The off-season can provide a lot of down time for baseball thinking. Thinking about the season in general and thinking about different scenarios and story lines. One of those story lines I'm always interested in is the cost of an injury to a player/team.

On the National League Championship Series travel day, three teams completed a four player trade. The Oakland Athletics receive outfielder Chris Young, the Arizona Diamondbacks pick up relief pitcher Heath Bell and middle infielder Cliff Pennington, while the Miami Marlins grab minor league shortstop Yordy Cabrera.

Like many baseball writers and fans, we all have our favorite teams. Although we have our "own teams", we must stay grounded when reporting on baseball related events. It's professional and we don't want to come across as "homers".

The 2012 regular season is over, and it's time to focus on next year's planning. Regardless of the type of league you play in, eligibility factors are always important for deciding which players to target. Depending on the player and the rest of your team's roster, a player you draft for an alternate position could maximize your team's counting statistics.

With the 2012 Major League Baseball season in the books, it's time to look at lineup data for the season, searching for interesting rotation and lineup trends. Based upon all the data collected here at Baseball Press for every game this season, I've run some different lineup/rotation queries for all teams searching for interesting notes, facts, and occurrences.

From young minor league prospects to rookie big-league talent, Prospect Press will be providing an inside look at baseball's best talent for years to come. Today's Prospect Press focuses on Kansas City Royals pitcher Jake Odorizzi.

From young minor league prospects to rookie big-league talent, Prospect Press will be providing an inside look at baseball's best talent for years to come. Today's Prospect Press focuses on Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr.

At its core, the city of Las Vegas is a portrait of transience. This fact is exemplified with the history of baseball in the city, and once again, the affiliation of the city's AAA franchise changing hands.

Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar" fantasy players for NL-only leagues, AL-only leagues and mixed leagues. We'll review diamonds in the rough on the waiver wire who might help you boost your fantasy team in 2012.

Each week, Baseball Press provides some "under the radar" fantasy players for NL-only leagues, AL-only leagues, and mixed leagues. We'll review the diamonds in the rough on the waiver wire that might help you boost your fantasy team in 2012.