The Pastime

The A’s have signed Ricky Ledee to a minor league contract, with an invite to Spring Training. They’re looking at him for the 5th outfielder spot, along with Ryan Goleski, Hiram Bocachica and Charles Thomas.
I’d have to believe that the spot is Goleski’s to lose, because as a Rule 5 draft pick, he has to […]

I’ve got a couple new things up around this ol’ inter-web.
Over at Catfish Stew, I’ve taken a look at the mystery that is Joe Blanton’s MLB career so far. It involves BABIP, so you know it’s good. And if not good, per se, at least it’s full of numbers, charts and graphs. You know, the […]

As I did last year, I’m going to rank every MLB team’s farm system according to the grades given out by John Sickels. I just spent the last few hours poring over his book, and now I can’t wait for Spring Training to start so I can see some of these prospects in action.
Here’s my […]

Apparently Sen. John Kerry is taking up the crusade against the DirecTV deal.
“I am opposed to anything that deprives people of reasonable choices,” Kerry said in a statement. “In this day and age, consumers should have more choices — not fewer. I’d like to know how this serves the public — a deal that will […]