Philadelphia makes gut call and hopes that home/road splits and DER marks will not matter as Blanton moves from pitcher-friendly McAfee Coliseum to the bandbox of Citizens Bank Park.

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No matter what you think of the 27-year-old Toronto outfielder, you should not have much trouble finding a differing viewpoint, which should make a transaction involving him easier than with most players who share his pedigree.

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Nothing like a 9-game winning streak heading into the All-Star break to get the fan base motivated! But did it help the team’s mid-season grades? Read on to find out the first-half report card for the Mets.

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From 1997-2006 the Houston Astros and Oakland A’s were successful franchises, with the A’s twice cracking 100 wins and the Astros advancing to the World Series. But both teams hit hard times in 2007. The two teams took different approaches coming into 2008 and have continued those opposite tracks during the season. Here’s why it’s […]

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MLB has announced the rosters for the All-Star game.  That’s nice.  Here is the more important fantasy All-Star rosters.

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After leading the Mets and Cubs to the playoffs the past two seasons, Cliff Floyd is bringing his magic act to the Rays this season. Here’s a look at how good teams have followed Floyd throughout his Major League career.

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It’s one thing for a player’s status to be day-to-day but it is completely unacceptable for a manager to have that status. The Mets are trying to retain Randolph until after the All-Star break because they don’t want the bad publicity to fire a manager slated to appear in this year’s game at Yankee Stadium. But they need to do the deed and give the club a chance to salvage the 2008 season.

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The Rangers and Reds have both received nice returns from the Josh Hamilton-Edinson Volquez trade. Here is a look at other deals in MLB history in which both clubs received strong value from young players.

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There are many sites about baseball cards on the internet. The most interesting one is Cardboard Gods where Josh Wilker takes cards from his youth to tell stories about his life. If you’re a fan of baseball, great writing and baseball cards from 1975-1981 then this is a must-read site.

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Fantasy players cheer as First Amendment rights trump Rights of Publicity. However, I can’t decide which was worse - MLB looking to gouge fantasy operators or those same companies profiting handsomely and not rewarding those who make that possible.

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A look at RotoTimes Player Rater Dollar Values

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Giants lefty Alex Hinshaw has come out of nowhere to post some impressive numbers in the majors.

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The Orioles got 21 seasons out of Cal Ripken. But did the Red Sox do better with Reggie Smith?

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Think being an MLB GM would be the greatest job in the world? See how you’d do in this real-life scenario.

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A look at the December 1977 deal featuring Bert Blyleven, Jon Matlack, Willie Montanez and Al Oliver

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As Vizquel nears Aparicio’s all-time record for games played at shortstop, here’s a comparison of the two slick fielders from Venezuela.

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Steve Carlton won 27 games in 1972 for a team that lost 97 games in a strike-shortened season. In 2008 these three pitchers are turning in similar performances through the middle of May.

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Do you only know the song from Harry Caray? Read on for a brief history of the song and find out how it can win you tickets to the All-Star game.

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Did you love to collect baseball cards at one time only to give it up? Here I address other’s concerns about the hobby and show why you should give it a second chance.

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In the first part of this series, I examined trades 11-20 in the best deals in New York Mets history. Below is the top 10.

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The Mets have made many good trades throughout their history. Don’t believe me? Well, here’s the second 10.

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A column in today’s South Florida Sun-Sentinel has me look back at innings pitched, Hall of Fame pitchers and the 1980 Oakland A’s.

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Puerto Rico was a hot spot for amateur talent before MLB added the territory to its annual amateur draft. Now Puerto Rico is clearly behind Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Is the MLB draft doing the same thing to amateur talent in this country?

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Here is an inning-by-inning account of promotions during a recent home game of the Class-A Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League.

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