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Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider Staff

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Rumor Central combine to analyze 2009 and look ahead to 2010 for the Los Angeles Angels. As the AL West improves and key contracts come up, well ... it's going to be a winter of tough choices.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: S.F. Giants

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 San Francisco Giants, who have arguably the best 1-2 pitching punch in all of baseball -- and a destructively anemic offense.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Different looks from Twins, Tigers

Special to ESPN.com

The Tigers will rely on power with Justin Verlander on the mound Tuesday, while the Twins will deal in finesse with Brian Duensing pitching.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 28, 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

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Pittsburgh Pirates

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the traditional demise of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have a really nice ballpark.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

BP Daily: The bargain pitcher market

Shawn Hoffman, Baseball Prospectus

If you think the 2009 offseason pitching market is bad, well, yeah, it lacks marquee names. However, with guys like Jason Marquis, Brad Penny and Doug Davis, value does exist.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 11, 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

A different kind of 'Big D' in Texas

Matt Meyers, ESPN The Magazine

Many have pinned the Rangers' improvement to a better pitching staff, but not all the credit rests on the mound. The team's defense has vastly improved as well.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009

BP Daily: The future of Mark Reynolds

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Prospectus examines Arizona Diamondbacks 3B Mark Reynolds, dismissed by some as a big whiffer (204 K last year) with subpar defense. Not so fast: He could develop as one of the NL's more complete players over time.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 21, 2009

Yadier Molina knows squat

Lindsay Berra, ESPN The Magazine

He may not be Pujols, but the Cardinals' All-Star catcher is definitely the man behind the plate.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 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

Stubbs ready for majors

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein notes that Drew Stubbs is already a better ballplayer than Willy Taveras, so what is he doing still in Triple-A?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 04, 2009

Hellickson making strides at Triple-A

Kevin Goldstein, Baseball Prospectus

Kevin Goldstein looks at another top pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

BP Daily: Desperately seeking Rickey

Jay Jaffe, Baseball Prospectus

There likely will never be another player like Rickey Henderson statistically. Baseball Prospectus looks at the current game and finds that no one is really close, but names such as Brian Roberts, B.J. Upton and Johnny Damon fall into the discussion.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 24, 2009

30 is the new 40

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

In the post-steroids era, the battle is on to stockpile the best young talent

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009