Closing the market
Keith LawIf there's an area of depth in this winter's free agent market, it's in relievers, including relievers who have either closer experience or closer stu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
The market for those coming off injuries
Keith Law...injury-plagued or injury-shortened season, including Adrian Beltre (shoulder), Erik Bedard (shoulder), Pedro Martinez (shoulder), Jarrod Washburn (knee) and Rich Harden (body), all of whom rank among the top 50 free agents on...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Seattle could land Lackey
Buster Olney...and the Mariners has had a boatload of salary come off their books. The team traded Jarrod Washburn ($10.35 million salary in '09) during the season, and third baseman Adrian Beltre ($13 million...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Detroit Tigers
Keith Law, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Detroit Tigers, who weren't supposed to be around as long as they were, then were around three more innings longer than that, and then -- well, here's to 2010!
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009
BP: An analysis of playoff ballparks
Clay Davenport, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus looks at the 2009 MLB playoff ballparks and finds guys who are likely to shine because of the parks they'll be playing in.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Seattle Mariners
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Seattle Mariners, who gave their fans plenty of late-inning thrills this year.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009
BP: Numbers say it's in the Cards
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the starting rotations for the eight teams expected to participate in postseason 2009 -- and the Minnesota Twins. The numbers say it might be the National League's year.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009
Cracks in the AL contenders
Buster OlneyThe count was full, the bases were loaded and Brian Fuentes fired a fastball at the lowest part of the strike zone Wednesday night, and when home plat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009
A somber celebration in Detroit
Buster OlneyErnie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Rangers' Borbon keeps on running
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey takes a closer look at Julio Borbon, who has emerged as the Rangers' DH thanks to his speed and performance at the plate. Plus, he looks at the latest September call-ups
Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009
For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster OlneyMike Krukow, half of the Giants' broadcast team, said it best about Brad Penny in the seventh or eighth inning of the pitcher's debut with San Francis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
Joe Torre's Straw man acquisition
Buster OlneyJoe Torre loved having Darryl Strawberry on his bench in the days when the two were manager and player with the New York Yankees. Strawberry didn't pl...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009
Quentin not the same in 2009
Special to ESPN.comCarlos Quentin has been unable to duplicate his solid numbers from 2008 in 2009.
Story | Conversation | August 30, 2009
Payroll gambles, Manny and the Kennedys
Peter Gammons...to pay them. But look at the American League teams that did improve themselves: The Tigers (Jarrod Washburn), Red Sox and Angels are 2-3-4 in payroll behind the Yankees. The White Sox...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
Strasburg, Nationals need each other
Peter Gammons...pick in 2010, is also a Boras client. And a veteran free-agent pitcher such as Jarrod Washburn, at three years and $36 million this offseason, may outperform Strasburg, at, say, three years...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009
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