Trading A-Gon a matter of timing
Buster OlneyHow much would the Padres have to get in return for Adrian Gonzalez to get a fair deal? "I don't know if you can put together enough young talent t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 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
Baseball'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
Padres celebrate Henderson's induction
Associated PressAlthough he played only three seasons for the San Diego Padres, Rickey Henderson remains one of the most popular players in club history.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009A 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
Henderson unsung as great teammate
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comRickey Henderson, entering the Hall of Fame this weekend, dazzled with his talent and showmanship on the field, but those who played with Rickey remember him as a great teammate.
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2009Eight reasons for Halladay to be a Phillie
Buster OlneyEight great reasons the Blue Jays and Phillies should work out a Roy Halladay trade: Maximizing value: Halladay will have very high trade value for t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009
Ranking the AL's roughest roads to the playoffs
Buster OlneySchedule advantages and disadvantages are difficult to calculate in baseball, because you don't know who will be hurt, which team will be hot and whic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 16, 2009
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