8 Results for eric gagne

Is Strasburg the best prospect ever?

Buster Olney

So just how good is Stephen Strasburg, the San Diego State right-hander who is regarded as the No. 1 talent in this year's draft? "The best I've eve...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009

Execs reluctant to sign older stars to long deals

Buster Olney

The 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2009

Greinke and Royals could surprise

Buster Olney

There is not a lot of original thought in baseball, but there are a lot of mantras repeated over and over and over. Throw strikes. Hit the ball the ot...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 21, 2009

A-Rod now tarnished forever

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

Having been linked to reported steroid use, Alex Rodriguez no longer has a clean image, and his legacy will be tarnished forever.

Story | Conversation | February 07, 2009

Market still loaded with names

Buster Olney

Some teams are continually reviewing the list of available free agents, a list as long as a football field, to see whether there is someone they need,...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 02, 2009

Free agents worth a second look

Buster Olney

...fit with the Mets, spelling Carlos Delgado against left-handed pitchers and lightening the clubhouse atmosphere. 4. Eric Hinske: For $800,000 in salary this past season, the Rays got 20 homers and some good...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 29, 2008

A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia

Buster Olney

The old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Jays must trade Halladay now

Buster Olney

A whole bunch of baseball people traveled to Toronto this weekend to watch Roy Halladay pitch, as Ken Fidlin writes. It's a sure sign of a robust mark...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 19, 2009