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A-Rod is first-rounder but Mauer is not

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft explains some of the more difficult decisions he made when coming up with his 2010 top 200 for fantasy baseball.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Money talks, but baseball won't listen

Howard Bryant, ESPN.com

Did the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm

Buster Olney

...enthusiastically, and Lee just kept on moving, as always. We think of time of possession as a football stat, but it was appropriate for Lee's start, as these numbers from Jeremy Mills of ESPN...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off

Buster Olney

The fates of managers and pitching coaches are tied to their pitchers, and when a pitcher starts to go bad, some staffers instinctively separate thems...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Porcello's fastball will be his tell

Buster Olney

Rick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Cy Young candidates make final pitch

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass previews Thursday's action, which includes a couple of NL Cy Young award candidates making their final regular-season starts.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars

Buster Olney

It is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009

Many aces dealing this weekend

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass previews this weekend's MLB action from a fantasy perspective, including a bunch of aces taking the hill.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Wainwright commanding plate, and attention

Buster Olney

There aren't many pitchers who can consistently command a breaking ball on both sides of home plate, a longtime talent evaluator said Wednesday aftern...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

Buster Olney

By the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Smoltz manufactures a comeback

Buster Olney

John Smoltz is a friend and golfing partner of Tiger Woods, which is hardly surprising, because the two men are similar in many ways. Both are superla...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Head of the class

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

With the signing deadline past, Insider's Keith Law ranks the best and worst draft classes.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

2009 All-State Baseball: 1st Team, 2nd Team

CalHiSports.com

El Toro and Norco each land a pair on the overall all-state first team. Capistrano Valley, Chatsworth, Stockdale, Cathedral Catholic, Edison of Huntin...

Blog Entry | July 03, 2009

Six Californians Named EA SPORTS All-Americans

CalHiSports.com

Posted By Deputy Editor Mark Tennis This year's EA SPORTS All-America baseball teams include six from California on the first group of 30 players wit...

Blog Entry | July 15, 2008