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The trade market is a long way from evolving, leaving many weeks for the Tampa Bay Rays to determine when they'll begin earnestly marketing David Price, whether it be before the July 31 deadline or in the fall. There's plenty of time for Gi...

Blog | April 25, 2013

Buster Olney looks at a few players who could be trade candidates as the summer progresses.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2013

I grew up as a crazy Los Angeles Lakers fan right in the middle of Boston Celtics country in central Vermont, which meant that all of my friends rooted for Larry Bird and Robert Parish and Cedric Maxwell, and I rooted for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magi...

Blog | January 20, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 rotations in baseball in today's blog, along with the latest news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | January 20, 2013

Kyle Lohse still doesn't have a home, and there could be a few more trades of starting pitchers. But there is enough information available to rank the 10 best rotations for 2013. 1. Detroit Tigers The rotation of Justin Verlander, Max Scherze...

Blog | December 31, 2012

Kyle Lohse still doesn't have a home, and there could be a few more trades of starting pitchers. But there is enough information available to rank the 10 best rotations for 2013. 1. Detroit Tigers The rotation of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, D...

Blog | Conversation | December 31, 2012

A general manager preparing for the offseason recently asked others in his organization what they thought of Josh Hamilton, and of course, the response was nothing but raves for Hamilton as a player. They talked about the damage he can do at the plat...

Blog | September 17, 2012

Buster Olney writes that with Josh Hamilton entering the free agent market, it's difficult to predict who'll be willing to invest long-term in the slugger. But, as we saw with Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols, Hamilton needs only one team to believe.

Blog | Conversation | September 17, 2012

The Crazy Stuff bar was set very high last year, when the Boston lineup of stars collapsed and the Braves' bullpen crumbled. As Evan Longoria prepared for his season-ending at-bat last year, he looked at a photographer near the Rays' on-dec...

Blog | September 12, 2012

Buster Olney writes that, as we saw last year with the Red Sox and others, anything can happen at the end of the season. This year, the Phillies and Brewers are trying to do some "crazy stuff" of their own.

Blog | Conversation | September 12, 2012

DETROIT -- Long before Robin Ventura even knew he wanted to manage, Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams had written down his name as a possible candidate, among other names, in a folder that Williams updates and maintains. Ventura is understated and e...

Blog | September 02, 2012

Buster Olney writes that in Robin Ventura's first season as manager of the Chicago White Sox, he has proved to have all of the necessary qualities a big league skipper needs in the modern game.

Blog | Conversation | September 02, 2012

There will be time for sleep on Monday, when the Baltimore Orioles have an off day, and Manny Machado needs it. He estimates that he had about 12 hours of sleep in the first 72 hours after he was called up to the big leagues, with the adrenaline rush...

Blog | August 12, 2012

It's been a whirlwind first few days in the big leagues for Baltimore's Manny Machado, Buster Olney writes.

Blog | Conversation | August 12, 2012

As someone noted on Twitter on Monday, the Phillies' relationship with Cliff Lee has been like Ross and Rachel, or like something out of "90210." They get together; they break up; they get back together again; they break up. To review: The Phil...

Blog | July 31, 2012

If the Phillies were determined to trade Cliff Lee, a lot of teams would be interested in him. But as Buster Olney writes, there's a huge hurdle to clear in any potential deal given Philadelphia's financial investment in the left-hander.

Blog | Conversation | July 31, 2012