What We Cover

To go along with the draft, maybe an occasional post similar to how you cover the baseball blog feedback with links to interesting prospect related reading. That would fill in the gap between the draft and the big leagues. Also be a good service to those of us who come to the site to get linked to good baseball related reading.

Call up/demoations may not be a bad thing if you're covering top prospects. As in those we consider future all stars.

i would like to see a weekly potential breakthough minor league update. Maybe just the top 10 prospects and any updates on call ups. I think it has become a big part of what I look for during my baseball research. It needs to be part of this website.

Everything you dont cover is what ESPN focusses on, and in turn, what makes everyone not in Boston or NY hate ESPN with a passion.

Dont change a damn thing.

I would like some call-ups to be included. Players like Scherzer and Kershaw type players should be mentioned.

I like it when players like Piazza and Franco get covered when they announce retirement. Again, only quality players.

Finally, I think that no hitters, perfect games and big milestones such as 3,000 hits should receive attention. After all, we are baseball fans right?

Other than that, I really think that the website has been done a great job. I usually check this site a few times a day.

I second everything schellis said. the minor league report is not a bad idea and cwilli's idea is interesting as well. these are things that are related to the topics you tend to cover and could be helpful and interesting for readers. i hate to call people out but i would like to let bmonach1 know that a better way of sharing your opinions is to simply make a suggestion rather than telling tim what he "needs" to incorporate into his website. again sorry for getting off-topic, that just really bothered me. going back to schellis' comments, I would agree that MLBTR is just fine the way it is. the suggestion about the minors could be interesting, but again, that's up to you, Tim. ultimately, i would say that the site serves its function superbly. like schellis, i visit this site multiple times during the day (probably 5-10) so I have no problems with the way it is currently. question for Tim though. is this post to help you gauge what will be included in the SITE UPDATE???

When is the site being changed?

My take is slightly different than most.

First, love the site. Love the content. I find myself checking it 5-10 times/day.

Second, if the new site is in a similar blog type style keep it the way it is.

Third, if you are changing the format then I would be all for adding more content. Again, even if it is just links to other articles you come across. I would love to have a one-stop shop for all my baseball needs. I've found that I really enjoy Buster Olney's daily blog. Something similar would be great.

Again, I would only add more content if the site were organized differently. That way, people who only come for the rumors and trades still have a great site. For those looking for more content it will give us a reason to hang around more and click on more of your advertisers :)

Every time I see a draft related post I just skip it.

I'd rather see potential call ups for hot prospects rather than draft stuff. But otherwise love the site.

I would like to see call ups and demotions. A better understanding of that leads to a better understanding of possible moves teams may make--that is what drives me to this site so often. The more we know about prospects and what organizations are doing, the more we could project about the short and long term future.

"I check this site about 10-15 times a day. So you must be doing something right. Compare that with ESPN which I have pretty much deleted from my web surfing."

Same here. I used to jump around like 20 different sites to get rumors etc. This is the first site I always open up when I open IE is MLBTR. I agree with some of the others, that the occasional report of teams highest ranked prospects would be nice, if only because everytime a trade rumor is discussed in the comments section, there are a variety of prospects who are brought up, and in a lot of cases the average fan doesn't know a ton about other teams prospects, apart from the big named ones. That would just be some bonus stuff though, the site is awesome already.

"I'd rather see potential call ups for hot prospects rather than draft stuff. But otherwise love the site."

They sort of go hand in hand though, dont they? To me, a rumor about a top young player in another country, or an international free agent (Darvish, Salcedo), or rumors of the top young players entering via the draft ( Beckham, Alvarez, Crow etc.) is almost as interesting to me as a FA or trade rumor. And for the guys who said they like talk about the prospects but not the draft, you are aware that the that there is a good chance that the guys entering the draft that are discussed here will end up as future top prospects, if not immediate ones, arent you?

You should cover callups and demotions. Their hot stove implications are often only seen in retrospect.

The top prospects would be interesting. Not for each team but maybe the top 10 in the minors. These are usually the potential stars of the future.

Tim,
I think the current topics you cover is great. I wouldn't change a thing. I think the URL explains what the site's content covers. I dont think talking about steroids or historical feats is something that should be mentioned in here. If someone is looking for bs storys that are almost non baseball related should try espn.com

I think you do a wonderful job. This is one of the best baseball sites around. I would stay away from the draft as it dilutes your product. There are some great sites that cover the draft and it would be hard to add to what baseball america and baseball prospectus and others already do. I would hate for the draft stuff to take away from your time. But if you enjoy, go for it.

I'm not sure I'd change the name. It's become somewhat of a trademark/servicemark, and I type it into my browser reflexively when I'm on a computer that doesn't have it bookmarked. You've already built up goodwill with the name over the last couple years (ESPN writers or bloggers have referenced mlbtraderumors.com), and changing the name would diminish some of the reputational capital you've earned.

I think you should keep the name, and any tinkering you wish to do can be accomplished through a spinoff site linked from this one (at least until that new site took on a life of its own).