Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster OlneyCoco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
Searching for Bobby Abreu
Buster Olney...cash is dissipating, and there are still dozens and dozens of unsigned free agents, such as: Jermaine Dye, 35, who has 139 homers in the last four seasons. Johnny Damon, 36, who had 63...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Cameron adds to Red Sox's defense
Keith Law...with the next tier comprising guys like Marlon Byrd, Randy Winn, Xavier Nady, Coco Crisp and Jermaine Dye, each of whom has a major red flag like injury, age, or (in Byrd's case...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster Olney...the second layer of corner infielders, but also not for corner outfielders like Johnny Damon or Jermaine Dye. Figgins' OPS outside of Yankee Stadium is almost identical to that of Damon (Figgins is at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
The free agent do-call list
Buster Olney...2009, which certainly is an indication for the Phillies that he could help balance their lineup. Jermaine Dye: He is in the twilight of his career, at age 35, and he's no longer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster OlneyAn American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster OlneyAs the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 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: Chicago White Sox
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Chicago White Sox, who many believe have the best talent in AL Central.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 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
Sox-Yanks, Aroldis Chapman, Cy Young Wars
Buster OlneyIt is still September and nine days of regular-season baseball remain, but the playoffs provided the context for everything that occurred at Yankee St...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Dice-K's fastball showing signs of life
Special to ESPN.comDaisuke Matsuzaka is beginning to look like his old self thanks to a recharged fastball.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Oakland Athletics
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Oakland Athletics. On the plus side, Aaron Sorkin is rewriting the script for a "Moneyball" movie, which might star Brad Pitt as Billy Beane.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009
Pettitte rediscovers off-speed stuff
Special to ESPN.comWhy Andy Pettitte has dominated right-handed batters since the All-Star break.
Story | Conversation | September 05, 2009
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