How our model grades the biggest trades from Deadline Eve.
Joe’s Notes: Trading Away Relievers Is Probably Smart
The Josh Hader trade is a head-scratcher, but the general idea might be unfairly scorned.
We’re Calculating Trade Values
Trying to measure a market.
Joe’s Notes: Yet Another Louisville Lawsuit
These guys don’t stop.
Joe’s Notes: Where This Week Ends for Conference Realignment
Look to…the ACC?
Joe’s Notes: Denver Is a Sports City
Not a good one or a bad one. Just one.
Joe’s Notes: Coach K’s Final Title
Coach K might not have won the national championship, but he did win the draft. Also: An insider betting scandal?
Joe’s Notes: Someone Will Be a Bust
We know a lot of high draft picks don’t work out. Yet, their baseline expectations remain outrageously high.
Joe’s Notes: New York, New York
The Yankees and the Mets have the two best records in baseball. This is about to be a big deal.
Joe’s Notes: Who Wants This College World Series Most?
Titles off the gridiron and the hardwood mean different amounts in different places.
Joe’s Notes: Frazier vs. Heyward, Revisited
Maybe Jason Heyward really is more valuable than Clint Frazier.
Joe’s Notes: Why Isn’t Steph Curry the Face of American Sports?
Plus the Cubs’ losing streak, Yadier Molina’s bat and brain, and our Stanley Cup thoughts.
Joe’s Notes: Baseball’s Most Impactful Player (So Far)
Checking the WPA leaderboard.
Joe’s Notes: Hockey’s Second Season, Where the Best Teams Change
The Lightning and the Avalanche are hockey’s best teams. We didn’t know that six weeks ago.
Joe’s Notes: LIV and Let Die
Alright, we’ll talk about it. Two interesting things, both about freedom.
Joe’s Notes: How Bad of an Umpire Is Ángel Hernández?
Checking the numbers, as he enters the news yet again.
Joe’s Notes: Iowa State’s Next-Year Basketball Outlook Is Pretty Well in Focus
If the Cyclones are done in the portal, they’ve done just fine.
Joe’s Notes: Who Was and Is Joe Maddon?
As Joe Maddon’s managerial career might meet its shocking close, a look at where he thrived, where he struggled, and what that means.