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Breaking down market moves and chatter

Buster Olney

Let's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars

Buster Olney

It is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009

Anderson finally ends home run drought

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Lars Anderson has had a disappointing season so far, but he did end a long home run drought on Thursday, so there may be some hope.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 28, 2009

Erbe impresses

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein's news and notes from Thursday in the minors, headlined by yet another solid pitching prospect in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009

BP Daily: Opponent strength watch

Marc Normandin, Baseball Prospectus

Marc Normandin of Baseball Prospectus breaks down a few pitchers who have faced tough opponents so far and offers fantasy baseball recommendations off those stats.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009

BP Daily: No panic needed

Marc Normandin, Baseball Prospectus

With careful observation and some nifty statistical tools, we can start to sort out which performances should improve given more time.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009

BP Daily: The Ruben Rivera 4-A All-Stars

Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

Spring training box scores are resplendent with so-called "4-A" guys -- Triple-A quality, but not quite good enough to thrive in the majors. Or maybe they just haven't had enough of a chance.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

Dr. HQ: Reasons for Ortiz's lack of power

Rick Wilton, Baseball HQ

Rick Wilton of BaseballHQ.com looks at the latest injury news around the majors and speculates that David Ortiz isn't likely to turn on the power anytime soon.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 06, 2007

Mauer, Francis among future stars

Gary Gillette, ESPN Insider

They may not make the 2005 All-Star Game, but Gary Gillette names 24 players who should be there in the near future.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 14, 2005

Dodgers will win NL West

Rob Neyer, ESPN Insider

Contenders or pretenders? Here's the lowdown on who will win division titles this season.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 04, 2005

Angels lineup giving Washburn help

Jim Baker, MLB Insider

The Angels' offense has driven Jarrod Washburn to a 7-1 record in spite of a fairly average ERA of 4.68.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 18, 2004

AL East shoud produce offensive fireworks

Jim Baker, MLB Insider

The two teams with the biggest payrolls in the American League have the most talented quartets.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 05, 2004

AL East becoming a 'monster'

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN Insider

The AL East has already gotten exponentially tougher this offseason with the Orioles looking for more.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 15, 2003