Red Sox strengthen rotation with Lackey
Keith LawJohn Lackey's five-year deal with Boston for, in effect, A.J. Burnett money strengthens an already solid rotation, returns the Red Sox to a setup wher...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Los Angeles Angels
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider StaffBuster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Rumor Central combine to analyze 2009 and look ahead to 2010 for the Los Angeles Angels. As the AL West improves and key contracts come up, well ... it's going to be a winter of tough choices.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009
McGwire has a road map, but also a guide
Buster OlneyWe saw again Sunday night an example of how others have talked about their past use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. Yankees pitcher Andy ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...but 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
Search for Swisher continues
Special to ESPN.comNick Swisher enters Game 6 of the ALCS hitting just .181 in the postseason.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009
ATH : Angels Were Down, Not Out
How suprising was the Angel late-game comeback to keep them contending in this postseason?
Video | October 23, 2009
Patience at the plate key for Angels
Special to ESPN.comThe Angels have been extremely patient at the plate this season, which could pose a problem for Yankees starter A.J. Burnett in Game 2 on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Top 10 matchups of the LCS
Buster Olney...and they all are very good at hitting left-handed pitching. But late in games, Dodgers manager Joe Torre will summon his left-handed relievers, who are two of the best against left-handed hitters...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Scouting the Los Angeles Angels
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.The Angels' potent offense compensates for a weaker starting rotation and a less effective bullpen.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster OlneyThe crises come daily in the pennant races, and all the stuff that really matters at the outset of spring training -- pedigree, salary, past statistic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
De La Rosa's, Cain's styles differ
Special to ESPN.comColorado sends Jorge De La Rosa to the mound to face the San Francisco Giants' Matt Cain on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009
Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
Joe Torre's Straw man acquisition
Buster OlneyJoe Torre loved having Darryl Strawberry on his bench in the days when the two were manager and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009
Payroll gambles, Manny and the Kennedys
Peter GammonsThe Angels' acquisition of Scott Kazmir discourages the Rangers, against whom he is 5-1 with a 2.28 ERA, and he changes the playoffs with his 2.53 lif...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 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
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