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Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

Buster Olney

...Sullivan doesn't think the timing is right for the Padres to move him. Heard this: Billy Wagner could help to overcome his Type A status by reducing his asking price so much that some...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Tigers, Twins and my award picks

Buster Olney

Carl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Rivera, Nathan lead '10 relief rankings

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell reviews each team's bullpen situation this year and previews the closer situations for 2010.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

The Cubs share in Bradley's failure

Buster Olney

The Cubs finally had had enough with Milton Bradley, who almost certainly will never play another game in their uniform. The organization is ready to ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Cracks in the AL contenders

Buster Olney

The count was full, the bases were loaded and Brian Fuentes fired a fastball at the lowest part of the strike zone Wednesday night, and when home plat...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009

Why Greinke should win the Cy Young

Buster Olney

...a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to pitch in a meaningful game in his life. He has yet to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009

How Wagner shifted the market

Buster Olney

Sometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner almost certainly...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Inside another great Colorado run

Buster Olney

There was gleeful jumping and running and hat-tossing and a pig-pile kind of thing, and this was all taking place about 1,500 miles away from the Litt...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Complete 2009 draft results

ESPN.com

Check out which players were among the 1,521 selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, from Stephen Strasburg to Alibay Barkley.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009

If you thought winter was weird ...

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It sure has been one weird winter, which can mean only one thing: It's going to be one weird spring.

Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Ausmus homers in last game as an Astro; Braves end with worst year since 1990

Associated Press

Brad Ausmus hit a two-run homer in his final game with Houston and the Astros ended the season with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 28, 2008

Mets' wild-card lead cut to 1½ games after Braves rally with four-run eighth

Associated Press

Scott Schoeneweis and the Mets bullpen blew another late lead, with the Braves rallying for four runs in the eighth inning and a 7-6 win Sunday that stalled New York's playoff push.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 21, 2008

Mets lose ground in East as Braves rally for five runs in 9th inning

Associated Press

Fill-in closer Luis Ayala gave up a go-ahead homer to pinch-hitter Greg Norton, and the Braves rallied for five runs in the ninth inning Sunday and a 7-4 victory.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 14, 2008

Relief Efforts: Does the Player Rater work for closers?

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Eric Karabell looks at the top closers on the Player Rater, but wonders if it's the perfect tool to analyze relievers' values.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2008