Thought of the Day finale
James Walker, AFC NorthWe received an overwhelming response to our latest "Thought of the Day" regarding Sunday's onside kick call from Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin...
Blog | December 22, 2009Defense 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
Fantasy ramifications of Halladay, Lee deals
Tristan H. CockcroftNow teams are flipping former American League Cy Young winners like they're hot potatoes. Someone get Zack Greinke on the phone -- he might be next! ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster Olney...below John Lackey. Those would be Randy Wolf, Joel Pineiro, Jason Marquis, Vicente Padilla, Rich Harden and Brad Penny. There is relatively high demand, but less supply than the corner outfield, and on top of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Wagner to Atlanta may be unwise
Keith Law...since none of last winter's major reliever signings -- Francisco Rodriguez, Kerry Wood, Brian Fuentes, or Brad Lidge -- is above water right now. If Wagner stays healthy for 2010, he'll earn his $7...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Early Top 200 rankings for 2010
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Closing the market
Keith Law...year deal. Brian Fuentes' debut year for the Angels made K-Rod look like a bargain. Brad Lidge's three-year extension to keep him away from free agency now looks like a total...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Money talks, but baseball won't listen
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comDid the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009The free agent do-call list
Buster Olney...eighth-inning option, while knowing Lyon has the experience to step in as a closer if Brad Lidge falls apart), with the Angels, the Yankees, the Mets, etc. And oh, by the way, he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise
Buster Olney...runs. He became what Houston general manager Ed Wade envisioned he would be when he traded Brad Lidge for Bourn after the 2007 season. Success like that seemed far off in the summer of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009
Offseason notebook: Hot stove cooking
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft wraps up many of the early offseason deals, like the J.J. Hardy-Carlos Gomez trade, and what they mean for fantasy owners.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings
Buster OlneyExecutives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
Lidge, Ibanez, Eyre to have surgery
Associated PressPhillies closer Brad Lidge will have surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster OlneyAs the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Explaining Brad Lidge?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...due $5 million if he's a Phillie again next season -- is this tiny item: Closer Brad Lidge is scheduled to have his right elbow examined today, said Amaro. Lidge might have loose bodies...
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