The Mariners sign Gil Meche and the rest of the news around the majors.

Answering a few questions.

The A’s sign Frank Thomas and the rest of the news around the majors.

David takes a look at Jeff Francoeur’s hot start and not-so-hot finish.

That’s Defense Efficiency Ratio to you.

Theo Epstein is giving the GM title again, Red Sox-Indians trade hits a snag and the rest of the news around the majors.

Chris re-writes baseball’s past and looks at re-alignment.

Bagwell is left out to dry, and the new Reds owner makes a statement.

Catch up on the Daily Graphings with a double-sized look at Coco Crisp (with PitchZone analysis) and the disappointing Ted Lilly.

In the third installment of his occasional series, Steve examines the workloads of minor league ace pitchers in the late 1950s. He finds that it was a period of rapid and dramatic change.