McGwire 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
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals. Some people thought the Cards could win the entire thing on pitching and Pujols -- but they were dismissed in an NLDS sweep, and now face real questions.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 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
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
Practically 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
BP Daily: The one-year evaluation (NL)
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusA look at every team in the National League, one year after the 2008 MLB draft: who's hot, who's not, who will be hot and who's just plain indifferent?
Story | Conversation | May 29, 2009
Why 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
Spring Training Blog: Feb. 25
M'S EASING GRIFFEY IN (9:38 p.m. ET) Ken Griffey Jr. did not play in the Mariners' 4-3 exhibition loss in 10 innings against the Padres on Wednesday,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Peavy and Dunn could solve problems
Jay Jaffe, Kevin Goldstein and Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusTeams can find a good fit for their open jobs through trades (Jake Peavy), free agency (Adam Dunn) or the farm system.
Story | Conversation | February 04, 2009
Rangers' farm system second to none
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.Keith Law ranks the farm systems for all 30 teams, from the Rangers at No. 1 to the Astros at No. 30.
Story | Conversation | January 21, 2009
Sixty Feet, Six Inches: NL rotation breakdowns
Christopher Harris, ESPN.comChristopher Harris looks at all the National League rotations and what to expect from them going forward.
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