Why Pineiro will get his payday
Buster Olney...mustered an OPS of .673 against Pineiro, the 19th best among qualifying starting pitchers -- better than Josh Beckett, Johan Santana, Wandy Rodriguez and Cliff Lee. Part of the reason Pineiro is drawing significant interest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
Pedroia wants to switch to SS
ESPN.comThe Red Sox have asked second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who won the AL MVP Award in 2008, if he could play shortstop for the team if needed next season.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009Latest Halladay update
Gordon Edes...winter of 2003, and two years later, the Sox sealed another big deal, this one for Josh Beckett, on Thanksgiving night. So it was an attention grabber this morning when a report appeared in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Putting the pieces back together
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comPitcher Justin Duchscherer has learned a lot about himself since undergoing treatment for clinical depression. Now he's ready to return to the mound.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Sox mailbag: Pitching, SS concerns
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comWhat are Halladay, Beckett worth, and will Boston pay?
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Early Top 200 rankings for 2010
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Five questions that will define offseason
Peter Gammons and Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comPeter Gammons and Gordon Edes answer five questions on the building of the 2010 Red Sox.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Pushing for a minimum payroll threshold
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comCries for a salary cap were sparked by the Yankees' winning the World Series, but what baseball really needs is a minimum payroll threshold.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Right team, wrong Rookie
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotQuestion for You: How many times has the Rookie of the Year come from the right team, but been the wrong rookie? This question occurred to me upon ...
Blog | November 17, 2009Can Red Sox afford not to spend?
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWill Red Sox fans accept a rebuilding phase?
Story | Conversation | November 15, 2009Postseason had many defining moments
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comWhile the Yankees returned to glory by winning the World Series, the inevitability of full-scale instant replay in baseball stood out as perhaps the most important aspect of the 2009 postseason.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009To be 'right,' Girardi has to win
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...last team to win a World Series going with just three starters was the '91 Twins. Josh Beckett went on three days' rest in Game 6 of the 2003 Series, Marlins against the Yankees...
Blog | November 04, 2009Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster OlneyBaseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009
Southpaws in the spotlight
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comThe resurgent Andy Pettitte faces the shaky Cole Hamels in Saturday night's pivotal Game 3 of World Series.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2009Lee's calm is the Yankees' storm
Buster OlneyWe are accustomed to seeing October tension reflected in the eyes of the pitchers. Orel Hershiser's eyes in 1988 were intense -- the Bulldog locked in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
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