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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Vazquez looks to end '09 with flourish
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action and looks for Javier Vazquez to finish his breakout 2009 season with a flourish.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comIf 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, 2009Yankees to cruise?
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan 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, 2009A somber celebration in Detroit
Buster OlneyErnie 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. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Dice-K finally makes return
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB action, including the return of Daisuke Matsuzaka from a long stint on the disabled list.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009Giants face two crucial series this week
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft previews Week 24 of the baseball season, which includes the Giants facing both the Dodgers and Rockies.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009BP Daily: The ghost of Mark Prior
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusAs 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.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009
Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009
Twins disappoint, White Sox surprise
Christopher Harris, ESPN.comChristopher Harris looks at the starting rotations that have risen and fallen the most this season.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009Practically un-bee-lievable
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comA 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.
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