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ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney had an interesting tweet this morning about the possible availability of San Francisco Giants reliever Brian Wilson: One very interesting possibility for the Red Sox: Brian Wilson, a N.H. native who likely will be ...

The Colorado Rockies have traded right-hander Jeremy Guthrie to the Kansas City Royals for left-hander Jonathan Sanchez.

ANAHEIM -- ESPN's Buster Olney quoted an unnamed scout last month saying of Mike Trout, "If he's not the best player in the game by the end of this season, he will be by the end of next season." At the time, it was viewed with a fair amount of rid...

Buster Olney on his Insider blog at ESPN.com notes the Mets are not going to suddenly start spending wildly next offseason. They're going to let the farm system percolate, and have spending upgrades track revenue boosts if attendance rises. Writes Ol...

Check out 2012 capsules previewing each team in the National League West.

Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has agreed to a four-year, $36 million deal with the Oakland Athletics, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Monday.

After breaking down the various positions, ESPN.com's Buster Olney has now done an overall ranking. It's based on what we know now about the teams, understanding that things could certainly change before and during spring training (remember the Range...

The Boston Red Sox have acquired Athletics closer Andrew Bailey in a trade that sends outfielder Josh Reddick to Oakland, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

ESPN.com's Buster Olney continues his rankings heading into 2012 today and looks at the bullpens. He lists the Rangers as tied for tenth. Here's what he says: 10a. Texas Rangers They've got a lot of great pieces and this could be a special group, d...

The Cleveland Indians have stepped up their efforts to sign outfielder Grady Sizemore, less than three weeks after declining a $9 million option and allowing him to become a free agent.

Major League Baseball will hire Bill Bordley, formerly of the Secret Service, as its new chief of security, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The San Francisco Giants have claimed San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell on waivers, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

US Presswire The Mets are swapping Carlos Beltran for Class A right-hander Zack Wheeler. The Mets are at the "one-yard line" in completing a deal to send Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants, ESPN's Buster Olney reports. Olney reports the ...

The New York Mets are making progress with both the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants in trade talks involving outfielder Carlos Beltran, sources said.

The Giants, a day after losing second baseman Freddy Sanchez to a dislocated shoulder, have signed free-agent infielder Bill Hall, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Saturday.

Oakland general manager Billy Beane became the first MLB executive to issue a directive to a catcher on his team in the aftermath of the home-plate collision that ended Giants catcher Buster Posey's season.