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Joe Sheehan: Health risks give teams incentive to lock up good young pitchers (03/09/2012)
Joe Sheehan: Additional wild cards won't solve problems; they'll compound them (02/29/2012)
Joe Sheehan: Jason Varitek's legacy will live on in Red Sox lore (02/28/2012)
Joe Sheehan: Memo to owners: spend money! (02/06/2012)
Joe Sheehan: Moving Cabrera to third base is a noble, but futile, experiment (01/27/2012)
Joe Sheehan: Playing matchmaker for five valuable free-agents still available (01/13/2012)
Joe Sheehan: Baseball predictions for 2012 (12/20/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Rangers and Fielder a perfect fit (12/13/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Wilson is gone but the best starting pitcher remains on market (12/09/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Reyes rumors heating up but where does star shortstop fit best? (12/01/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Nationals' Harper leads impressive crop at Arizona Fall League (11/10/2011)
Joe Sheehan: NL East Hot Stove preview: Phillies, Braves both need more offense (11/02/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Yankees make out well locking up Sabathia before opt-out deadline (10/31/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Sabathia smart to use opt-out but expect him back in pinstripes (10/31/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Rangers-Cardinals World Series position-by-position breakdown (10/17/2011)
Joe Sheehan: How Theo Epstein can bring a long-awaited title to the Cubs (10/14/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Changes Tigers should make to beat Texas in the ALCS (10/07/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Pitchers dominate October but one ace usually not enough (09/30/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Rays, Cardinals clinch playoff spots in Game 162 (09/29/2011)
Joe Sheehan: The Moneyball revolution from someone who helped it happen (09/23/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Red Sox, Rays weaknesses on display as both fail to seize opportunity (09/21/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Breaking down the (slight) wild card hopes for Rays and Cardinals (09/13/2011)
Joe Sheehan: X-factors for playoff teams and contenders (and the Giants, too) (09/08/2011)
Joe Sheehan: The case for ditching the wild card (09/01/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Jeter's turnaround at plate amazing but caution is warranted (08/25/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Angels lock up their ace; Verlander, Tigers on verge of breaking away (08/21/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Still in Texas, Rangers' Young has turned back the clock (08/18/2011)
Joe Sheehan: The case against six-man rotations (08/04/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Getting Bourn big boost for Braves' lineup and their playoff chances (07/31/2011)
Joe Sheehan: The trade market has less star power than it used to -- here's why (07/29/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Santana's no-hitter nearly ended before it began (07/27/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Pirates are a great story, but can they contend all season long? (07/21/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Numbers reflect Kemp's maturation (07/19/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Buy or sell? Pirates, Rockies and Twins have decisions to make (07/14/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Projecting how many hits Derek Jeter will finish his career with (07/08/2011)
Joe Sheehan: When it comes to All-Star voting, baseball's fans do just fine (06/30/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Fielder, not Pujols, may be top slugger hitting open market (06/23/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Walk-year effect is minimal and about more than just numbers (06/21/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Diamondbacks make surprising run to relevancy -- but will it last? (06/13/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Stolen bases are up, but it's still hard to score a run these days (06/09/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Pujols, Crawford among big names on All-Disappointment team (06/02/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Don't count out Albert Pujols even after stunningly slow start (05/26/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Bautista showing 2010 slugging performance was no fluke (05/23/2011)
Joe Sheehan: On the mound, at least, baseball is no longer an older man's game (05/20/2011)
Joe Sheehan: No hits doesn't mean there's no debate about year's best start (05/12/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Jeter problem a conundrum for Yankees with no easy answer (05/05/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Schedule's impact will soon be felt by Windy City's two teams (04/28/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Fast or slow, how a team starts not often how it finishes (04/21/2011)
Joe Sheehan: The Indians aren't as good as they look, but they may be good enough (04/14/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Braves, Red Sox are committing errors in their lineup construction (04/07/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Baseball's best-fielding double-play combo? The answer is a surprise (03/03/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Why Sabathia opting out of his contract could benefit Yankees (02/17/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Pettitte a clear Hall of Famer in modern era (02/04/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Finding the right fits for five of the top remaining free agents (01/27/2011)
Joe Sheehan: Top 10 predictions for MLB 2011 (12/20/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Brewers become contenders by trading for Greinke (12/19/2010)
Joe Sheehan: After missing on Lee, key to Yankees next move may be Montero (12/14/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Yankees paying for what Jeter has already done (12/04/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Several teams need offense and these DHs are the best bets (12/02/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Royals right to consider Greinke trade and these teams make sense (11/18/2010)
Joe Sheehan: A savvy GM's guide to free-agency (11/11/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Hot Stove Forecast: Rangers can survive without re-signing Lee (11/02/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Bumgarner spooky good in Giants' Halloween victory (11/01/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Rangers-Giants World Series position-by-position breakdown (10/26/2010)
Five Cuts: Giants, Rangers power way to World Series showdown (10/25/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Managers like Girardi now use numbers, but not the right way (10/21/2010)
Joe Sheehan: LCS will feature great starting pitching, but not the best ever (10/14/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Five Cuts: Reeling Rangers will have edge in decisive Game 5 (10/11/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Losing opener puts seasons on the line in Game 2 for Rays and Reds (10/07/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Braves closing in on playoff berth (09/30/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Padres rise again; Braves relegated to wild-card (09/23/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Postseason home-field advantage isn't much of an advantage at all (09/15/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Why winning hitters' Triple Crown has become all but impossible (09/08/2010)
Joe Sheehan: NL races -- playoff and Triple Crown -- top September watch list (09/01/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Don't blame the Pirates, blame MLB's revenue-sharing system (08/25/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Time has come for fading Dodgers to trade Manny Ramirez (08/18/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Advanced stats show these players need to change positions (08/11/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Trade deadline winners and losers (07/31/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Five trades that teams should make before the deadline (07/30/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Garza's fastball will hold the key to his post-no-hitter development (07/27/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Angels' trade coup for Haren leaves D-backs with little in return (07/25/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Why Lou Piniella is a Hall of Famer (07/20/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Midsummer Classic falls flat when B-level stars decide outcome (07/14/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Looking for a sound investment? Take these predictions to the bank (07/07/2010)
Joe Sheehan: So what's with all the no-hitters? Hey, folks, that's baseball (06/28/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Dusty Baker not inspiring faith as Reds go toe-to-toe with Cardinals (06/24/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Who are baseball's luckiest -- and unluckiest -- pitchers? (06/16/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Biggest challenge for Strasburg, Nats? Managing expectations (06/09/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Diamondbacks take questionable gamble by adding Willis (06/02/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Yes, Roy Halladay was perfect, but he has actually pitched better games (05/30/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Citi Field isn't the problem for struggling Mets Wright and Bay (05/28/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Interleague play unnecessarily tips the scales in the pennant races (05/21/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Albert Pujols is great, but on this team he shouldn't be the cleanup hitter (05/19/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Forget controversy -- stats show Griffey has no place on M's (05/12/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Cliff Lee is poised to produce, but he's not the problem in Seattle (05/05/2010)
Joe Sheehan: How concerned should we be about Lee, Ramirez, Teixeira, Drew? (04/28/2010)
Joe Sheehan: Competitive balance would look a lot different if MLB were like NFL (04/21/2010)
Joe Sheehan: For fast-starting teams like the Phillies, it's all about context (04/14/2010)
Joe Sheehan: What does the future hold for the Yankees and Phillies? (11/06/2009)
Joe Sheehan: Pedro's plight, and why Pettitte is the choice for Game 6 (11/03/2009)