday.com: Dodgers Sign Chris Capuano: Perhaps lost in the excitement of Jose Reyes joining the Miami Miracle is the fact that a few days earlier, the Mets also lost...
• 12/5 MetsToday.com: Jose Reyes Departure Fallout: As most expected, Jose Reyes left Flushing. He signed a 6-year, $106M deal with the Miami Miracle Marlins. Guess what? Fred Wilpon...
• 12/5 MetsToday.com: Jose Reyes to the Marlins: Quick Reaction: According to Fox Sports’s Ken Rosenthal, the Miami Marlins have agreed to a 6-year, $106MM deal with former Mets shortstop...
• 12/5 11th and Washington: Adios: I wasn't sure I was going to write about Jose Reyes. I thought about just letting this day go by without weighing in, without...
• 12/5 FanSided: With Jose Reyes Gone, Who Will Lead Off?: With  Jose Reyes now a Miami Marlin, many questions have been raised.  Who will play shortstop?  How will the fans react? ...
• 12/5 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings - Monday AM Update: The Winter Meetings are off and running.  While I will always note the appropriate reporter  the majority of the rumors...
• 12/5 Nolan Writin': Rangers “Not Really In On” Pujols or Fielder: The Winter Meetings kicked off with a bang last night when the Miami Marlins signed shortstop Jose Reyes to a six-year, $106 million...
• 12/5 Through The Fence Baseball: As the NL East gets better, Phillies fans wonder if another Winter Meetings splash is coming: At least the Mets really stink. That is pretty much all that I can say about the Phillies competition in the National League East...
• 12/5 Motor City Bengals: Jose Reyes Goes Fishing. Jhonny Peralta Dances?: So Jose Reyes got his 100M dollars plus, and the late reports that the Tigers could be soaring above in the sky like a buzzard...
• 12/5 SocraticGadfly: Marlins overpay for Reyes; meaning for Pujols?: Sorry Miami/Florida Marlins. Sorry, Jeff Loria. Sorry, taxpayers to whom Loria is trying to justify stiffing you for that new...
• 12/5 Mets360.com: Would you trade David Wright and Jason Bay for nothing?: If you were Sandy Alderson and some team outside of the NL East came along and made the following trade offer, would you do it?...
• 12/5 Mets360.com: Wilpons: What were you thinking about Reyes?: While I’ve never been a drinker of the Wilpon Kool-aid, you’ll notice that I tend to support the team’s leadership more...
• 12/5 Fonzie Forever: Instant Reaction: Jose Reyes Signs with Marlins: I'll skip citing to official reports that the deal is done, as they are all over the internet right now. Jose Reyes to the...
• 12/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jose Reyes Signs with the Miami Marlins: In probably the biggest move so far this offseason, the Miami Marlins have landed former Met shortstop Jose Reyes on a six-year...
• 12/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Jose Reyes Signs with the Marlins—Full Analysis: Jose Reyes has agreed to terms with the Miami Marlins on a 6-year, $106 million contract. Let’s dissect it. — For...
• 12/5 NY Baseball Digest: The Shame of Losing Jose Reyes: We all knew this day was coming, but for Mets fans it still hurts knowing that Jose Reyes will no longer be playing shortstop...
• 12/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day One: Update, 9:50am PT: This isn’t really a winter meetings rumor, but still fun to share. John Sickels has released his top...
• 12/5 Baseball Musings: Reyes Moves to Miami: Jose Reyes agreed to a deal with the Miami Marlins, according to sources. He gets a six-year deal for $102 million, plus a $4...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Notes: Wright, Reyes, Finances: Tonight, the Marlins reached agreement with Jose Reyes on a six-year, $106MM deal.  Shortly before that news broke, Mets GM Sandy...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Reyes Signing Reactions: Before the Winter Meetings officially got underway, the Marlins struck the week's first major blow, agreeing to terms with Jose...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Mets Will Get Marlins' Third-Round Pick For Reyes: The Mets will receive the Marlins' third-round pick as compensation for Jose Reyes, based on an article three days ago from ESPNNewYork's...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: More East Links: Red Sox, Hamels, Reyes, Nix: Another batch of links surrounding the Eastern divisions, less than 12 hours after the Marlins and Jose Reyes agreed to terms...
