MLB Trade Rumors links us a list of projected Elias Rankings of free agents, which determine how much compensation (if any) a team will receive if that player is offered arbitration but leaves as a free agent. A useful resource for fans who are already looking toward the offseason.

I’m sort of in between traveling gigs right now, so I’ve updated our team graphs and stats as well as Win Shares through yesterday’s games. Lance Berkman has an imposing lead in total Win Shares Above Bench, with 23, and he’s likely to be the Win Shares MVP of 2008. We’ll return to daily updates […]

The Stat Speak blog, of which I am a proud alum, has added a couple of talented writers, Colin Wyers and Brian Cartwright, to the existing crew of Pizza Cutter and Eric Seidman. There’s been a lot of good stuff at Stat Speak lately, but I’d specifically like to highlight Brian’s latest article, “Turning the […]

Talking Chop certainly seems less than enthused at the thought of the future Hall of Famer returning to the team after labrum surgery.

After long negotiations between MLB and the umpires union, an agreement was reached to implement instant replay for fair/foul and home run/not home run calls. Personally, I can’t think of all that many times where something like this comes into play; off the top of my head, a handful of games per season. I like […]

Dave Cameron notes that Scott Kazmir has been throwing more fastballs and fewer sliders this season, though an astute poster in the comments raises some pitch classification issues.

Friend of THT Tom Tango is running his 6th annual Fan Scouting Report. Hop on over and add your voice to the chorus. It only takes a few minutes. Bryan already told you about it yesterday, but I have a few things to say about the Fan Scouting Report. Plus, another reminder could never hurt. […]

John Sickels runs down the performances of the Rangers’ preseason top 20 prospects. Looks like a fairly standard year, with some prospects struggling and others moving their stock up.

The win moves the US team to 4-2 in pool play, and wrapped up a spot in the medal round. Baseball America recaps the game and runs down how the top prospects on the team did.

It’s that time of year again: Tango is doing his sixth annual fans’ scouting reports. So head on over to the link and play scout for a few minutes.