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...

It’s the time of year where we get Ridiculous Trade Rumors (RTR). You know the kind … one fanboy throws up a post about what his team should do, suggests trading mediocre player A and marginal reliever B for some team’s superstar. There’s a couple...

Great take on the Yankees and how the latest Championship is perceived. The chart is brilliant. Another great take on the same thing, inspired by the first one. The “eternal option” is ended. I’d expected that the Sox would go “one more year” and be...

A lot of you … ok, a couple … have asked about a project I hinted at a couple times during the last year. The Carroll Guide to Sports Injuries is almost ready to come out, likely this week. (I’ll add a link over to the Football Outsiders store and to...

I was thinking about Brooks Kieschnick the other day (don’t ask) and got to wondering why more teams don’t employ — or at least try to employ — two-way players, guys who can provide some utility on the mound as well as at the plate and in the field....

When the Red Sox acquired Jeremy Hermida from the Marlins this afternoon, in exchange for young lefthanders Jose Alvarez and Hunter Jones, they brought on board a 25-year-old outfielder whose promise has thus far outshown his production. After a strong...