408 Results for jose lopez

Slew of signings lie ahead

Buster Olney

Thirty-nine more players were not tendered contracts Saturday night, so as of Sunday, this is the number of free agents who are looking for jobs, acco...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009

Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place

Buster Olney

It was in the middle of the afternoon, the day before Thanksgiving, and yet Orioles president Andy MacPhail was at his desk, answering his phone. That...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009

Duensing among unlikely September stars

Buster Olney

The crises come daily in the pennant races, and all the stuff that really matters at the outset of spring training -- pedigree, salary, past statistic...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

BP Daily: Decision time in Seattle

Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

The Mariners are close to the AL West lead, but should they go for it now, or later?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009

Survivor, NL East edition

The NL East is playing out like a really nasty game of dodgeball, and if you're keeping score at home, you could probably count the bodies left standi...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Burke and the value of middle relief

Jason Grey, ESPN.com

Jason Grey analyzes some deeper fantasy sleepers that could have value to AL- and NL-only fantasy leaguers.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | June 21, 2009

Boston leads the arms (management) race

Young starting pitchers are protected like baby chicks in the major leagues these days, but the shift in thinking on pitch count extends beyond guys l...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009

Verlander ascends to 'King of the Mountain'

When I was growing up in Vermont, the most popular winter activity was playing "King on the Mountain." It was played on the piles of plowed snow in th...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 11, 2009

Mauer quickly makes his presence felt for Twins

Perhaps more than any other player in baseball, Joe Mauer is embedded into his franchise; he is the core of the Minnesota Twins, in everything they ar...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2009

BP Daily: Mariners have a title shot

Christina Kahrl, Baseball Prospectus

Seattle's start could shake up team's thinking on rebuild.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009

BP Daily: No panic needed

Marc Normandin, Baseball Prospectus

With careful observation and some nifty statistical tools, we can start to sort out which performances should improve given more time.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009

BP Daily: In reality, a fantasy nightmare

Marc Normandin, Baseball Prospectus

If real teams played in your fantasy league, which squads would have the least fantasy value?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | March 27, 2009

The strange journey of Schilling and Clemens

The young pitcher had no idea whether the star player would agree to meet with him, but he had let it be known he was around, just in case the star ha...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009

Rays see room for improvement

Buster Olney

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Three thousand fans, many of them wearing Rays T-shirts or caps or jerseys, took advantage of the open house at the team's new...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009

Three Strikes: More history chasers edition

...2004 Mariners, who went from 93 wins to 63. And we're sure that Ichiro Suzuki, Jose Lopez and Willie Bloomquist will really appreciate us reminding them that they've been part of both...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008