Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee
Buster Olney...Lowe tells Nick Cafardo that he doesn't want to be traded. 6. Albert Pujols and the Cardinals will wait before discussing a contract extension, writes Derrick Goold. 7. Paul Hoynes identifies some players who...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009
ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team
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Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009McGwire has a road map, but also a guide
Buster Olney...provided a possible road map for Mark McGwire to use as he returns to baseball as the Cardinals' hitting coach. The slugger has never really addressed the issue of performance-enhancing drugs since leaving baseball...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009
The King becomes a craftsman
Buster OlneyIt wasn't the optimal situation for a new pitching coach to get to know a star pitcher. In spring training, Felix Hernandez was away from the Mariners...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
How Wagner shifted the market
Buster Olney...going to be offered arbitration, a factor that probably will hang on his free agency like a ball and chain. So, with almost nothing to lose, he headed to Boston for a chance to pitch...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Signing deadline updates
Jason A. Churchill and Keith Law...Kentucky, where a more consistent spring would put him in top-10 consideration. Barrett will attend Arizona State University and could be a first-round pick in 2012. Eliopoulos has more options and could attend...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009
A cheap Halladay alternative
Buster Olney...help, you could take a shot at Duchscherer, who has every reason to want to take the ball for the final six weeks of the season. He is making $3.9 million this year, so...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009
World rallies in rain-shortened game
Associated PressRene Tosoni and Dayan Viciedo hit consecutive RBI doubles to cap a four-run comeback that carried the World team past the United States 7-5 on Sunday in a soggy Futures Game.
Story | Conversation | July 12, 2009Practically un-bee-lievable
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comA swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009Best, worst and weirdest of the first half
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comFrom Cy Youngs and Cy Yuks to MVPs and LVPs to some of the stranger moments on the diamond, we look back at the first half of the 2009 season.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009Complete 2009 draft results
ESPN.comCheck out which players were among the 1,521 selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, from Stephen Strasburg to Alibay Barkley.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009Best and worst of the first three rounds
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.The Rockies and Twins showed some guts in the first round, while the Pirates made an early pick that stood out for the wrong reasons.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009
Mock draft: Crow may fly fastest
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.Keith Law pairs players with teams based on his inside sources and prospects' signability.
Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009
Players express interleague angst
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comInterleague play is here to stay, but a majority of today's players dislike it and believe the annual NL-AL schedule needs some serious modifications.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009Why Jake Peavy could go to the White Sox
...the details of a possible salary deferral. But ultimately, the Cubs' ownership situation, which remains in a state of flux, has been a roadblock to any Padres-Cubs deal. Presumably, the Padres will want a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009
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