April's worst free agent signees
Some players just don't know how to make a good first impression...
MLBDD Editorials
April’s Best Free Agent Signees
Which free agents have done their best to make a good first impression with the teams that are paying them the big bucks?
Top In-Season Extension Candidates
The hot stove season is over and baseball is back, but that doesn't mean the deal-making is done. Here's a look at some of the player's most likely to land contract extensions during the 2013 season.
More perfectos coming in 2013?
In the last nine years, however, seven perfect games -- plus one "almost" perfecto -- have been added to the list. Will 2013 bear witness to more perfection?
5 & 5: 2013 PREDICTIONS
Opening Day is right around the corner, which means the time is right to do some baseless prognosticating about the season ahead. Be sure to bookmark this article for sufficient trolling material once October rolls around.
MLBDD Editorials Week 10
We're 10 weeks into 2013. Don't you think it's about time you caught up on MLB Daily Dish's original content. I think so.
Best of Blogs, Week 10
We've got season-ending surgery, career-ending announcements, future-altering contracts, and the game-changing improvements. It's best of blogs.
Spring Training Pitching Battles to Watch
Spring Training is in full swing and a number of teams are making some important decisions about which players will round out their rotations or hold key relief roles.
Spring Training Position Battles to Watch
Spring Training invariably brings us a few heated competitions for key roles and starting spots. Here we break down some of the major position battles playing out in big league camps this year.
MLBDD Editorials Week 8
Original content from some of the best writers the internet has to offer - MLB Daily Dish Editorials wrap-up.
Bob Nutting: all over the place
Sometimes things just happen. Building your expectations off of fluke occurrences is a recipe for disappointment.
Flowers Must Bloom
The only token of an offseason characterized by lassitude and inactivity is a backup catcher promoted into a role for which he might not ever be ready.
Headley and other trade candidates
Now that everyone has signed their arbitration eligible players, it's time to look at what these contracts mean. Could a one-year deal mean a player is on his way out via trade, ready for an extension, or likely to hit free agency eventually?
How to pitch an arbitration shutout
For the first time since the process was introduced in 1974, no players made it all the way to an arbitration hearing. 133 players filed, 133 signed shiny new contracts without the need for a third party. So what, if anything, does it all mean?
Ryan Braun's debt to fans
Scott Miller of CBS Sports is having a hard time believing Ryan Braun's story. Do players like him owe more than a canned statement to fans?
Bargain Bourn and High-Mileage Hernandez
It was a busy week leading up to the official report date for position players. There were signings, extensions, scandals and more.
Biogenesis PED update
As the investigation into the now defunct anti-aging clinic in Miami continues, we will surely learn more. Right now, though, players are having to deal with the scrutiny of being in the spotlight for something other than their on-field skills.
Aroldis Chapman: Cautionary Conversion Tales
In 2012, three prominent relievers made the jump and experienced three very different outcomes. The Reds can learn something from each as they finally push Chapman into the rotation.
Felix Hernadez Contract: Mileage, Not Years
Felix Hernandez has a new seven-year deal. Though any such contract entails risks, have the Mariners brought him up carefully enough to mitigate them?
The Bourn Bargaincy
A look back at how the Tribe landed their best catch this winter.
Jed Lowrie Trade: A big, hearty meh
Analyzing the Astros' decision to trade Jed Lowrie.
Draft Pick Values and Unintended Consequences
Baseball's new CBA has established a new system for the draft and for free agent compensation, but will these new rules produce some unintended consequences?
Pirates gamble on upside
Players like Jerry Sands, Francisco Liriano, and Travis Snider are the kind of reclamation projects with enough upside to be worthy of the risk.
That one time nobody recognized A-Rod
This charming/sad story about an Alex Rodriguez dining experience in Kansas City reveals something. I'm just not sure what it is.
Doping allegations: What happens now?
What's next? What impact, if any, will the report have on the game of baseball and its players, specifically those linked to Biogenesis?
