Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?
Buster Olney...turning down the temperature, naturally). When I covered the Orioles in 1995, teammates grew tired of Kevin Brown's explosions after he had a tough night on the mound; he'd bash everything from light...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009
At This Hour 12pm ET: Mets After Bay, Mastui an Angel, Woods AP Athlete of the Decade
SportsCenter...Images Mets Trying to Lock Up Bay The New York Mets are seriously pursuing free-agent OF Jason Bay. ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney reports they have offered a 4-year contract worth between $60...
Blog | December 16, 2009Lackey's and Bay's markets emerge
Keith Law...kept the Pirates from taking Danny Moskos over Jason Heyward. Joe Posnanski -- for my money the best...agent, Jeff Borris, told Yahoo! Sports columnist Tim Brown that Uggla doesn't want to move from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...on one pitch, during those seasons in which the Yankees saw defensive shifts all the time against Jason Giambi. And it was like a harmonic convergence of opportunity in front of Damon in the ninth...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Heyward already living up to hype at AFL
Jason GreyThree reasons to pay close attention to this year's Arizona Fall League campaign: 1. Tommy Hanson 2. Gordon Beckham 3. Andrew Bailey Those were just...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 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
Seven possibilities for a Mets front man
Buster OlneyOrdinary news briefings have become public-relations disasters for the New York Mets, writes Ben Shpigel, and members of the team's ownership have end...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 27, 2009
Why White Sox might want Rios
Buster OlneySome team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there is lots of evidence that ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009
Notable players linked to PEDs
ESPN.comESPN's Stats & Information group looks at some of the key Major League Baseball players who have been implicated or have admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009They're called 'prospects' for a reason
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWhile the Blue Jays and Phillies continue to haggle over prospects, Starting 9 revisits some trades involving highly touted minor leaguers who became major league busts.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009Swine flu should concern baseball
Buster Olney...it will have to give up young pitchers Kyle Drabek and J.A. Happ, and outfielder Dominic Brown. The Jays' price is steep, Jim Salisbury writes. The great unknown in all of this is how...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Complete 2009 draft results
ESPN.comCheck out which players were among the 1,521 selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, from Stephen Strasburg to Alibay Barkley.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009Minor league update: Fernando Martinez on a hot streak
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusKevin Goldstein highlights some notable minor league performances from the weekend, including a recent hot streak by Mets super-prospect Fernando Martinez
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009
Dykstra's business: a bed of 'Nails'
Mike Fish, ESPN.comLenny Dykstra dreams of big business with high rolling professional athletes. But an ESPN.com investigation discovered that 'Nails' either hates to pay his bills or he's a financial train wreck. Mike Fish reports.
Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009Spring Training Blog: March 7
ZAMBRANO WANTS OPENING DAY START (9:23 p.m. ET) Carlos Zambrano wants to start on opening day for the Chicago Cubs, and he's not shy about it. "I ca...
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