Wagner to Atlanta may be unwise
Keith LawThe Atlanta Braves needed bullpen help and they signed one of the best relievers available in Billy Wagner. But the price is too high, and Wagner i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith LawI don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Bl...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Red Sox in a curious position
Peter Gammons, ESPN.comVoodoo economics, Boras Market make this an interesting winter in Boston.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Early 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, 2009Much gray area in defensive analysis
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWhen it comes to defensive analysis, should we believe our eyes or the numbers? Perhaps a little of both.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Lackey's and Bay's markets emerge
Keith LawLast week the Hall of Fame announced the entries on its nonplayer ballot, which includes owners, umpires, executives, managers and longtime union head...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
The free agent do-call list
Buster OlneyThe free-agent signing period begins four days from now, and we know that Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay are going to be paid the most money...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
New-Bourn: Astros center fielder on the rise
Buster Olney...that seemed far off in the summer of 2008, however. Bourn was a childhood friend of Carl Crawford, and as Little Leaguers they had chatted about playing major league baseball, about playing in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009
My 2009 awards picks
Keith Law...5. Roy Halladay 6. Evan Longoria 7. Felix Hernandez 8. Justin Verlander 9. Mark Teixeira 10. Carl Crawford Analysis: Mauer laps the field; if he doesn't win the award this time it will...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Can we replace Gold Gloves?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn the wake of the latest round of atrocities, Friend of the Blog Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashi...
Blog | November 12, 2009Buster Olney: A strategic retreat for Red Sox?
ESPNBoston.com...be much more aggressive next year." Among the guys who might hit the market: Joe Mauer, Carl Crawford, Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 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
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster OlneyAn American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Crawford's in for '10, but what's next?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotYes, of course the Rays picked up their 2010 option on Carl Crawford. But what does it mean? Joe Smith: Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman said after deciding to...
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