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Recall the saying "it seemed like a good idea at the time" and you'll be able to apply it to a number of baseball's 30 teams. Indeed, most general managers would love to call a mulligan or two during their careers. As such, the following five players...

Blog | January 14, 2013

MLB general managers love to preach a slow rebuilding process, but as Dave Cameron points out, a quick leap to prominence is more common than most realize.

Story | Conversation | January 27, 2012

The truth is that Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos is much more of a lawyer than a baseball owner, and he spends almost all of his days involved in lawsuits. And the truth is that in Buck Showalter's perfect world, he'd love to work wi...

Blog | November 03, 2011

Buster Olney writes that the Baltimore Orioles are fighting a perception problem, seemingly always one step behind their competitors. Plus, notes on prospective buyers for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the latest hot stove buzz.

Blog | Conversation | November 03, 2011

You'd love to have a lot of games against the Dodgers in the second half except on the days that Clayton Kershaw is pitching. The Mariners have a young and thin lineup, so you might be glad to see Seattle on your schedule -- but not if you happe...

Blog | July 10, 2011

Buster Olney ranks the second-half schedules of all remaining MLB contenders. While the Phillies and Rays have difficult paths, the Yankees and Giants have easier roads.

Blog | Conversation | July 10, 2011

Kevin Goldstein writes that properly judging a draft pick can often take years, so here are 10 recent examples of when the industry rushed to judgment far too soon on a first-round pick.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2011

A likely first-ballot Hall of Famer, Trevor Hoffman is hanging up his spikes. But Buster has gone ahead and picked up some anecdotes that could be used when the great reliever is set to join Cooperstown.

Blog | Conversation | January 12, 2011

There will be teams that would love to add Zack Greinke but don't have the caliber of prospects necessary to get him. There will be teams that would love to have Greinke but, like the Kansas City Royals, are concerned about matching the timing o...

Blog | October 17, 2010

As the ALCS and NLCS unfold, Buster Olney evaluates every possible landing spot for Zack Greinke.

Blog | Conversation | October 17, 2010

The value of a home run has changed over time, but Peter Keating takes care of that in this Next Level analysis by re-scaling the all-time leaderboard based on dominance. And wouldn't you know it, we have a new leader.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2010

From The Mailbag: Q: Caught Stephen Strasburg at Alliance Bank Stadium last night. AS ADVERTISED. I know everyone loves seeing the radar gun register 99 m.p.h. but what most impressed me was his hook -- tight, controlled and thrown for strikes. I ha...

Blog | May 09, 2010

Speculation is running rampant as to when star prospect Stephen Strasburg will make his major league debut. But a June 8 home matchup against the Pirates seems to be as good a time as any. Plus, why the Red Sox could already be looking to next season.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2010

Kevin Goldstein used to have nothing but love for Josh Vitters. He still does, but these days the love flows most freely for Mike Stanton, who is now labeled "clearly the best offensive prospect in the minor leagues." Plus: Aroldis Chapman's struggles.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2010

Can we find a stat that somehow measures baseball intangibles -- that helps us evaluate players like Derek Jeter, Chone Figgins and David Eckstein? Well, we can try.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Our projections for this year's National League standings aren't likely to receive much brotherly love from Philadelphia, the home of the defending World Series champions.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2009