Corey Koskie

PHILLY TRADITION

Eric Hinske's return to rookie-year form is Step 1 of a plan to get out of the cellar

Four other general managers who, like Oakland's Billy Beane, rely heavily on quantitative analysis in player evaluations, had varied off-seasons. Here's a recap of what they did.

They smoothly field questions about their future—and every ball hit their way

Plain and simple, third baseman Corey Koskie was overmatched when he was called up to the majors in September 1998. Though he had a .301 average at Triple A Salt Lake City that year, he hit only .138 with the Twins,...