Now that five rounds of the amateur draft are in the books, I updated CollegeSplits.com with full splits and situational stats for all collegiate selections so far. That’s nearly 100 players. Check out the complete list here, or jump straight to David Price or Matt LaPorta.

Last year, I asked THT readers help me with a study for the Hardball Times Annual 2007. I wanted to write about Tommy John surgery, but unfortunately there was no good database on which pitchers had actually had the procedure. Well, you guys came through in a big way, making hundreds of suggestions and helping […]

Baseball Reference now has complete baseball draft information available for you. I mean every draft, ever, with a multitude of ways to cut the data. For instance, here is a list of how often Roger Clemens was drafted. Think the Mets wish they had signed the guy in 1981 (they drafted him just one round […]

I just updated THT’s Win Shares through the end of May, and guess who’s leading the majors? None other than the Angels’ Vlad Guerrero. Maybe we all take Vlad for granted but check it out: he’s hitting .357/.459/.626 and batting .379 with runners in scoring position. According to Fangraphs, Vlad is also leading the majors […]

The Mariners lack of plate discipline has been mentioned before, but I am wondering if I just saw something historic. Leading off the top of the 7th inning of Monday’s game against the Angels, here’s the transcript: Lopez 1st Pitch 1B Suzuki 1st Pitch 1B Vidro 1st Pitch 1B/FC Guillen 1st Pitch SacFly Ibanez 1st […]

Top 10 things George Mitchell has learned during his investigation of steroids in baseball: 10. He never found any Irish players at Baseball Reference named Stan O Zolol. 9. George W. Bush’s tip on investigating Iraq was total a waste of time. Turns out they weren’t suspected of mass-producing chemical balms. 8. Tell-tale signs of […]

I had a little bit of synaptic flatulence in the article: Rick Ankiel’s Comeback that were caught my my sharp-eyed readers (I have readers! Who knew?) The Mel Queen that pitched with Johnny Lindell was the father of the Blue Jays pitching coach of the same name (I plead John 10:30 as my defense). Also, […]

The Tampa Tribute breaks the story that Juan Salas was hit with a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy and testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. The Devil Rays released this announcement: “The Tampa Bay Devil Rays fully support Major League Baseball’s drug testing policy. We will do all we can to help […]

We’ve opened a Cafepress store, featuring hats, shirts and mugs (among other things) imprinted with a new variation on the Hardball Times logo. The new logo, which will hopefully be incorporated into our site someday, adds a bit of sizzle to our current web banner. Please visit the store, let us know if you like […]

Starting today, THT’s team graphs will be available and updated on a daily basis (click on the dropdown menus to see them). We’ve published these graphs each of the last three years, and also featured them in our Annuals. Also, bloggers (and others) can create their own team sparklines on our Sparkline Machine, also updated […]