The Mets’ Winning Streak: A Turnaround Worth Every Penny

Michael Conforto: The Comeback Kid

When the San Francisco Giants signed Michael Conforto to a two-year, $36 million contract this year, there were a lot of question marks. The talented outfielder was coming off a season lost to right shoulder surgery, and no one was quite sure if he would be able to...
The Player Who Never Played

The Player Who Never Played

There is a major league baseball player who played in 105 games and never batted. He never played in the field. This is a player in the Baseball Almanac who never swung a bat or caught a ball yet he played in 105 Major League baseball games. Herb Washington was a...
Time Changes Things

Time Changes Things

There are two elements of every contract. Those elements are the total amount of money, and the total amount of time. Taken together, those elements combined to reveal a contract that is either very lucrative or not. For example, a $15 million contract may seem out of...