The market for those coming off injuries
Keith Law...of injury entails risk of loss, perhaps a complete loss. Teams have seen disastrous signings like Jason Schmidt's three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which turned into $47 million down a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: L.A. Dodgers
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider StaffThe Dodgers have a young nucleus that will keep them in the NL West hunt at least for next season. But the Rockies are closing in fast.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 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
Dodgers dropping back to pack
Buster OlneyI hated the Cincinnati Reds as a kid, because they were the Big Red Machine that seemed to zoom past my own favorite team, the Dodgers, giving me litt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 09, 2009
Nine reasons this NYY-BOS series is pivotal
Buster OlneyThe Hype Meter runs at the highest level whenever the Red Sox and Yankees play, a 10 on a scale of 10 even when it's just a three-game series in April...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009
Why Rose can't escape himself
Buster OlneyMLB commissioner Bud Selig is said to be seriously mulling a pardon for Pete Rose, Bill Madden writes. A pardon would clear the way for Rose to make i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 27, 2009
Porcello becoming more predictable
Special to ESPN.comAfter a sensational start, Rick Porcello has hit a rough patch. It appears hitters have begun to figure out the 20-year-old right-hander.
Story | Conversation | July 25, 2009
A cheap Halladay alternative
Buster OlneyHere are the statistical lines for two starting pitchers, compiled over a season: Pitcher A: 132 innings, 124 hits, 2.73 ERA, 17 walks, 113 strikeou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009
The familiar angle on Houston's surge
Buster OlneyThe Astros are 27-17 in their last 44 games, which is actually par for the course for Houston. Year after year, the Astros seem to start slowly and th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009
Holland's upside is tantalizing
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey digs deep into the player pool to offer sleeper options for fantasy leagues, including intriguing young arm Derek Holland, who is back in Texas' rotation.
Story | Conversation | July 19, 2009
Jays must trade Halladay now
Buster OlneyA 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 19, 2009
Piniella confronts Bradley, seeks change
Television producers and directors like to focus on Lou Piniella because the Cubs manager is often like an active volcano, his anger coming in discern...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009
Reyes' injury concerning, Votto returns
Stephania BellThis just in: Chris Carpenter is for real this year. For those who were worried about his ability to pick up where he left off, after coming back from...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009
Ichiro Suzuki, Alex Rodriguez progressing nicely
Stephania Bell, ESPN.comAnd they're off! Welcome to the glorious opening week of the 2009 baseball season. Despite the optimism that reigns supreme this time of year in eve...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009
The scouts weigh in on camp performances
This is the never-ending spring training, almost as long as the artificial spring of 1995, when replacement players were used, and which turned into a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009
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