Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster Olney...other problems now, writes Phil Rogers. Ryan Dempster likes the trade. 3. Former players' association head Don Fehr talked with Daniel Barbarisi and predicted rough seas ahead. An interesting part of this, I thought, was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
Some young arms could crack A's rotation
Buster OlneyWhen spring training began, the odds of Brett Anderson and/or Trevor Cahill and/or Vin Mazzaro being part of the Oakland Athletics' rotation on April ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009
Execs reluctant to sign older stars to long deals
Buster OlneyThe economy T-boned the free-agent market this winter, seemingly at 100 mph, and this was the major reason why established players -- guys who had bee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2009
With Cruz, others, Royals eager to improve
Buster OlneyKansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore explained over the phone Saturday how the pursuit of reliever Juan Cruz accelerated after Orlando Hudson decided to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2009
Baseball's strengthening code of conduct
Buster OlneyA club official stood by a batting cage this spring, as some of his players hit, and he spoke with relief about how great it was to have a troublesome...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009
Rays see room for improvement
Buster OlneyPORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Three thousand fans, many of them wearing Rays T-shirts or caps or jerseys, took advantage of the open house at the team's new...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009
Carmona shouldn't try so hard
Buster OlneyGOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Fausto Carmona threw at much less than maximum effort in his first official bullpen session of spring training Saturday, gliding ea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2009
Fuller explanation needed from Fehr
Buster OlneyUnion head Don Fehr put out a statement Monday night explaining that the MLBPA had begun the process of destroying the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009
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