Searching for Bobby Abreu
Buster OlneyIt wasn't until Feb. 12 that Bobby Abreu signed last winter, after waiting and waiting and waiting. The music had stopped, the big dollars were gone a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
An all-decade, all-value lineup card
Erik Manning, FanGraphs.comErik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Projecting a new decade of MLB stars
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusKevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus projects the best MLB players from 2010 through 2019 (the next decade of stars). His tops include Hanley Ramirez, Justin Upton, Joe Mauer and Tim Lincecum; the list goes to 20, though, with surprises.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Post-winter meetings questions
Buster Olney...B? The Cards made an offer to Matt Holliday for less than $18 million per year, writes Joe Strauss, and they want an answer by early in the week. If they're bluffing about their...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009
One of many
Buster OlneyA boy waits for the rumbling sound of an old blue car to climb through the maple trees, and right after he hears it he can see through the barn window...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009
Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster OlneyThe Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith LawI don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Bl...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster Olney...Thome LAD Chad Tracy ARZ Third base Adrian Beltre SEA (B) Geoff Blum HOU Craig Counsell MIL Joe Crede MIN Mark DeRosa STL (B) Pedro Feliz PHI Chone Figgins LAA (A) Troy Glaus STL (B...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Three Strikes: Award-winning edition
Jayson Stark...vote ever. Take a look. • Over in MVP Land, the two MVPs -- Pujols and Joe Mauer -- raked in 59 of the 60 first-place votes. That's the highest percentage in history...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Yankees' spring plans for Joba, Hughes
Peter Gammons...Allen and Chris Young. Yes, I had Derek Jeter second on my AL MVP ballot behind Joe Mauer, because in a year when the Yankees played at a breakneck pace, Jeter was the man...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
6 a.m.: Buster Olney
...and Mike Golic break down the Titans' win over the Texans. Plus, the guys talk about Joe Mauer winning the AL MVP with Buster Olney
Audio PodCast | November 24, 2009
ATH : Valuable: Mauer or Pujols?
Was Albert Pujols more or less valuble than Joe Mauer as an MVP?
Video | November 24, 2009
PTI : Joe Mau Stays in Minnesota?
Will Joe Mauer use his MVP Award as collateral to sign with a big-market team after contract expiration in '10?
Video | November 24, 2009
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster OlneyThe Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
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