1189 Results for mark prior

The market for Miguel Cabrera

Buster Olney

...teams, such as the Yankees, have the money but don't have the need; the Yankees have Mark Teixeira and A-Rod locked into long-term deals on the corners. The Brewers, just for example...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings

Buster Olney

Executives 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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

27 titles, 27 World Series facts

David Schoenfield, Page 2

In honor of the Yankees' 27th title, Page 2 presents 27 Fall Classic factoids that no one thought of but us.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Must-see Cubs TV

Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.com

Hiring the next Cubs manager would definitely make for must-see TV for fans.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009

From zeroes to heroes

David Schoenfield, ESPNChicago.com

Cubs fans will always remember 1984. Here's how then-GM Dallas Green built a winner.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Harper and others compete at trials

Keith Law

...205 pounds already with a little projection left. One scout liked the stuff and the thick "Mark Prior" build, but disliked the arm action and thinks it puts too much stress on his elbow...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Don't mess with Texas

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

ESPN 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.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Ricketts family's new team needs work

Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.com

Pending approval, the Ricketts family will become the new owner of the Cubs. Here's a to-do list for their newest investment.

Story | Conversation | August 23, 2009

Strasburg, Nationals need each other

Peter Gammons

...the greatest offer ever made, greater than the record $10.5 million the Cubs gave Mark Prior in 2001. Of course, since MLB revenues have more than doubled in the last eight years...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Clock ticking on Strasburg negotiations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Here's the multimillion-dollar question: Will Stephen Strasburg -- the No. 1 pick in the June draft -- sign with the Washington Nationals? We'll soon find out.

Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009

Isn't it about time we left Bartman alone?

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

ESPN is making a documentary about Steve Bartman, but this ESPN writer wishes everyone would let the infamous Cubs fan be.

Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009

Isn't it about time we left Steve Bartman alone?

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

ESPN is making a documentary about Steve Bartman, but this ESPN writer wishes we'd let the infamous Cubs fan hide in peace.

Story | Conversation | August 04, 2009

Diary of a doubleheader

Nick Friedell

1:20 p.m.: Happy Mark Buehrle Day, everybody! It's cloudy in the Windy City today, but it's going to be...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009

Pitch counts 'encouraging mediocrity'

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Hall of Famers say establishing strict pitch counts early in pitchers' careers change the expectations and the way pitchers are taught to think from an early age.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009

Down on the farm, Cubs finding help

Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.com

Homegrown position players used to be a rarity for the Cubs. No more

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009