How many players have finished their careers by posting an OBP over .400 in their final season? Here’s the answer, for now. Hat tip, Stat of the Day.

It may not last, but Jack Hannahan is ranked #1 in the Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball game. Of course it won’t last, but I found it amusing when scouring the FA list today.

Matt Murton lost his roster spot in part because of the Reed Johnson acquisition and in part because the Cubs are run poorly. He’s headed to Triple-A or, hopefully for his sake, another organization.

Remember how I said May was optimistic? Well, now it might be 2009 that’s optimistic. Kelvim Escobar has a tear in his shoulder and might be done completely.

Can C.C. Sabathia defy the odds and be the next Walter Johnson? (With a nod to The Bill James Gold Mine 2008.)

… and here’s a video tutorial on the subject, starring career minor-leaguer Ron Stilanovich and featuring Matt Kemp. KNOW YOUR ARSENAL!

Looking at catchers who save the most runs with their blocks. Topping the list: Mike Lieberthal.

Going over Bay’s lost 2007 season, with video.

Rob Neyer says it will be David Wright.

In SG’s latest Diamond Mind projections blowout, a composite projection built from six different projection systems projects the Angels to about 88 wins on average, about eight more than the A’s and a few more than that over the Mariners. Assuming, say, that Escobar is projected to be about three wins above replacement, missing a […]