Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster OlneyA year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC S...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Three Strikes -- Cy Young edition
Jayson StarkStrike One -- Last Shall Be First Dept. Greinke Zack Greinke won a Cy Young Award Tuesday. Excellent choice. And the correct choice. It even to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 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
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster OlneyMilwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster OlneyHad Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
A different kind of 'Big D' in Texas
Matt Meyers, ESPN The MagazineMany have pinned the Rangers' improvement to a better pitching staff, but not all the credit rests on the mound. The team's defense has vastly improved as well.
Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009
Pitchers figuring out Pujols?
Special to ESPN.comHave pitchers found a way to pitch to Albert Pujols?
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009
Don't mess with Texas
Tim Keown, ESPN The MagazineESPN The Magazine's September 7 issue profiles the Texas Rangers under the guide of president Nolan Ryan, who have abandoned the thinking on pitch counts and, in the process, developed a muscle on the mound that is guiding them towards the playoffs.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009
Halladay equally difficult to hit
Special to ESPN.comDoesn't matter if you're right-handed or left-handed, hitting against Roy Halladay is equally unpleasant.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009
BP Daily: The real divisional show
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusRed Sox vs. Yankees is great and all, but a compelling AL rivalry is shaping up in Angels vs. Rangers -- two evenly matched teams battling for one playoff spot.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 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 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
Dr. BP's Prescriptions: AL West
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusLooking for the cure to fix what ails the Angels, Rangers, Mariners and A's? Baseball Prospectus has all the right prescriptions for the AL West, including one team that should be getting another Doc on the phone, ASAP.
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009
BP Daily: Midseason starters report
Marc Normandin, Baseball ProspectusPECOTA's projections for starting pitchers have been solid, but at the season's midpoint, some starters haven't come close to matching expectations. Baseball Prospectus examines the reasons behind their unlikely performances.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009
The Buster Olney AL All-Stars
...against him); Jose Mijares, Twins (lefties are hitting .079 against him) Bench: Branyan, Mariners; Derek Jeter, Yankees; Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox; Ian Kinsler, Rangers; Juan Rivera, Angels; Brandon Inge, Tigers; Jorge Posada, Yankees; Mike Napoli...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2009
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