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...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 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
27 titles, 27 World Series facts
David Schoenfield, Page 2In honor of the Yankees' 27th title, Page 2 presents 27 Fall Classic factoids that no one thought of but us.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009Must-see Cubs TV
Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.comHiring the next Cubs manager would definitely make for must-see TV for fans.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009From zeroes to heroes
David Schoenfield, ESPNChicago.comCubs fans will always remember 1984. Here's how then-GM Dallas Green built a winner.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009Greinke takes Cy Young lead!
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Roy Halladay won and Foulke finished seventh. • Also in '03, the Predictor predicted that Mark Prior would win; instead closer Eric Gagne won and Prior finished third. • In 2004, the Predictor...
Blog | September 23, 2009Harper 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
Fixing what ain't (necessarily) broke
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn The New York Times last weekend, Dan Rosenheck wrote about proposals to change the draft. Money quote: The real reason the anti-Boras rants pick ...
Blog | August 28, 2009Don'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
Ricketts family's new team needs work
Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.comPending 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, 2009GM: 'Unlikely' Strasburg will be called up
Associated PressActing Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says it's "very unlikely" newly signed No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg will be called up to the majors this season.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009Nats, Strasburg beat deadline
ESPN.com news servicesThe Washington Nationals beat the midnight deadline to sign No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009Strasburg, 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
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