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
Dodgers frozen, and falling behind
Buster Olney...talked about what his rotation could look like, with Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson and a recovering Brandon Webb at the front, and Ian Kennedy perhaps working at the back end. You could see it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
A chip-cashing trade
Buster Olney...the gap between Los Angeles and the other teams in the NL West is closing. If Brandon Webb bounces back fully -- and so far, it's all systems go for the former Cy Young...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition
Jayson Stark...all your fingers to count up. Ready? Here it comes: 2009 -- Greinke, Royals (65-97) 2006 -- Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks (76-86) 1997 -- Roger Clemens, Blue Jays (76-86) 1972 -- Steve Carlton, Phillies (59-97...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise
Buster OlneyIt was as if Michael Bourn had been staring at the same math equation for months, knowing that the answer was right there in front of him. His batting...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009
Cashman 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
Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster OlneyBaseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009
Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster OlneyWe are accustomed to seeing October tension reflected in the eyes of the pitchers. Orel Hershiser's eyes in 1988 were intense -- the Bulldog locked in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
Sabathia giving Yankees whatever they need
Buster OlneyMargie Sabathia flew into New York the other day, and if she and her son held to family tradition late Friday night, they probably spent 15 or 20 minu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 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
Team preview: Prairie View
Blue Ribbon YearbookBlue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 season, exclusively on Insider
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009
Three Strikes: History in the unmaking edition
Jayson Stark...the next-best ERAs in this "decade" -- Johan Santana (3.12), Roy Oswalt (3.23) and Brandon Webb (3.27) -- are all currently extremely unavailable to throw about 40 shutout innings in the next...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Diamondbacks
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks. Injuries and Murphy's Law buried them this year, but they still have a future -- if they can sign Brandon Webb.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009
The King becomes a craftsman
Buster Olney...better because of it. For more on Hernandez, a Philly closer solution, the D-backs' stance on Webb, a scout's take on Billingsley, and much more, you must be an ESPN Insider. For example...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster OlneyBobby Cox first mentioned walking away from baseball in the spring of 2008, and when word of this reached Gene Michael, a former teammate and longtime...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
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