Multiple avenues for Philly
Buster Olney...Polanco, traded for Halladay and opened next year with an unbeatable rotation of Halladay, Lee and Cole Hamels at close to the same payroll figure. They wouldn't have gotten the prospects from Seattle...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009
One of the game's most historic deals
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comThe three-way trade involving Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee is certainly one that'll be remembered as a historic one.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009All-State All-Decade Baseball
CalHiSports.comIn conjunction with national feature currently up on ESPNRISE.com, we are proud to present the CalHiSports.com All-State All-Decade Team for baseball....
Blog Entry | November 24, 2009ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team
ESPN RISEESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team
Story | Conversation | November 23, 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, 2009Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Money talks, but baseball won't listen
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comDid the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009The 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
Phillies pick up Lee's option for '10
ESPN.com news servicesThe Phillies have picked up Cliff Lee's $9 million option for 2010.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Philadelphia Phillies
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderThe Kiss 'Em Goodbye series has reached the two World Series teams. The Philadelphia Phillies didn't repeat -- so now what? Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Rumor Central all weigh in.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Postseason had many defining moments
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWhile the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009What's next for Phillies?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...for starters. Even if Pedro Martinez doesn't return, the Phillies' top four of Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, J.A. Happ, and Joe Blanton ranks right near the top of National League rotations, and...
Blog | November 05, 2009Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...Here are eight issues standing between the Phillies and Yankees and a rematch for next year: Cole Hamels has to find himself. Maybe it was the enormous increase in innings from 2007 to 2008...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
27 titles, 27 World Series facts
David Schoenfield, Page 2In honor of the Yankees' 27th title, Page 2 presents 27 Fall Classic factoids that no one thought of but us.
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