For the most part, MLB teams are entering Spring Training with their third base position set. There are a few battles going on; Buscher versus Harris in Minnesota, Blum vesus Boone in Houston (yuck) and McPherson versus Helms in Florida. When those teams make decisions regarding the hot corner, I...

Before we get started, I’ve got a new article up at Hardball Times about a few stories I’ve been tracking this season. I’ve also been interviewed over at Friar Nation. Yes, my revised win projection for the Padres is 73. Seems kinda bleak, but they’d actually need to break ev...

Previously… #91-100 #81-90 #71-80 #61-70 #51-60 #41-50 #31-40 J.D. Drew and Ila Borders were playing in the Northern League. Kevin Mench led the NCAA in home runs, while Brian Roberts led in stolen bases. You guessed it, we’re back in 1998 for our latest look at baseball’s best pro...

Maybe nothing can ever be simple when it comes to the Chicago Cubs. Certainly the effort of the Tribune Company to sell the club hasn’t been, either before or after the company’s new chieftain took command and decided to think about selling the Cubs as one entity and The Ballpark Still K...

Alright. Here's our next Mailbag question from an anonymous reader. The reader writes: "Hello Derek, Here is my question. 12 team mixed, head to head, 5x5 league with total bases in place of average. Here is what the offer is: I get: Atkins, Dye I trade: Hanley Ramirez and Eric Chavez I realize on t...