Mark Langston to Montreal for a gangly minor-leaguer named Randy Johnson. Or like the Marlins did in 2005 when they traded ace Josh Beckett to Boston, but got Hanley Ramirez and Anibal Sanchez in return. Continued... How do you get a movie made about you?

Change could come to the bench. Change often came to the starting rotaton or to the bullpen. Change, Jocketty described one day at spring training, was the clubhouse's white blood cells -- attacking complacency. After the Cardinals reached the World...

"You don't want these guys bouncing back and forth for two or three years. You want these guys to come up and stake their claim in the rotation and never leave." Having all three together in the same organization, DePodesta said, can only help. Drawing...

He flies into the path of one of the Big Unit's pitches. May 17, 2001: It just might be the worst game of Counsell’s career. He goes 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. It’s the only four-K game of his career. On the bright side, he also draws a walk. July...

For this reason, I also excluded guys who were several years older and more developed than Montero (J.D. Drew, Alex Gordon, Pat Burrell, and Mark Teixeira) when they were rated as elite offensive prospects. To the 22 guys who fit the profile, I added...

When Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and eventually Barry Zito moved on, it sent a message on how things are done in Oakland. Billy Beane will squeeze every last drop of talent out of a player and get them to reach their full potential. Once this happens...