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
The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster OlneyThe Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over the past decade than any other teams, as ESPN's esteemed Mark Simon notes: Bi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster OlneyA longtime NL advance scout watched Mike Cameron late in the 2009 season and came away thinking that even at age 36, Cameron remains one of the game's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee
Buster Olney...The Blue Jays will definitely offer arbitration to both players. Scutaro says he's interested in the Dodgers and Red Sox, and other teams have expressed interest. Moves, deals and decisions 1. The Dodgers and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009
Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster OlneyIt was in the middle of the afternoon, the day before Thanksgiving, and yet Orioles president Andy MacPhail was at his desk, answering his phone. That...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster OlneyThe Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster OlneyThere are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
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