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Post-winter meetings questions

Buster Olney

The most prominent unresolved questions coming out of the winter meetings: 1. Where will Roy Halladay be traded? Halladay We talk all the time...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009

One of many

Buster Olney

A boy waits for the rumbling sound of an old blue car to climb through the maple trees, and right after he hears it he can see through the barn window...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

A chip-cashing trade

Buster Olney

The trade will include big names and first-round picks when it is finally completed. Curtis Granderson is an All-Star with some major numbers and a su...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Espinosa hopes to follow Tulowitzki's path

Jason Grey

...run of shortstops in recent years. Troy Tulowitzki, Evan Longoria (who played short in college) and Bobby Crosby were all eventually first-round picks. One of the latest in that line, Danny Espinosa, lasted...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine

Buster Olney

Bobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Getting it straight

Matt Meyers, ESPN The Magazine

Troy Tulowitzki has found a slight adjustment that's put him and the Rockies back on track.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Dr. BP's Prescriptions: AL West

Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

Looking for the cure to fix what ails the Angels, Rangers, Mariners and A's? Baseball Prospectus has all the right prescriptions for the AL West, including one team that should be getting another Doc on the phone, ASAP.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009

Atlanta's potential trade partners

The Atlanta Braves rank 22nd in the majors in runs scored and 20th in OPS, and today they are a game under .500 -- and two games out of first place in...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2009

Stanford is top baseball factory

Jason A. Churchill

Over the past 10 MLB drafts, more than 15,000 amateur talents have been selected, and more than 300 came off the board in Round 1. More than half of t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Rangers have what it takes to win AL West

A rainbow appeared over Camden Yards on the day Matt Wieters arrived, a black cloud hangs over the Colorado Rockies at a time when they've changed man...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009

Trade market for pitchers confronts Philly

Weeks ago, the Phillies began the process of evaluating the market for starting pitching. Chan Ho Park, their No. 5 starter, was struggling, and so wa...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009

Buehrle slowing things down

Special to ESPN.com

Mark Buehrle's changeup is a major reason why the Chicago White Sox's left-hander is off to a 5-0 start.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 12, 2009

Gwynn has high praise for Strasburg

Early in the season, Tony Gwynn worked diligently to tamp down the hoopla around Stephen Strasburg, for the sake of his junior pitcher. But now, with ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 03, 2009

Intel: Hot starts bring rookie awards

Matt Meyers, ESPN The Magazine

In looking back at the history of the MLB Rookie of the Year awards, we see a trend towards players who come out on fire in April.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009

A's having trouble with left-handers

Special to ESPN.com

The A's face the Yankees and Andy Pettitte on Monday, which doesn't bode well for Oakland since it has struggled so far this season against lefties.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 19, 2009