Which 2010 batting order, in terms of dominance relative to their league (you know, that old DH thing) would you take?  My money is on the Phillies with the upgrade of Placido Polanco over Pedro Feliz.
Yankees

Derek Jeter
Nick Johnson
Mark Teixeira
Alex Rodriguez
Robinson Cano
Nick Swisher
Jorge Posada
Curtis Granderson
Brett Gardner

Phillies

Jimmy Rollins
Placido Polanco
Chase Utley
Ryan Howard
Jason Werth
Raul Ibanez
Shane Victorino
Carlos Ruiz
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The Minnesota Twins are going with a closer by committee. Rest assured, Twins fans (those same fans emboldened by the long-term extension for Joe Mauer and the off-season steals that were Jim Thome, Orlando Hudson and J.J. Hardy), the Twins will make it work, right? There’s historical evidence to support the effectiveness of a closer by committee. Right?

Are the Boston Red Sox are preparing us for next step in baseball pitching evolution – the six many rotation?  This is from Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com:
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona and pitching coach John Farrell devised a creative way to use five starters despite the scheduling oddity of three off days in the [...]

ESPNBoston.com is reporting that Daisuke Matsuzaka is probably going to miss the first few weeks of the season. 
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Daisuke Matsuzaka said Thursday he will be in Boston for the season opener, but it doesn’t mean he will be ready to pitch. Before he rejoins the rotation, the likelihood is that he will [...]

A sad tale, of course – a colossal waste of talent in what surely would have been a Hall of Fame career. But was Dwight Gooden really that good?

The 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees were just announced last week, but it’s never too early to take a quick look at next year’s ballot. So here’s our writers’ straw poll on who will be next to the podium.

Previously our writers made their own picks for this year’s Hall of Fame election. But now, with the BBWAA’s official results coming out at 2PM EST on Wednesday, here’s our look at who we think will actually get elected.

In scanning the transactions log (yep, I do that), here are some moves I didn’t see featured elsewhere. And, yes, I tend to focus on the negative, the irrational. Bruce Chen, Pedro Feliz and Bobby Crosby – all snatched up by poorly performing teams. Coincidence?

The DugoutCentral staff is not in the holiday mood, as it failed to elect anyone on its 2010 Hall of Fame ballot. Bert Blyleven finished one vote short with 72.2% of the vote. And who exactly thought it a good idea to put Shane Reynolds on the ballot?

Former Major League catcher talks about focus and dealing with injury.