Why Pineiro will get his payday
Buster OlneyIn three of the past five seasons, Joel Pineiro has posted an ERA over 5 runs per game, and in every season from 2005 to 2008, opposing hitters posted...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster Olney...a part of Brooklyn. The Reds are seen as more likely...Lowell in 2007 from the Boston Red Sox for $12.5 million and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster OlneyChone Figgins is generally regarded as the third-best position player on the market, behind Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, and the fact that he is signi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster OlneyThe Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster OlneyA longtime NL advance scout watched Mike Cameron late in the 2009 season and came away thinking that even at age 36, Cameron remains one of the game's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...Rival teams assume that the Red Sox will offer Wagner arbitration, meaning that Boston will get two picks in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney...133; Some possible landing spots: Red Sox: The Red Sox could make...one or two seasons for Boston, and the Red Sox need...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster Olney...the Florida Marlins to the Boston Red Sox for a couple of second...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster OlneyEight factors that, among others, will shape Game 6: Chamberlain Hughes 1. The Yankees' set-up men. Phil Hughes was one of the best r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster OlneyBobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I took a job with The New York Times, and I covered him for just ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
The unique value of October baseball
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineAs 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?
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster Olney...or any member of the Boston Red Sox. Jose Guillen and Travis Hafner...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
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