Multiple avenues for Philly
Buster Olney...Avenue No. 2: The Phillies could have had both Halladay and Lee. They could have traded Joe Blanton (moving the approximately $8 million salary he will make in 2010), signed a cheaper option at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009
Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster OlneyA year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC S...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster OlneyThe great thing about the postseason, an evaluator noted the other day, is that you always find out what the real weaknesses of hitters are (or at lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster OlneyBaseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
How the Yankees can slow the Angels
Buster Olney...and managers by charging around the bases aggressively and compelling their rivals to make mistakes. Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn't want his pitchers preoccupied with the Angels' runners, such as Chone Figgins; rather, he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Instant replay must be expanded … immediately
Buster OlneyThere were mistakes made by professionals this week. The gritty Ryan Raburn played a pop-fly single into a triple in the Metrodome. Chris Carpenter le...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
The King becomes a craftsman
Buster OlneyIt wasn't the optimal situation for a new pitching coach to get to know a star pitcher. In spring training, Felix Hernandez was away from the Mariners...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Baseball could soon lose a giant
Buster Olney...respect, and doesn't overwhelm them with rules or his own ego. What has enabled Cox and Joe Torre to last as managers, I've always felt, is that they like players; they like people...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009
Why Holliday could end up a rental
Buster OlneyAs the summer's trade season played out, rival executives came away from conversations with the Cardinals believing St. Louis wasn't in position to ta...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 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
Hamels among most indispensable players
Buster Olney...his 246 victories, and Brett Myers is reinvested in his career with his improved conditioning, and Joe Blanton is a serious mound grinder, Hamels is still the difference-maker. At age 24 last fall...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2009
Decision-makers have decided on Manny
Buster OlneyWhenever there are words here or elsewhere about the ugliness and the impact of Manny Ramirez's departure from Boston, there is uniform reaction from ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009
Beaney Babies
Buster OlneyThe Athletics' big three is history. But the new guys also look a lot like money
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