The value of waiver warfare
Buster OlneyA friend of a general manager accepted an invitation to watch a game from the GM's private box this season, thinking how much fun it would be. The exp...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009
Seven possibilities for a Mets front man
Buster OlneyOrdinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
Get ready for Jason Heyward
Buster OlneyThe conversations between the managers and the opposing third basemen occur organically in the minors, because the manager is often in the third-base ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 05, 2009
Brett Anderson finds another gear
A's pitcher Brett Anderson will glance at the ballpark radar gun after throwing off-speed pitches, using the readings to give him some sense of whethe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 12, 2009
A no-hitter out of nowhere
The crossroads of fate had brought Jonathan Sanchez to a place where he really wasn't supposed to be. The left-hander had pitched badly and last month...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 11, 2009
All-Star follies come with selections
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.The All-Star rosters were announced, and there are plenty of problems on both teams and in the process itself.
Story | Conversation | July 05, 2009
Forecasting MLB All-Star lineups
Jeff Bennett, ESPN Stats & InformationESPN's researchers dive into the midsummer intrigue of the All-Star selection process and fill out the likely lineups.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009
Oakland's new Young Guns
Buster Olney...writes, and over the past six games, Oakland's starters -- including the grizzly 25-year-old Dallas Braden -- have a 1.12 ERA. A natural competition has developed among them, Cahill acknowledged before Mazzaro...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009
Ichiro finding holes during hit streak
Special to ESPN.comIchiro isn't hitting the ball too hard during his 27-game hitting streak, but his balls are finding holes all over the field.
Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009
BP Daily: Selling high on starters
Marc Normandin, Baseball ProspectusSome pitchers are performing far better than their career numbers suggest they should be. And those hurlers could bring a prime return as fantasy trade bait.
Story | Conversation | May 12, 2009
Beckett knows how to handle Pena
Special to ESPN.comJosh Beckett has had little trouble with Carlos Pena over his career.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2009
The strange journey of Schilling and Clemens
The young pitcher had no idea whether the star player would agree to meet with him, but he had let it be known he was around, just in case the star ha...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009
Wieters ready now, but might wait
Buster OlneyMatt Wieters just keeps on hammering the ball this spring, and Saturday, he did it in the clutch, Peter Schmuck writes. He's hitting better than .400 ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 08, 2009
When ahead, Guerrero can't get ahead
Special to ESPN.comVladimir Guerrero has not been able to take advantage when he gets ahead in the count.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2008
Durbin a pitcher … and a businessman
Chad Durbin of the Phillies is quietly having one of the best years among set-up men in the majors. We e-mailed him questions, he e-mailed answers: ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2008
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