Cubs trade Bradley to Seattle
ESPN.com news servicesThe Cubs have traded Milton Bradley to the Mariners for Carlos Silva.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009An all-decade, all-value lineup card
Erik Manning, FanGraphs.comErik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster OlneyThirty-nine more players were not tendered contracts Saturday night, so as of Sunday, this is the number of free agents who are looking for jobs, acco...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 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
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIt's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Successes, struggles and sabermetrics
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster OlneyMilwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
Pirates guaranteed of record-breaking 17th consecutive losing season
Associated PressThe Chicago Cubs assured the Pittsburgh Pirates of a record-breaking 17th consecutive losing season, getting two homers from Derrek Lee and an effective start from Ted Lilly while winning 4-2 on Monday.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 07, 2009Stats Don't Lie
Rob "Stats" Guerrera, ESPNRadio.comRob "Stats Guerrera brings his trademark negativity from Mike & Mike in the Morning to ESPNRadio.com.
Story | Conversation | March 20, 2009Braves need to make their move this weekend
ESPN.comDoug Pensinger/Getty Images Bobby Cox and the Braves are trying to stay within reach of the Phillies in the NL East race. By Buck Showalter, ESPN...
Page | ConversationBaseball's week of U-turns
Buster OlneyThe baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009
A special kind of selfishness
Buster Olney...news of steroids use by some major star, like a David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Jason Giambi, Rafael Palmeiro or Mark McGwire, and the crosshairs of public scrutiny lock...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 31, 2009
The Hall should preserve history, not dodge it
Buster Olney...or the baseball writers, or the Veterans Committee. Rose's place in history, and that of Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire and every other elite player who has been implicated in one way or...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 28, 2009
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