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Cutter helps Buckner's effectiveness

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey discusses how the addition of a cutter has made Billy Buckner more effective thus far.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 20, 2009

The value of waiver warfare

Buster Olney

A friend of a general manager accepted an invitation to watch a game from the GM's private box this season, thinking how much fun it would be. The exp...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009

Inside another great Colorado run

Buster Olney

There was gleeful jumping and running and hat-tossing and a pig-pile kind of thing, and this was all taking place about 1,500 miles away from the Litt...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Smoltz manufactures a comeback

Buster Olney

John Smoltz is a friend and golfing partner of Tiger Woods, which is hardly surprising, because the two men are similar in many ways. Both are superla...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Butler is fulfilling expectations

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey breaks down Billy Butler's successful season and examines Matt Holliday, Adam Jones and Andrew Bailey.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009

Get ready for Jason Heyward

Buster Olney

The conversations between the managers and the opposing third basemen occur organically in the minors, because the manager is often in the third-base ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2009

Hamels struggling to control changeup

Special to ESPN.com

The changeup is considered his best pitch, but the Phillies' Cole Hamels has struggled to command it over his last seven starts.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009

Dr. BP's Prescriptions: AL East

Steve Goldman, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus knows what ails every team in the AL East. Now the Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays and Orioles simply have to listen, and every pitch, swing and trade will be that much better -- satisfaction guaranteed!

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009

BP Daily: The Orioles' amazing arms

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

The Orioles have a armful of talent reaching the major leagues soon

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 07, 2009

All-Star follies come with selections

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

The All-Star rosters were announced, and there are plenty of problems on both teams and in the process itself.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 05, 2009

BP Daily: Let them play!

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus looks at deserving All-Stars who could get snubbed, including Adrian Gonzalez, Aaron Hill and a closer who had never saved a game before this season.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009

Forecasting MLB All-Star lineups

Jeff Bennett, ESPN Stats & Information

ESPN's researchers dive into the midsummer intrigue of the All-Star selection process and fill out the likely lineups.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009

Intel: Best of times, worst of teams

Matt Meyers, ESPN The Magazine

Adam Dunn, Nick Markakis, Adam Jones and Heath Bell are putting up numbers that greatly outshine their cellar-dwelling colleagues.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009

BP Daily: The awful regulars

Marc Normandin, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus looks at some of the worst players in MLB based on the VORP statistic, and offers recommendations to fantasy owners on retaining Chris Young, J.J. Hardy and Kelly Johnson, among others.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009

Ichiro finding holes during hit streak

Special to ESPN.com

Ichiro isn't hitting the ball too hard during his 27-game hitting streak, but his balls are finding holes all over the field.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009