One day after the Red Sox saw their season come to an end, general manager Theo Epstein and manager Terry Francona met with reporters to address not only the 2009 campaign, but also the team going forward. Here is a selection of what Epstein had to s...

The winner of the National League’s Most Valuable Player award will be announced Monday, followed by the American League MVP on Tuesday. As a 21-year member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, it is my sincere hope that...

Tommy Rancel (of Outs Per Swing) and I have been debating a point regarding the Rays for a couple weeks. With a seeming glut of pitching, the Rays are likely to trade some pitching and Edwin Jackson and/or Andrew Sonnanstine are two possibilities. Ra...

Tim Lincecum threw 138 pitches against San Diego last night. Let me make this as clear as I possibly can. That is utterly, completely, and colossally reckless, stupid, arrogant, and just plain lazy.  Send in all the nasty emails calling me a geek wh...

To one and all, Here’s hoping you’re enjoying the holiday with friends, family, and/or loved ones. In observance of Thanksgiving (and Black Friday), the site’s going to go dark today and Friday, but we’ll be back in action on Sunday with our regular...

Back at the end of August, our friends at ESPN tasked me with building an MVP predictor in the spirit of a system such as Bill James’ Hall of Fame Monitor, one that awards points for various accomplishments in an attempt to identify who will win as...

Normally, I’m making plans to go to the Winter Meetings this time of year. Instead, the Winter Meetings are coming to Indianapolis. I live about ten minutes away from this year’s location so instead of flying, I’ll just drive downtown like any normal...

We have updated the Baseball Prospectus Manage Profile page to offer the ability to choose your preferred comment hiding behavior for both the normal article pages and the printed version of the article pages. We have gotten a number of requests from...

Among the many reasons to visit your local minor-league ballpark (the charm, the ridiculously cheap seats behind home plate, etc.) is the possibility of witnessing future greatness. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to catch several...