Holliday, Bay are equally productive
Peter GammonsINDIANAPOLIS -- What we don't know is what the final contract numbers will be for Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, and this shouldn't be a one-versus-the-...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster Olney...second tier of free-agent starters who rank below John Lackey. Those would be Randy Wolf, Joel Pineiro, Jason Marquis, Vicente Padilla, Rich Harden and Brad Penny. There is relatively high demand, but less...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster OlneyThe Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over the past decade than any other teams, as ESPN's esteemed Mark Simon notes: Bi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Deadline looming for arbitration offers
Associated PressWorld Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Vladimir Guerrero and Randy Wolf were among the free agents who weren't offered salary arbitration, moves that enable new teams to sign them without losing draft picks.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009NL Gold Gloves: 2 out of 9 ain't bad
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...pitchers showed up, and Wainwright was one of them ... in 17th place, and well behind teammates Joel Pineiro and Chris Carpenter. We're not perfect. I don't want to ignore the possibility that...
Blog | November 11, 2009Kiss 'Em Goodbye: St. Louis Cardinals
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals. Some people thought the Cards could win the entire thing on pitching and Pujols -- but they were dismissed in an NLDS sweep, and now face real questions.
Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009
Cards' La Russa will weigh options
Associated PressTony La Russa isn't sure he will return for 2010 after a disappointing end to the season.
Story | Conversation | October 11, 2009La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster Olney...sure, and Rick Ankiel probably will move on. The Cardinals likely will try to re-sign Joel Pineiro and Mark DeRosa -- but at what cost? -- and Bill DeWitt said in a phone interview recently...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 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
Dodgers head back to NLCS behind Ethier, Ramirez and Padilla
Associated PressVicente Padilla shut down Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals, putting the Los Angeles Dodgers back in the National League championship series with a 5-1 victory on Saturday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 10, 2009Dodgers finish off Cardinals
Eric Neel, ESPN.comThe Dodgers didn't let up in NLDS Game 3, dispatching the Cardinals quickly and painlessly. Next up, a return trip to the NLCS.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009Task of saving Cardinals' season falls to Pineiro
ESPN.comDoug Pensinger/Getty Images Joel Pineiro, who went 15-12 in the regular season, gets the ball for St. Louis in Game...
Page | ConversationMLB Playoffs preview
Sahadev SharmaWith the Minnesota Twins holding off the Detroit Tigers in an amazing Game 163 to win the AL Central crown, the playoff field is finally set. Thus, it...
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