Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster OlneyThirty-nine more players were not tendered contracts Saturday night, so as of Sunday, this is the number of free agents who are looking for jobs, acco...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster Olney...full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett, they went on to win the World Series. This winter, the team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster Olney...in the Toronto clubhouse. Halladay is regimented and typically understated, and he just wants the situation settled. Mark Feinsand reports that A.J. Burnett would like the Yankees to get Halladay. 2. Heard this: Yes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith Law...yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Blyleven, Alan Trammell, Roberto Alomar, Edgar Martinez and Barry Larkin. I've written about Raines...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...draft pick. The Red Sox are putting on a full-court press to acquire Roy Halladay, write Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden; Boston is focused on starting pitching, writes Peter Abraham. Here is the big...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Holliday vs. Bay: D is the difference
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the defensive aptitude of Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The outcome? Holliday is clearly more valuable, but a fit is easier to find for Bay.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster OlneyAn American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster OlneyAs the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Baseball'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
The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster Olney...exceptionally smart, controlling the pace of the at-bats, constantly changing the eye levels of hitters, as Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez all would see. First inning, Teixeira at the plate: With a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
Five thoughts from the Fall Classic
Peter Gammons...will likely see something from Martinez we've never seen before. McGwire Rodriguez 4. I think Alex Rodriguez has made it easier for Mark McGwire and others attached to the steroids era to come back...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009
Lee'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
6 p.m.: NBA/McGwire/ Press/PMI
...his NBA playoff predictions. The Commissioner thinks it's great that the Cardinals are bringing in Mark McGwire as a coach. Plus, The Press and Pardon MY Interruption
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