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
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Washington Nats
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Washington Nationals in 2009.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009
BP Daily: The ghost of Mark Prior
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusAs the postseason approaches, there is concern (as always) about limiting young pitchers' workloads because of previous flameouts. Baseball Prospectus finds teams are already heeding the call.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 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
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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009
BP Daily: Misfiring young guns
Baseball ProspectusFew topics in baseball are as scrutinized, or mind-boggling, as the performance of young pitchers. ESPN Insider's Matt Meyers sat down with the Baseball Prospectus team to unravel the mysteries of a few young arms.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009
Trade deadline ripples
Buster OlneySome rippling after the trade deadline: The Padres had to trade Jake Peavy lest they run the risk of having one guy take up 30 to 40 percent of their...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 02, 2009
BP Daily: Is 120 the new 100?
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusMark Prior. Kerry Wood. Good examples of pitch counts destroying a pitcher's career, right? But in other examples -- Livan Hernandez, Tim Lincecum, Curt Schilling -- BP explains that not all pitch counts are the same.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 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
The next step for Strasburg
Stephen Strasburg's college coach was a pretty good hitter, having accumulated 3,141 hits, a .338 lifetime batting average and a plaque in Baseball's ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009
Strasburg: No comparison
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.Stephen Strasburg's numbers show he is in a league of his own, even compared to past top pitching prospects who did not pan out.
Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009
Playing hardball
Tim Keown, ESPN The MagazineStephen Strasburg's blinding talent has set the stage for an epic draft-day showdown between a ruthless agent and a hapless franchise.
Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009
Mets must face possibility that Reyes has peaked
...on the lessons learned on the North Side of Chicago earlier this decade. Six years ago, Mark Prior was among the 10 best things that you could see at a baseball park, with his...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009
How Jaramillo inherited the hot Pirates staff
Jason Jaramillo walked into the trainer's room the other day, and someone told him some news: Ryan Doumit was hurt, and there was a chance it might be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009
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