Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?
Buster OlneyDifficult teammates come with all forms of behavior. Albert Belle was known as Mr. Freeze to the others in the Indians' clubhouse because he liked to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009
Searching for Bobby Abreu
Buster Olney...price. Orlando Hudson, 32. He had 50 extra-base hits and won a Gold Glove for the Dodgers in 2009, and would be a natural fit for the Mets if they were to move Luis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Trading A-Gon a matter of timing
Buster OlneyHow much would the Padres have to get in return for Adrian Gonzalez to get a fair deal? "I don't know if you can put together enough young talent t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009
A new Chuck takes on Texas
Buster OlneyAt the conclusion of the winter meetings last week, a fellow traveler introduced himself, and as we went through the security line, we started talking...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009
Multiple avenues for Philly
Buster OlneyDominoes fell rapidly throughout the majors Monday, with deals and trades setting up more deals or negotiations or questions. The Phillies: The prima...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009
Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster OlneyThirty-nine more players were not tendered contracts Saturday night, so as of Sunday, this is the number of free agents who are looking for jobs, acco...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
Post-winter meetings questions
Buster OlneyThe most prominent unresolved questions coming out of the winter meetings: 1. Where will Roy Halladay be traded? Halladay We talk all the time...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009
One of many
Buster Olney...column of Peter Gammons. He scans the rows of type for any bold-faced reference to the Dodgers, and then starts over from the top, paragraph after paragraph of trade talk and observations and clubhouse...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
Dodgers frozen, and falling behind
Buster Olney...Rafael Soriano, the kind of reliever they so desperately needed in 2009. And then there were the Dodgers. There were trades and more than a dozen signings here. New Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos impressed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
A chip-cashing trade
Buster Olney...deal from the Diamondbacks' perspective. Here's the thing for Arizona: It's pretty clear that the Dodgers are in lockdown mode financially, because of the impending divorce of the McCourts, and the gap between...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster OlneyA year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC S...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Why Pineiro will get his payday
Buster Olney...salaries for many veterans, and outside the list of relievers available through trade (Matt Lindstrom and the Dodgers' George Sherrill). • Heard this: Andy Pettitte has decided to pitch in 2010, and the Yankees have...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster Olney...this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles Dodgers haven't spent any yet, and everybody in the game assumes this is for two reasons: First...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster OlneyChone Figgins is generally regarded as the third-best position player on the market, behind Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, and the fact that he is signi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
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