• 12/4 22gigantes.com: Winter meetings update: Marlins sign Reyes, Sanchez to begin throwing Monday: Baseball’s annual Winter Meetings began Sunday night with a splash. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the sound of a Rawlings...
• 12/4 My Pinstripes: Baseball Digest | Marlins, Reyes, and the SEC: The newly named Miami Marlins have a new stadium, a new uniform, are this close to a new shortstop, and are newly under investigation...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins To Sign Jose Reyes: Anyone still wondering if the Miami Marlins are serious about making a splash this offseason?  The Marlins kicked off the Winter...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Albert Pujols: Here's the latest on Albert Pujols, with the most recent news up top.. The Marlins say they still want Pujols after signing...
• 12/4 Through The Fence Baseball: NL East shaping up as the top division; Nationals, Marlins make moves: As a Braves fan, this off-season has made me more nervous than ever. Watching the rumors trickle down on top free-agents Albert...
• 12/4 NY Baseball Digest: Kicking Off the Winter Meetings @ 8pm: Join me at 8pm as I kick off the Winter Meetings. Bobby Valentine joins the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, and what better person to...
• 12/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Small Needs to Fill At the Winter Meetings: While the rest of the baseball world heads to the winter meetings and focuses on C.J. Wilson, Jose Reyes, and Prince Fielder,...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Offer Reyes Six-Year, $111MM Deal: 6:37pm: The Marlins came to the meetings with the idea of bumping their offer to Reyes and setting a deadline, but now they've...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: East Links: Reyes, Nats, Orioles, Manny: Some links pertaining to baseball's Eastern division teams as the Winter Meetings draw near... The Orioles are looking for...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Brewers, Tigers, Reyes, Pujols, Reds: Here's a look at some items concerning the AL and NL Central.. The Brewers have no desire to get into a bidding war for Jose...
• 12/4 El Maquino: MLB HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY CAPPED: > MLB teams are almost officially under a salary cap.  In the new collective bargaining agreement, the new luxury tax that...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers' GM To Meet With Reyes' Agents: Brewers general manager Doug Melvin will meet with the agents for Jose Reyes this coming week at the Winter Meetings, according...
• 12/3 MLB Dirt: The New-Look Marlins: The Marlins have really been turning heads this offseason. There have been some big changes in the organization and things may...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Federal Probe Will Not Affect Marlins' Offseason Plans: The Securities & Exchange Commission subpoenaed information - including financial records and correspondence with commissioner...
• 12/3 PaulLebowitz.com: Know What You’re Walking Into with the Marlins: I had thought that the Marlins truly intended to alter their hardline, organizationally advantageous strategies now that they...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Reyes Rumors: Friday: Earlier today we learned that the Marlins are "putting an all-out press" on Jose Reyes, and they are considering increasing their...
• 12/2 Brotherly Glove: Could Phils Sign Rollins This Week?: Ruben Amaro will meet with Jimmy Rollins‘ agent, Dan Lozano, this week at the Winter Meetings, according to Jim Salisbury...
• 12/2 NY Baseball Digest: Mets Can’t Afford to Lose Reyes to the Fish:  I have gone on record saying there is a contract threshold where Jose Reyes becomes a diminishing return. His dubious health...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Eyeing Aramis, Pursuing Reyes, Buehrle: The Marlins have discussed the possibility of signing Prince Fielder and some of their front office executives like the...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Capuano, Fielder, Marlins, Red Sox: The Twins offered Chris Capuano a two-year deal before he accepted the Dodgers' offer, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
• 12/2 MetsToday.com: What Would You Ask Sandy Alderson?: Last night, I had the opportunity to ask Mets GM Sandy Alderson any question in the world via a blogger conference call. Hmm …...
