One of the possible deal breakers for trading Roy Halladay might not have anything to do with Halladay at all. It could come down to whether another team wants to take on Vernon Wells contract. The sticking point is that Wells is owed $97.5 Million...

Bill Chuck’s weekly list of odd baseball facts: 1. Okay, I’m officially fascinated with the Pirates’ Nyjer Morgan. Here’s why: Through Wednesday, Morgan leads the NL with 35 singles and 3...

May 4th marked the 34th anniversary of the end of one of former maverick Athletics owner Charlie Finley’s more obscure experiments: the designated runner. Finley had already made quite the name...

Here are a few statistical surprises through April 30. 1. The following players, among a few others, have yet to hit a home run...

Since 2005, Billy Beane and his Oakland Athletics have been auctioning off their best pitchers each season. They’ve attempted to stay young, competitive and fiscally responsible while playing in...

Caveat Emptor: Why The Yankees Shouldn’t Go After John Lackey OK, this article isn’t to say that John Lackey isn’t a good pitcher. He is. And this isn’t to say I wouldn’t want the Lackey on the Yankees. I sure would. This is to say when the...

Bill Chuck’s weekly list of baseball facts: 1. It would be hard to imagine the San Diego Padres would not start conversations about trading Adrian Gonzalez to Boston without asking for Jacoby Ellsbury. The Padres last season had a .238 batting...

How does a small-market team survive? Surprisingly well most of the time, actually. Per Forbes, here are the top ten teams in operating income, in descending order, for the last complete tax year, 2008: Washington Nationals Florida Marlins New York...

None of us are fans of harping on the past, but when the past collides with the present, well, then, we have an issue. It’s been four years now since Mark McGwire plopped down in a congressional hearing and stated that he was not there to “talk about...