Kent undoubtedly benefited from hitting beside Bonds and even if Kent never did PED's, should he punished for driving the get-away car with bags full of unmarked stats? Read more »
Baseball Analysis
Jeff Kent: The Hall-of-Famer Barry Bonds Produced
The Great Dunn Bargain
The expected free agent cost for Adam Dunn has gone from 'probably overvalued' to 'severely undervalued,' with one agent expecting him to make $5M annually. Read more »
Bernie's Play In WBC Won't Affect HOF Eligibility
The National Baseball Hall of Fame has confirmed to RealGM that Bernie Williams' eligibility won't reset by playing in the World Baseball Classic. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Orioles Get Former Top Prospect Pie
Felix Pie displayed a very impressive combination of speed and power in the minors that made him one of the most highly touted outfield prospects in baseball but has struggled in the bigs. Read more »
How Much Does This Year's Arbitration Class Deserve?
Cole Hamels, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Nick Markakis, and Ervin Santana are amongst the many big names that will go to arbitration. How much does each player deserve to make in 2009? Read more »
The 2008 Reina Value And FIC
For the 3rd time in four years, Pujols was the best in the MLB while Lincecum had the best Reina Value. How did all 1,296 major leaguers perform in relation to their contract? Read more »
Unlocking Dominant Pitchers With SWHIP
A pitcher's formula for success: Strike batters out and keep the bases clear. We invented a formula to find those players, and it's called SWHIP. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Lowe Signs With Atlanta
The Braves initially wanted Jake Peavy and then A.J. Burnett and have now settled on Derek Lowe for $60 million over four years. Read more »
The Worst Moves Of Last Year's Offseason
The after-effects of the Andruw Jones and Carlos Silva signings are still being felt a year later. Which other moves look very bad a year later? Read more »
Burke's Shot From Hell
John Smoltz's departure is the latest in a long line of setbacks for the team. Here's a list of some past events that have helped send one of the proudest franchises in sports into complete disarray ever since that Chris Burke homer. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Boston Signs Smoltz And Baldelli
John Smoltz and Rocco Baldelli are affordable, high ceiling acquisitions for the Red Sox. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Giambi Returns To Oakland
Under the logic of circularity and memory lane, the A's and Jason Giambi have reunited just after his seven-year mission in the Bronx concluded. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Afforda-Burrell Big Signing By Rays
Pat Burrell went 0-for-6 with three strikeouts and two walks during the two World Series games in Tropicana Field, but he must have saw something he liked beyond the $16 million the Rays have given him for the next two seasons. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Bradley Signs For $30M
The Cubs badly naleded a left handed bat with pop to play the outfield, and zthough they got the 2008 AL leader in OPS, it will be a difficult move to like three years on. Read more »
How Did Last Offseason's Trades Pan Out?
Last year's offseason paid big dividends for the Rays, Phillies, and White Sox, as they acquired important pieces that helped them into October. Read more »
Manny Still Waiting For A Home, Where Can He Still Go?
The Yankees most recent free agent acquisition of Mark Teixeira does more than just affect the balance of power in the AL East; it also creates major questions marks on the free agency of Manny Ramirez. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Teixeira Adds To Yanks' Offseason Of Shock And Awe
The Yankees felt as if they had to sign CC Sabathia, they wanted to sign A.J. Burnett, and while we're at it they signed Teixeira. Read more »
The 2008 Reina Value And FIC
For the 3rd time in four years, Pujols was the best in the MLB while Lincecum had the best Reina Value. How did all 1,296 major leaguers perform in relation to their contract? Read more »
Auditing The Detroit Tigers 2008 Season
Like many people, I was very wrong on the Tigers. I expected them to flirt with scoring one-thousand runs and have a good front end of the rotation. Where did the season derail? Read more »
Grading The Deal: Furcal Sticks With Dodgers Amid Controversy
It seemed like Rafael Furcal wanted to stay with the Dodgers all along and in order to do that his agent had to hurt some feelings in Atlanta and Oakland. What will this signing mean on the field though? Read more »