Reviewing FanGraphs’ Trade Value Series

Each year Dave Cameron does a top 50 Trade Value series where he takes a look at the most trade-able assets in Major League Baseball. Dave started this series in 2005 over at U.S.S. Mariner, and set forth the criteria way back then: A. Salaries matter. Would you...

Why Jim Johnson Will Be Just Fine

On May 8th I wrote a piece that detailed why I thought Jason Hammel was struggling this season. That post was met with some criticism at the time as Hammel had pitched decently well leading up to it and his ERA was an ok-but-not-terrible 4.10. As of today, Hammels ERA...

Who is the Odd Man Out at Second Base?

With Brian Roberts beginning a rehab assignment at AAA Norfolk, the Orioles may soon have a decision to make. With Ryan Flaherty and Alexi Casilla on the roster as the resident second basemen, Roberts’ arrival would cause quite the logjam. That would leave the...

Deal of the Decade: Uehara for Hunter & Davis

The Orioles made one of, if not the most lopsided trades in the first decade of the new millennium. Now, there are some that say they’ve made the most lopsided trade of this second decade as well. There have been a few other articles recently that took a look...

Getting More from Less

Major League Baseball is a unique sport because of the lack of a salary cap. As a result, there is a much larger gap between what the most prosperous clubs spend on their teams and what those in the bottom rung of revenues spend. To put the spending into context...
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