Frankly, this seemed like a move more out of Oakland than San Francisco, but look out now because the Giants just added Randy Johnson to a rotation already consisting of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Jonathan Sanchez. Oh yeah, and Barry Zito. Still, coupled with a lineup that isn’t going to be too outmatched by […]

Results Disoriented has a little perspective on the Yankees’ spending spree. Compared to 2008, New York hasn’t spent as much as you might think, and they haven’t improved as much as you might think. Don’t believe me? Click on the link.

Paul Lukas has the scoop on a vital baseball stat that I hadn’t thought of: the number of pinstripes on a Yankee uniform. Will CC set a new record? Lukas has the projections, including an era adjustment.

Rich Lederer was nice enough to interview me about the Hardball Times Annual.

Wow, Sean Smith has done dynamite work on his new website, Projection Central. The site now includes expanded pages for all players, including probabilities for different levels of production, a six-year forecast and a simple player valuation (based on basic salary and WAR assumptions). There are even defensive projections for all players, expressed as plus/minus […]

Dock Ellis died of liver disease yesterday, stirring memories of baseball in the early ’70’s. That was a time of heightened, overt black pride in baseball and drug experimentation in our larger society, and Ellis came to embody both. Jay Jaffe remembers Dock, and you can read more about his drug-“induced” no-hitter in this article. […]

This video is hilarious.

Sean “Call Me Chone” Smith is making his 2009 CHONE projections available for free. This is a great service by Sean; tests have shown that the CHONE projections are as accurate as they come.

In the best tradition of xkcd, Lookout Landing has penned a cartoon about baseball players and discussion boards.

Jay Jaffe responds to Keith Law’s opinion about opt-out clauses, saying that he doesn’t think they’re a bad idea. Let’s be clear about this: opt-out clauses increase the cost of a contract to a club. Depending on the player, they could cost a lot. Let’s take CC Sabathia, who can reportedly opt out of his […]