Offseason notebook: Hot stove cooking
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft wraps up many of the early offseason deals, like the J.J. Hardy-Carlos Gomez trade, and what they mean for fantasy owners.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster Olney...lots of phone calls of support to Lee in Buffalo, N.Y. Sabathia won the 2007 Cy Young Award and was traded in 2008, and when Lee won the Cy Young Award in 2008 and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Replay for the World Series could work
Buster OlneyDon Denkinger, an umpire who had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to go to replay. Here's the thing: Even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster Olney...Atlanta Braves. He just turned 20, and his physical presence and skills remind some evaluators of a young Darryl Strawberry, but he appears to be a much more refined prospect than Strawberry ever was. Heyward...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Any drama left for season's final week?
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft previews the final week of the baseball season and says there's a lot of uncertainty with many top teams close to clinching playoff berths.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Many aces dealing this weekend
AJ Mass, ESPN.comAJ Mass previews this weekend's MLB action from a fantasy perspective, including a bunch of aces taking the hill.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009The Cy Young cases for Greinke and King Felix
Buster Olney...to include information in their media dispatches about their various candidates for major awards. The AL Cy Young Award is increasingly a two-horse race between the Royals' Zack Greinke and the Mariners' Felix Hernandez...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: New York Mets
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the New York Mets, who were victims of injuries, mismanagement and, quite possibly, Bernie Madoff.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Dice-K finally makes return
Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.comAdam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB action, including the return of Daisuke Matsuzaka from a long stint on the disabled list.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009How teams can learn from the Marlins
Buster OlneyRicky Nolasco came into the season projected to be a leader of one of the best young rotations in the majors. On May 22, Nolasco gave up eight runs over two innings, and immediately...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009
Gonzalez likely sticking with Padres
...of [Omar] Vizquel," said one talent evaluator recently) and Kevin Kouzmanoff in the infield. Will Venable and young slugger Kyle Blanks will probably man a couple of spots in the outfield, and Tony Gwynn, Jr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 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 the Yankees are now firing on all cylinders
Buster Olney...because I thought the Rays -- my projected winners in the AL East -- were a team of extraordinarily young and talented players who would naturally progress as B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria and James Shields...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009
Jays scouting Yankees?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotThe National Post's Jeremy Sandler: It is the kind of sighting that...Single-A this season. The Yankees have other young players who might interest the Jays, including major...
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