By Jonathan Hale

This week I’m taking a break from looking at the best performances out there to focus on  a pitcher that is having serious problems. To go along with Paul Nyman’s work on why Phil Hughes has been having trouble this season, here’s what pitch f/x can tell us about what

Steven Pearce started his professional career much later than most top prospects.  He was drafted out of college at age 22 and was moved slowly up the Pirates organizational ladder. At each level, Pearce has put up excellent numbers and finally in 2007, after dominating three levels of competition, Pearce

From 2004 to 2006, Travis Hafner was one of the most feared hitters in the game.  Over those three seasons, he averaged a home run every 13.8 at bats while hitting .308/.419/.611.  But since the beginning of 2007, Hafner has seen his power (along with most of his other numbers) slide to

By Rob McQuown

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Every so often, I'm just ashamed of folks who could be described as “fellow sports fans”, and the anonymous caller here in Chicago who demanded that Jerry Owens be called up, and Thome and Konerko cut (yes, CUT) was one such time.  For those who read

What is the only thing painfully longer than the Democratic Primary process?

You guessed it, MLB’s All-Star voting.

Today, we are going to take a little different approach to looking at prospects.  We are going to look at players that are mostly considered non-prospects.  We ask which non-prospects have what it takes to become successful players at the big league level.  Let’s get started.

The Diamondbacks, with 20 wins in April and a five and a half game lead in the NL West, are baseball’s hottest team.  With contributions coming from just about every player on their 25-man roster, this is a team built for the long haul of the full season.  With such balance,