Mark Healey, our executive editor, spent several years as a reporter for AP Sports. He has also covered the Mets, Yankees and their minor league affiliates. Like any other journalist, he has gathered sources within many levels of many Major League teams. I'm his partner, and I don't even know who they are, but I can tell you that Heals networks in circles most baseball fans would dream of being in!
I'm just your basic general counsel / publisher / moderator who takes care of the business details. All the creative stuff is all on Heals.
He heads a staff of MLB credentialed writers and authors. We even have a former sports editor from Newsday who contributes greatly to (the site).
Our goal here at (the site) is not to break the story (although we do sometimes, and like nothing better!), but to give our readers an insider's view of the information that comes across to us from these sources. Information that makes it to the "Rumor Mill" column is always multi-sourced and independently verified. Single Sourced information (like some info we had about Chad Bradford's negotiations) are only listed in our Rumor Mill forum with the caveat that it is only coming from one source.
Whether it happens or not, you can be sure that the information we pass is exactly what we hear - no matter how far out there it may be, someone in a MLB front office said it!
Hope that helps you out. If you have any other questions, feel free to PM "Heals" directly - all of our writers welcome comments and questions.