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Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

Buster Olney

So 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 ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

The market for Miguel Cabrera

Buster Olney

The Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Signing Mauer a percentage play

Buster Olney

There are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Baseball's top 10 baserunning blunders

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Nick Punto and Carlos Gomez are included on Rob Neyer's list of the top 10 all-time baserunning blunders.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Opening up the mailbag

Buster Olney

After 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 ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Cincinnati Reds

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Cincinnati Reds, who were unable to overcome Dusty Baker's highly questionable managerial tactics.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Successes, struggles and sabermetrics

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus analyzes the best and worst performances of the 2009 MLB season through its sabermetric lens.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

The unique value of October baseball

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

As Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009

Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis

Buster Olney

Milwaukee 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Attendance sends signal about MLB's economy

Peter Gammons

This year's attendance figures are not simply a result of there being no pennant races. This is about the economy. And as club official after club off...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling

Buster Olney

Maybe 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009

BP Daily: Explaining the JUMP metric

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Want to know more about Baseball Prospectus' JUMP metric for predicting MVP races? Here's a detailed explainer.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009

BP Daily: The future of Mark Reynolds

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus examines Arizona Diamondbacks 3B Mark Reynolds, dismissed by some as a big whiffer (204 K last year) with subpar defense. Not so fast: He could develop as one of the NL's more complete players over time.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 21, 2009

PTI : Pete Rose's Reinstatement

MLB commissioner Bud Selig has decided not to reinstate Pete Rose into baseball yet.

ESPN Insider Video | July 28, 2009

Debate Ramirez vs. Griffey with Jayson Stark

...was the 24th name in the ever-swelling 500-Homer Club. Griffey will be joining only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa in the 600-Homer Club. Big difference...

ESPN Insider Chat | June 02, 2008