Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster OlneyThirty-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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster OlneyIt 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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 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
BP Daily: Decision time in Seattle
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusThe Mariners are close to the AL West lead, but should they go for it now, or later?
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2009
Burke and the value of middle relief
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey analyzes some deeper fantasy sleepers that could have value to AL- and NL-only fantasy leaguers.
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...
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...
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 02, 2009
BP Daily: Mariners have a title shot
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusSeattle's start could shake up team's thinking on rebuild.
Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009
BP Daily: No panic needed
Marc Normandin, Baseball ProspectusWith careful observation and some nifty statistical tools, we can start to sort out which performances should improve given more time.
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009
BP Daily: In reality, a fantasy nightmare
Marc Normandin, Baseball ProspectusIf real teams played in your fantasy league, which squads would have the least fantasy value?
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009
Rays see room for improvement
Buster OlneyPORT 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...
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008
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