Nine things to like about John Lackey
Jeremy Lundblad, ESPN Stats & InformationA statistical glance at what the Red Sox are getting in free-agent prize John Lackey.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009Boras pumps up Holliday
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comScott Boras told reporters that Bay's negotiations have no bearing on Holliday's pursuit of a new home, because Holliday is so much more versatile and well-rounded a player.
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009The untold tales of the winter meetings
Jim Caple, Page 2We've heard lots of news from the MLB winter meetings, but here are some ultra-secret scoops.
Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster Olney...lucrative contract for a third baseman not named Alex Rodriguez when he gets $9 million from the Seattle...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Sox third baseman says he feels great
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comRed Sox third baseman Mike Lowell says he has been unaffected by trade rumors.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Ynoa making progress
Jorge Arangure Jr.On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith Law...voters from the BBWAA's Detroit chapter picked local guy Magglio Ordonez over the superior option (Alex Rodriguez); A-Rod swept the rest of the country, so the Detroit writers' homerism stood out. Steve Kornacki...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Crown 'Em: New York Yankees
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderThe Kiss 'Em Goodbye series can't rightfully kiss "goodbye" to a team that won it all, so we're crowning 'em -- the World Series champion 2009 New York Yankees. As for what's next, Buster Olney, BP and Rumor Central all weigh in.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster OlneyCharlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Shades of the 2004 ALCS?
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comThe Yankees are still in command, but this World Series suddenly has a different feel as it swings to New York for Game 6 on Wednesday night.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster OlneyThe great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster Olney...Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez all would see. First inning...for strike three. Sixth inning, A-Rod at the plate: The...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster Olney...the game. Consider the sequences of pitches that Alex Rodriguez saw, in his first three plate appearances: First...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster Olney...feared hitters in this series, Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez, so there presumably will be many times when...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
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