Closing the market
Keith Law...The Rays have just one reliever on a multiyear deal, Dan Wheeler. The Twins have just Joe Nathan, the best closer in the game, under a long-term deal, although the three-year deal...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...he has such good breaking stuff to make that fastball play a little bigger." Pettitte Saunders 2. Joe Saunders and Andy Pettitte, the starting pitchers. Both threw effectively in no-decisions earlier in this series...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster Olney...is called out at first base by umpire Dale Scott. Replay instantly shows that he was safe. Joe Buck of Fox says flatly: Chalk up another one, referring to the abundance of missed calls this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
ALCS Game 2 filled with regrets, redemption
Buster OlneyThe Yankees and Angels played through 13 innings, 432 pitches and 310 minutes (not to mention 6,980 meetings between Yankees catcher Jose Molina and h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2009
Rivera just keeps on ticking … and dominating
Peter Gammons...to suspended animation to three straight postseason saves. We have seen All-Star closers such as Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Huston Street and Ryan Franklin have their exit moments. It's proof -- like Kirk...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Kershaw is the great X factor
Buster OlneyThe first inning that Clayton Kershaw threw in the major leagues lasted 32 pitches. He was 20 years old at the time, working too quickly, and learning...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009
Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off
Buster OlneyThe fates of managers and pitching coaches are tied to their pitchers, and when a pitcher starts to go bad, some staffers instinctively separate thems...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Minnesota Twins, who surged to make the playoffs, met a real power and folded -- and now need to start worrying about Joe Mauer's contract and other future issues.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009
Rodriguez off to a big start in playoffs
Special to ESPN.comAlex Rodriguez, whose postseason failures are no secret, is off to a quick start in this ALDS against the Twins.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 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
Insider Intel: Twins vs. Yankees
Keith Law, ESPN InsiderKeith Law previews the Twins and Yankees ALDS, offering three things to watch when each team is at bat, three keys for each squad, and ultimately a prediction on the series. Plus: Notes from Baseball Prospectus, Inside Edge and ESPN Stats and Info.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009
Scouting the Minnesota Twins
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.The Twins feature the game's best all-around player in Joe Mauer, but they lack other ingredients to compete in the postseason.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009
BP: For the pen, it's also in the Cards
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusAfter a close analysis of all of MLB's playoff-bound pens, Baseball Prospectus finds that the St. Louis Cardinals stand above all others.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 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
For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster OlneyMike Krukow, half of the Giants' broadcast team, said it best about Brad Penny in the seventh or eighth inning of the pitcher's debut with San Francis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
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