• 12/2 Brotherly Glove: Brotherly Bullets: Bell, Madson, Reyes: Each week, Corey and I shelve a number of ideas that don’t seem worth a full-blown article. However, in the interest of not...
• 12/2 Call to the Pen: 2012 MLB Free Agents: Jose Reyes Sweepstakes Down to Two?: It looks like the market for top free agent shortstop Jose Reyes is quickly developing and may have narrowed to two.  The Miami...
• 12/2 22gigantes.com: Bah humbug. You can go ahead and scratch Jose Reyes’ name off the Giants’ X-mas list.: Some of you have been pining for the Giants to sign free agent shortstop Jose Reyes. And for good reason. He’s precisely...
• 12/2 Phillies Nation: Phils Making Progress With Rollins?: Talks between the Phillies and Jimmy Rollins appear to be progressing, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly. Ruben Amaro and...
• 12/2 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins Sign a Name—Heath Bell: If any team exemplifies the ability to find someone (anyone) to accumulate the save stat and do a reasonable job as the closer...
• 12/2 Fungoes.net: 25 in 25, #2: Tyler Greene’s stolen-base attempt rate: [This December, we're going to celebrate the Cardinals' 2011 season with a series of consecutive posts leading up to Christmas...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Braves, Wilson, Reyes, Astros, Minaya: The Marlins agreed to sign Heath Bell last night and they may make more major free agent signings later this month. Here’s...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Cespedes, Soler, Mets, Posada: Here's the latest from the NL East... The Braves are not planning to bid on Yoenis Cespedes, despite having some front office...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Agree To Terms With Heath Bell: The Marlins have agreed to terms with free agent closer Heath Bell, reports ESPN's Jayson Stark.  The deal is worth $27MM over...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Reyes Market May Be Down To Just Marlins, Mets: The Marlins and Mets may be the last two contenders remaining in the Jose Reyes sweepstakes, and the Marlins "hopes are high"...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Likely To Make Offer To Aramis Ramirez: Aramis Ramirez visited the Angels in the past week and a contract offer is likely coming soon from the team, reports Ken Rosenthal...
• 12/1 22gigantes.com: Giants in discussions with Alex Gonzalez: With baseball’s winter meetings just a couple of days away, the hot stove is already heating up with plenty of rumors. The...
• 12/1 Phillies Nation: Giant Interest in Gonzalez Unfuzzies Phils SS Picture: As reported earlier today, the San Francisco Giants are in discussion to sign former Atlanta Brave SS Alex Gonzalez. Gonzalez,...
• 12/1 Giants Nirvana: Alex Gonzalez in talks with the Giants: So this was pretty much inevitable. Alex Gonzalez seems to carry a the traits that are typical of recent Giants shortstops, namely...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers, Cardinals, Giants In Talks With Alex Gonzalez: 5:18pm: The Brewers and Cardinals are also interested in Gonzalez, tweets Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. 4:48pm: The Giants...
• 12/1 Fragile Freddy's: Winter Meetings Preview: The annual Winter Meetings kick off on Sunday in Dallas.  The Winter Meetings are where the serious business of the Hot Stove...
• 12/1 Chicken Fried Baseball: Angels Acquire Iannetta, But…: The Angels made their first significant move of the offseason by trading 21 year old pitcher Tyler Chatwood to the Rockies in...
• 12/1 NY Baseball Digest: Phillies Are Stealth Favorites For Jose Reyes: Andy Martino of the Daily News had a great line on Twitter when he called Jose Reyes “the dead Elvis of this offseason.” Thus...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Orioles, Angels, Reyes, Cubs: The latest news from MLB as the countdown to next week’s Winter Meetings continues...   Brian Cashman admitted to John...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Reyes, Posada, Bell, Madson, Varitek: Heath Bell isn’t close to signing, despite last night’s rumors, but it’s not for lack of interest. Here’s the latest...