May 19, 2013

THT Essentials:
Fangraphs Player Search:


And here's the full roster.

Now available


You can now purchase the Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2013, with 300 pages of great content. It's also available on Amazon and Kindle. Read more about it here.



Or you can search by:

THT E-book


Third Base: The Crossroads is THT's e-book, available for $3.99 from the Kindle store. The good news is that anyone can read a Kindle book, even on a PC. So enjoy the best from THT in a new format.



Get your very own THT merchandise from our CafePress store. We've got baseball caps, t-shirts, coffee mugs and even wall clocks with the classy THT logo prominently displayed. Also, check out the THT Bookstore. Please support your favorite baseball site by purchasing something today.


Creative Commons License
All content on this site (including text, graphs, and any other original works), unless otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Click here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles.

The race to the bottom

April 24, 2013
Which team will have what it takes to achieve the honor of the first pick in the 2014 draft?

Drawing an ace, part 3: Who’s next?

April 12, 2013
Who will develop into MLB's next dominant starters, and how were they acquired?

Drawing an ace, part 2: Starting at the beginning

March 26, 2013
We know most aces are found in the first round of the draft. What's happened to recent first-round pitchers?

Five questions: Texas Rangers

March 11, 2013
After an underwhelming offseason, the outlook isn't as rosy as a year ago.

Five questions: Detroit Tigers

March 05, 2013
The World Series team of 2012 looks even better

Drawing an ace

February 26, 2013
How soon can we tell when a pitcher has the potential to be an ace?

Ready when you are?

February 05, 2013
It's not what you know, it's who you know, but if you're being drafted, does it matter where you're from?

Paying for the ‘pen

January 16, 2013
Are teams that spend big on their bullpens getting their money's worth?

Koji Uehara: the Cliff Lee of the bullpen?

January 03, 2013
Does Koji Uehara own a recipe for success?

One string attached

December 06, 2012
The Yankees’ injury issues put them in a free agency, luxury tax bind.

From big men on campus to the big leagues

November 13, 2012
Which colleges produce the most major leaguers? And the role of analysis.

Could Giants’ playoff usage of Lincecum inspire a super-reliever experiment?

October 30, 2012
Tim Lincecum dominated in a long relief role for San Francisco. Could his success lead a team to try it in-season?

NLCS roster strategies

October 16, 2012
A look at how both the Cardinals and the Giants have built successful teams.

The glass half full

September 25, 2012
The new CBA has its faults, but one big positive was bumping up the signing date so draftees can get their feet wet in the minors.

Click here to return to the home page.