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Ynoa making progress

Jorge Arangure Jr.

On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Vazquez looks to end '09 with flourish

Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action and looks for Javier Vazquez to finish his breakout 2009 season with a flourish.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Yankees to cruise?

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the penultimate week of the fantasy baseball season, where the Yankees are on the verge of being able to set their team to cruise control.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009

A somber celebration in Detroit

Buster Olney

Ernie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Dice-K finally makes return

Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB action, including the return of Daisuke Matsuzaka from a long stint on the disabled list.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Giants face two crucial series this week

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 24 of the baseball season, which includes the Giants facing both the Dodgers and Rockies.

Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009

BP Daily: The ghost of Mark Prior

Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

As the postseason approaches, there is concern (as always) about limiting young pitchers' workloads because of previous flameouts. Baseball Prospectus finds teams are already heeding the call.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

Buster Olney

By the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir

Buster Olney

...their payroll like an abandoned construction project in Las Vegas. The Diamondbacks invested in Byrnes and traded Carlos Quentin, and this one set of decisions has been devastating, almost debilitating. Now that Kazmir is reunited...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009

How Wagner shifted the market

Buster Olney

...for an alternative to Bobby Jenks), the Cubs (if they decide to look for an alternative to Carlos Marmol), Milwaukee, Baltimore, Atlanta. And teams that probably should save their draft picks and not bother with...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Money for nothin'

Buster Olney

...it's a deal that unquestionably makes them better equipped to deal with the rest of 2009. Carlos Quentin is not fully healed and Scott Podsednik and Jermaine Dye have been slumping, so now the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009

Why White Sox might want Rios

Buster Olney

...may be that he would start Podsednik in center on some days, flanked by Jermaine Dye and Carlos Quentin, and on other days he could start Rios in center, flanked by Quentin and Dye. Or...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009

Twins disappoint, White Sox surprise

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

Christopher Harris looks at the starting rotations that have risen and fallen the most this season.

Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009

Practically un-bee-lievable

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009