Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster Olney...Grant. • Chone Figgins will receive the fifth-most lucrative contract for a third baseman not named Alex Rodriguez when he gets $9 million from the Seattle Mariners, according to Mark Simon of ESPN Stats...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster Olney...glances at the runner who has stopped just past third base ... and then throws behind him to A-Rod, for a quick tag. That's Alomar, whose ability to cut down runners on relays and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
NEXT No. 4: Stephen Strasburg
Ryan McGee, ESPN The MagazineRyan McGee examines the special relationship between Stephen Strasburg, Washington's No. 1 pick, and Drew Storen.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster OlneyA longtime NL advance scout watched Mike Cameron late in the 2009 season and came away thinking that even at age 36, Cameron remains one of the game's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Marian Gaborik will be MVP
Timo Seppa, Puck ProspectusMarian Gaborik will silence Caps fans when he wins the Hart Trophy over Alex Ovechkin.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
Three Strikes -- Mailbag No. 2 edition
Jayson StarkBefore we ingest approximately 588,000 calories while watching the Detroit Lions do their inimitable Thanksgiving thing, it's time for another mailbag...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
UC's D, TCU's O and other big surprises
Bruce FeldmanLast week I did a top 10 disappointments list. Here's another look: the top 10 surprises of college football in 2009. 1. The defense of the Cincinn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Free-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
Three Strikes: Award-winning edition
Jayson Stark...18-year career. The rest of the leaderboard: Joe DiMaggio, 6. Yogi Berra, 6. Willie Mays, 6. Alex Rodriguez, 6. Mike Schmidt, 5. Frank Thomas, 5. Pretty amazing company -- for a man who hasn't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney...the Yankees, have the money but don't have the need; the Yankees have Mark Teixeira and A-Rod locked into long-term deals on the corners. The Brewers, just for example, already have a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster Olney...marketable player hang over the franchise throughout the 2010 season. The Twins would never give Mauer an A-Rod kind of deal, but they know that he and agent Ron Shapiro aren't going to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 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...two 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
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