Studes and I were both delighted this week to be invited by THT’s pal Maury Brown to contribute to a feature on today’s Biz of Baseball. A total of 30 writers, analysts, and executives each weigh in with their observations regarding “What’s Right and Wrong with MLB Today.” It’s an intriguing read, and we thank […]

If this rumor is true, it means that Daisuke Matsuzaka will be getting considerably less money than Boras’ rumored asking price of $20 million per year. In fact, using the methodology developed by THT’s David Gassko, the present day value of that contract is only $41.5 million, or a measly $6.9 million per season. In […]

It’s a coming-of-age story that says tons about the Internet when Aaron Gleeman represents a major media outlet and interviews Twins manager Ron Gardenhire at the winter meetings. You may know that Aaron, the co-founder of the Hardball Times, was rejected for a sports writing gig for his college newspaper, worked out his frustration by […]

The first THT Annuals have finally shipped, and is now available from Amazon.com and should be available at Barnes and Noble and Borders locations any day now. However, Amazon is currently showing a four to six week ship time. While the actual ship time for new orders should be much shorter, those who can’t wait […]

Can’t get enough of your favorite THT authors? Well, now you can reach our entire staff for our weekly mailbag column. So send in your questions, comments and snark to with your name and location and we’ll publish the most interesting questions and responses. Because while Santa might not run a projection on your favorite […]

The free agent season is in full swing, but some folks are starting to ask about arbitration too. If you’re interested, here’s a background article about the arbitration process. Maury Brown has a list of players who are eligible for arbitration this year on his blog and you might also find Sportsline’s Player Movement Tracker […]

ESPN’s Chicago radio station has evidently reported that the Cubs have signed Alfonso Soriano to an 8-year deal worth $136 million. That’s $17 million a year. If true, that will make Soriano a Cub through the 2014 season. No other player is signed through even 2013, though one player, David Wright, has an option for […]

Did you watch the TV show NUMB3RS last night? It was about a baseball player who is murdered (by some “bad” steroids) because, well, I’m not sure why. But it featured a dorky kid who is really into baseball stats and fantasy baseball, and who had developed a formula to detect which players are taking […]

Buster Olney wrote an ESPN column today (subscription required) about the latest Gold Glove awards and how difficult it is to evaluate fielding. He tells an interesting story of how coaches make their Gold Glove choices off the top of their heads, and he also criticizes some of the latest fielding stats. Now, advanced fielding […]

Now that the World Series is heading back to St. Louis knotted at one apiece, the Tigers still have an edge–but just barely. Adjusting for league, Detroit has a 59% chance of taking the title; without the adjustment, it’s just over 52%. Despite that, the Cardinals have a better shot of winning the series in […]