As part of our All Overpaid/Underpaid team special, we were recently interviewed for a Canadian Business article. You can find RotoRob quoted here with our thoughts on the unwieldy Vernon Wells contract and how it’s hampered the Toronto Blue Jays.

Over at Cincinnati Reds Blog, there’s an article about the recent announcement of the AL and NL rookies of the year, as per the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (whatever that is). At any rate, the BBA chose a pair of Andrews – Bailey in the American League, and McCutchen in the National League – as its rookies of the year for 2009. It’s hard to quibble with the selection of Bailey, but I’d be more inclined to give the NL hardware to J.A. Happ of the Phillies. Then again, what do I know? I’m not part of the BBA…

Finally, The Onion — in typical Onion fashion — satirized the Red Sox demise, and especially Jonathan Papelbon’s meltdown in Game Three. As a BoSox fan, I did not find much humour in it, but in the interest of fairness, others might.

Who are the most overpaid players in baseball? Conversely, who are the biggest bargains in the game? We decided to examine each camp and have compiled our All Overpaid and Underpaid teams for 2009. more

Since getting swept in the 2007 NLCS, the Arizona Diamondbacks have slipped significantly each season, plummeting to the basement of the NL West this season. more

Many were surprised when Schafer won a job with the Braves directly out of Spring Training, but when he enjoyed a solid April, it looked like a wise decision. However, May brought with it serious scuffles for Schafer, and by early June, he was sent back to Triple-A. He didn’t exactly tear it up in the minors, either, struggling with making contact and almost immediately suffering a wrist injury that would ultimately end his season early. more

Another regular season is over, so it’s time to take a look back at some of the waiver wire highlights of the 2009 campaign. more