Cash grab
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineDuring this winter's free agency and arbritration, good things won't come to those who wait.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009
Analyzing the early hot-stove deals
Keith LawI'm shocked and disappointed that the Hot Stove League didn't go on hiatus during my vacation, but I can make the adjustment. Here are my quick takes ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
Type A positive
Buster OlneyJason Varitek and Juan Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by circumstance. But they prob...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: S.F. Giants
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 San Francisco Giants, who have arguably the best 1-2 pitching punch in all of baseball -- and a destructively anemic offense.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
A slimmer Kung Fu Panda is needed
Buster OlneyThe Giants lost again Saturday and will soon be eliminated, and in time their focus will shift to 2010, as John Shea writes. Pablo Sandoval will like...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster OlneyThe crises come daily in the pennant races, and all the stuff that really matters at the outset of spring training -- pedigree, salary, past statistic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
De La Rosa's, Cain's styles differ
Special to ESPN.comColorado sends Jorge De La Rosa to the mound to face the San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009
Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans
Buster OlneyDerek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
NL West is better than you might think
Peter GammonsTwo years ago, four of the five teams in the NL West had better than .500 records, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks played in the NLCS. This season, t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009
For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster Olney...the game from the outset, and while the Giants might be offensively challenged and are without Freddy Sanchez and Bengie Molina, they undoubtedly have the best starting pitching of any of the NL West...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
Payroll gambles, Manny and the Kennedys
Peter Gammons...favorite and puts them into the Dodgers' payroll neighborhood. The Giants took on the remainder of Freddy Sanchez's $6.1 million salary and have made it clear they will continue to add, if...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
How Wagner shifted the market
Buster OlneySometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner alm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Smoltz manufactures a comeback
Buster OlneyJohn 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009
Wild card still working its magic
Peter GammonsInjustice remains throughout the system, which is why it is so refreshing to see the Pirates and Royals reinvest their revenue-sharing money into sign...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009
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