How Wagner shifted the market
Buster Olney...Aardsma, who has been solid), the Angels (Brian Fuentes), Texas (Frank Francisco), Oakland (Andrew Bailey or Joey Devine, both affordable). Here are the teams that might not have a set closer going into next...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Butler is fulfilling expectations
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey breaks down Billy Butler's successful season and examines Matt Holliday, Adam Jones and Andrew Bailey.
Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009
BP Daily: The Smart Traders
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusBilly Beane and Jon Daniels are among the best GMs at knowing when to swap veterans for prospects, and vice versa.
Story | Conversation | May 08, 2009
Grey's Clipboard: B.J. Upton ready to rebound
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey provides scouting reports on the struggling B.J. Upton, up-and-coming reliever Andrew Bailey and the scuffling Scott Baker.
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2009
Blue Jays among those waiting for reinforcements
The Toronto Blue Jays, the Angels, the Yankees and some other teams must wait for pitching reinforcements to arrive. It feels like a scene from one of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 28, 2009
Nats and Boras under pressure with Strasburg
It was Mark Prior who received the highest signing bonus ever for a drafted player, a $10.5 million deal after being picked second by the Chicago Cubs...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009
Aaron Hill has faced a difficult comeback
Aaron Hill can joke about the collision now. And as he tells the story, the guy who hit him with an elbow last May 29 is 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds, a mo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2009
Sorting through the AL scheduling
Buster OlneyTen notables from the American League schedule: 1. The Indians are looking at a meat grinder early in the year: In the first two months and one day o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2009
Teahen a part of widespread optimism in K.C.
Buster OlneyMark Teahen's transition to second base began on a Little League field in Peoria, Ariz., in December. He went there with his brother and girlfriend to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009
Grey's Clipboard: Kershaw getting arsenal under control
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey uses his scouting background to identify players who are progressing or regressing in the Cactus League.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009
Numbers tell the tale
Buster Olney...whom to square the baseball, of anybody who threw 40 or more innings, was Oakland's Joey Devine. Opponents mustered a .170 slugging percentage against him, with only three doubles, no triples and no...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 25, 2009
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