Value.
It is a simple word, yet such a complicated concept. The meaning of the term is the source of considerable debate, especially as it relates to the game of baseball, where the subjective perception of value is forced to reconcile with the objectivity of performance stats. The numbers serve as an account of what transpires [...]

The alarm clock has rung, marking the dawn of the season of roster turnover, and some teams are wasting little daylight before addressing their off-season needs. The new faces extend to front offices all over the country, as no fewer than eight ballclubs are experiencing an overhaul with respect to upper-management. Those teams with key [...]

 
Game Seven of the World Series is an experience like no other. Every other elimination game involves one team having the chance to take a champagne shower, with the other just hoping to play another day, but Game Seven means do-or-die for every player on the field. It is guaranteed to be the penultimate day [...]

 
The Tampa Bay Rays exhausted their season to the final stroke before clinching the playoffs, and with top starters David Price and James Shields having pitched in the days prior, the Rays turned to a rookie pitcher to start Game One of the ALDS against the Rangers. Tampa possesses one of the front runners for the [...]

A lot can happen in an hour.
It was approximately 7:45pm (PST) when I left work on Wednesday night, and though I had missed the majority of the day’s crucial palette of games, I was relieved to learn upon my departure that three of the four contests of intrigue were still in action. The games were [...]

I was at the Oakland O.co Coliseum last Friday night, and witnessed the Tigers’ 3-1 victory over the A’s that clinched the AL Central. Watching the Detroit players celebrate was a tough pill to swallow, as a painful reminder that the hometown Athletics are a far cry from the last squad that enjoyed a victory dogpile. [...]

I’m not sure I ever thought I’d say this but it looks like the baseball community is suffering from Derek Jeter fatigue.
For perhaps the first time it appears as though the Captain is not getting his due.  How else to explain the lack of recognition for the fact that in his first 50 games since [...]

September is a time for magic numbers, cups of coffee, and friendly banter about the end-season awards. Trade speculation is typically saturated in July, and then cooked over a hot stove during the winter while we base-heads play the woulda-coulda-shoulda game and mull the hits and misses of free agency. However, the trade winds have [...]

It has been a year since the last time that we watched an episode of Stras Wars, and while the previous installment was clouded with mystery in the aftermath of the UCL strain heard ’round the world, the re-emergence of Stephen Strasburg on a Major League pitching mound allows us to begin part V with a [...]

Despite a negotiation window that whittled down to the final 72 hours, Monday’s signing deadline passed with all but one of the draft’s 33 first rounders inking a deal. The Big Four at the top signed predictably massive deals (combined signing bonuses over $27 million), with all but #3 pick Trevor Bauer taking their sweet time to [...]