The catch heard 'round the Rockies
Buster Olney...free-agent updates and much more, you must be an ESPN Insider. If it did drop, Julio Lugo would race home with the tying run from third base and Albert Pujols -- the St. Louis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009
Duensing among unlikely September stars
Buster Olney...in a crucial role for a contender -- and the same could be said for the Cardinals' Julio Lugo, who is hitting .294 since joining St. Louis; Nate Robertson, who stepped into the Tigers' rotation...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
The return of baseball's great divide
Buster OlneyThere have been nine different teams that have won championships in the past 10 seasons, from the Yankees to the Diamondbacks to the Angels and Marlin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009
Eight reasons for Halladay to be a Phillie
Buster OlneyEight great reasons the Blue Jays and Phillies should work out a Roy Halladay trade: Maximizing value: Halladay will have very high trade value for t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009
A cheap Halladay alternative
Buster OlneyHere are the statistical lines for two starting pitchers, compiled over a season: Pitcher A: 132 innings, 124 hits, 2.73 ERA, 17 walks, 113 strikeou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009
Ranking the NL's easiest roads to the postseason
Buster OlneyHere's the ranking of strength of schedule in the second half in the NL. It's great news if you're a fan of the Brewers or the Dodgers or the Marlins,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 18, 2009
Ranking the AL's roughest roads to the playoffs
Buster OlneySchedule advantages and disadvantages are difficult to calculate in baseball, because you don't know who will be hurt, which team will be hot and whic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 16, 2009
Yanks unconcerned about A-Rod Being A-Rod
Buster OlneyAlex Rodriguez has nine years and about $275 million remaining on his contract, and he'll probably outlast everybody currently in the organization not...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009
Deion Sanders' thoughts still heard years later
Buster OlneyLost in the fog of the A-Rod-palooza, I forgot a sacred blog tradition -- to kick off spring training by revisiting a story from many years ago. I do...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 22, 2009
A-Rod had better hope he's told the truth
Buster OlneyOn Tuesday, Alex Rodriguez offered up far more detail than Andy Pettitte and more substance than Jason Giambi, and he went way beyond where either Mar...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009
Some questions to ask A-Rod
Buster OlneyUndoubtedly, the Yankees would have preferred that Alex Rodriguez sit down with all reporters one time. He chose to speak with Peter Gammons last week...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009
No Payments 'Til 2007!
Buster OlneyThe Magazine's Buster Olney checks out baseball's risky marketplace and finds very few bargains and only one guarantee: Buyers, beware
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008MLB official: Ramirez might be dealt by Saturday
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineThe Red Sox are aggressively shopping outfielder Manny Ramirez now, according to major league sources, at a time when the slugger's trade value has peaked, and there is a sense among some executives that their trade talks are gaining momentum.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2006No payments 'til 2007
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineBuster Olney checks out baseball's risky marketplace and finds very few bargains and only one guarantee: Buyers, beware.
Story | Conversation | November 01, 2006
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