Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster OlneyIt was in the middle of the afternoon, the day before Thanksgiving, and yet Orioles president Andy MacPhail was at his desk, answering his phone. That...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
Peavy a Padres bright spot ... but for how long?
Buster OlneyThe Cubs were on the cusp of a deal for Jake Peavy in the winter, much closer than anybody realized at the time. They were so close, in fact, that Pea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009
Sorting through the AL scheduling
Buster OlneyTen notables from the American League schedule: 1. The Indians are looking at a meat grinder early in the year: In the first two months and one day o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009
Holliday likely to be next free-agent prize
Buster OlneyMatt Holliday is set to become a free agent in the fall, and Oakland will not re-sign him. For the Athletics, a team with a modest payroll, an investm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2009
Twins hopeful Mauer can get back on the field
Buster OlneyNobody has told the Twins' management that Joe Mauer won't be ready for the season opener that is 24 days away, and no doctor has indicated to the clu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009
With Cruz, others, Royals eager to improve
Buster OlneyKansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore explained over the phone Saturday how the pursuit of reliever Juan Cruz accelerated after Orlando Hudson decided to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2009
The ponderous Ramirez negotiations
Buster Olney...aspects of this: 1. Last winter, Boras negotiated a two-year, $36.2 million deal for Andruw Jones, structured in such a way so the agent could say Jones was making more, per year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 28, 2009
Decision-makers have decided on Manny
Buster OlneyWhenever there are words here or elsewhere about the ugliness and the impact of Manny Ramirez's departure from Boston, there is uniform reaction from ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009
Perez, Motte vying to become Cardinals' closer
Buster OlneyJason Isringhausen earned 217 saves over seven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, but now he is gone and manager Tony La Russa is left to identify a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 14, 2009
Where's the accountability?
Buster OlneyBaseball officials are mad at Gene Orza, Michael Schmidt writes. The issue of who was directly responsible for disposing of the 2003 test results re...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009
A-Rod must decide on a path
Buster OlneyIt says a lot about where we are, and where we've been, that Alex Rodriguez has at his disposal a veritable MapQuest on how to handle his current cris...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 08, 2009
Positions of interest among AL teams
Buster OlneyIn putting together this list of the job situations that still need to be settled in the American League, I collaborated with the gang at Baseball Pro...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 04, 2009
Odd offseason nearing end
Buster Olney...probably won't get in but will each receive some HOF votes, guys like Jim Edmonds, Andruw Jones and Luis Gonzalez. • The Royals are getting set to unveil the renovation work they have...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 01, 2009
Numbers tell the tale
Buster Olney...season despite limited help from Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez. 2. Even if you include pitchers, Andruw Jones is one of the worst hitters in the majors against right-handed pitching. He had an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 25, 2009
McGwire's brother about as bad as it gets
Buster OlneyA candidate for least interesting story of the year so far, for me, is word that Mark McGwire's brother, Jay, has circulated a book proposal in which ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009
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