Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster OlneyCoco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...that he'll be ready to go at full speed when spring training begins. New Houston manager Brad Mills and GM Ed Wade will soon meet with Oswalt, in a get-to-know conversation for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster OlneyThese are my top matchups of the World Series, beyond the battle of old friends CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee: The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's f...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
The King becomes a craftsman
Buster OlneyIt wasn't the optimal situation for a new pitching coach to get to know a star pitcher. In spring training, Felix Hernandez was away from the Mariners...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
How teams can learn from the Marlins
Buster Olney...injury updates, you must be an ESPN Insider. Every so often, there is a Tim Lincecum or Evan Longoria who arrives and produces right away. But sometimes, the young players who have had little experience...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009
How the league broke the code
Buster Olney...just kind of got tired of people brushing [Evan Longoria] back. It's about time someone made...for exactly zero games. On the other hand, Brad Thompson of the St. Louis Cardinals threw a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009
Swine flu should concern baseball
Buster OlneyVicente Padilla has swine flu, and other Rangers may be diagnosed with the same illness -- but so far, none of the cases are thought to be serious. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Ranking the NL's easiest roads to the postseason
Buster OlneyHere's the ranking of strength of schedule in the second half in the NL. It's great news if you're a fan of the Brewers or the Dodgers or the Marlins,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 18, 2009
Signability still an MLB draft trump card
...they passed on him and picked Matt Bush. The Royals understood the talent of Matt Wieters and Evan Longoria when they bypassed those two players in consecutive years. And all of the club officials from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 2009
Complete 2009 draft results
ESPN.comCheck out which players were among the 1,521 selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, from Stephen Strasburg to Alibay Barkley.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009BP Daily: The one-year evaluation (NL)
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusA look at every team in the National League, one year after the 2008 MLB draft: who's hot, who's not, who will be hot and who's just plain indifferent?
Story | Conversation | May 29, 2009
Players express interleague angst
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comInterleague play is here to stay, but a majority of today's players dislike it and believe the annual NL-AL schedule needs some serious modifications.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009Full Massmomentum rankings
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass has the full list of his Massmomentum rankings.
Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009Day 5: Rounds 21-25
ESPN.comOur four baseball experts -- Steve Phillips, Buster Olney, Jayson Stark and Rob Neyer -- wrap up the draft and get ready for the seven-game simulation change.
Story | Conversation | February 05, 2009How this year's playoffs affect next season's fantasy drafts
Eric Karabell, ESPN.comEric Karabell describes how lasting impressions from the playoffs will play into next season's draft-day decisions, for better or for worse.
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