Archive for January 2010

The best of the rest from 1901 to 1989, outfielders and pitchers.

The implications of the right knee surgery of Carlos Beltran for the 2010 fantasy baseball season.

Bonus TUCK! toons every Monday in January!

Some clarification on the Bill James projection system from a member of the BIS team who works on them.

Some good throwers aren’t so good at other things

A blast from the past made some news, showing us that some things—and some people—don’t really change.

Big News in Detroit, as “Papa Grande” ambles into town as the new sheriff, or closer, or both. Also, some relievers to avoid, and other players.

Two new signees, Aubrey Huff and Brett Myers, headline this week’s column, with reader request (and new Diamondback 2B) Kelly Johnson, while continuing to count down 2009’s top roto producers with the saber-reliable Adam Dunn and hot rookie arm J.A. Happ.

If MVPs were handed out like the old-timey award that banned repeat winners.

The past two years have seen the NHL stage the Winter Classic at two of baseball’s most famous parks. But on Jan. 16, 1884, a legendary baseball figure helped stage a baseball game unlike any you have ever seen, but one fans of the NHL could appreciate.