Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster OlneyThere are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings
Buster OlneyExecutives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
Type A positive (and negative)
Buster OlneyFor years, the Elias Sports Bureau rankings that determined what kind of draft-pick compensation would be attached to free agents meant nothing to som...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009
The Mag's college basketball preview
Elena Bergeron, Matt Giles, Ian Gordon and Dan Hodes, ESPN The MagazineESPN The Magazine's 2009/10 college basketball preview
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Karabell: Week 7 flex rankings
Eric Karabell[Note: These rankings were updated Friday] Sometimes desperation sets in and you don't have a choice. A colleague asked me this morning what I thoug...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
Tip Sheet notes: Quiet trading floor
Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.comSteven Jackson, Terrell Owens, Larry Johnson -- there are stars aplenty on the trade rumor mill. Don't be shocked if they remain with their teams come deadline Tuesday, writes Len Pasquarelli.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009
The Scout Team: Week 5
Scott Burton, ESPN The MagazineScott Burton consults the icy cold, oraclelike robo-logic of Insider's Fantasy Scout to plan a course of action for Week 5 of the NFL fantasy football season. Among the discoveries: Adrian Peterson won't be the top RB the rest of the way.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009
FBO: Week 4 fantasy matchups
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders' weekly fantasy matchup series examines which players will benefit or suffer based on the defenses they face. In Week 4, there's plenty of love for Jay Cutler and Clinton Portis, while Fred Taylor and Ryan Grant are in trouble.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
For one night, Ordonez worth the cost
Buster OlneyIt's too bad there isn't a transcript of the conversation that took place sometime this summer between Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his baseba...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009
Week 2 flex rankings: Look at Bradshaw, Taylor
Eric Karabell...like the matchup against the Saints. 8. Greg Jennings, WR, Packers 9. Clinton Portis, RB, Redskins 10. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals 11. Thomas Jones, RB, Jets: Only concern would be if Tom Brady and pals...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009
Fantasy matchups: Week 1
Bill Barnwell, Football OutsidersFootball Outsiders' advanced DVOA metric is your key to fantasy greatness this season, and they have a list of Week 1 starts and sits to get you off on the right foot.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009
Week 1 Flex Rankings
Eric Karabell...on the other sideline, we'll see an unhappy Terrell Owens wondering why he picked Buffalo. 8. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals 9. Brian Westbrook, RB, Eagles 10. Michael Turner, RB, Falcons 11. Frank Gore, RB...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009
NL West is better than you might think
Peter Gammons...Coast League and the Alaskan League. Oh, sure, Vicente Padilla and Brad Penny can jump off the Morgan Memorial trucks and throw gems, but it is a division predominated by the three California pitchers' parks...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009
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