19 Results for matt cain

The market for Miguel Cabrera

Buster Olney

The Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine

Buster Olney

Bobby Valentine's first full season as manager of the Mets was 1997, a year in which I took a job with The New York Times, and I covered him for just ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

The catch heard 'round the Rockies

Buster Olney

There were no tangible advantages working in favor of Rockies second baseman Clint Barmes in the ninth inning late Sunday afternoon as he turned to pu...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Baseball could soon lose a giant

Buster Olney

Bobby Cox first mentioned walking away from baseball in the spring of 2008, and when word of this reached Gene Michael, a former teammate and longtime...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Cracks in the AL contenders

Buster Olney

The count was full, the bases were loaded and Brian Fuentes fired a fastball at the lowest part of the strike zone Wednesday night, and when home plat...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009

Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis

Buster Olney

Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prep...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling

Buster Olney

Maybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009

Penny, Giants agree to deal

Buster Olney, ESPN The Magazine

Right-hander Brad Penny cleared waivers today and signed with the San Francisco Giants, sources said Monday.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Zito bolsters Giants' wild-card push

Buster Olney

...he would merely be dropped to the back of a group that included Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain. Remember how poorly it started this year? At the end of April, Zito was 0-2...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2009

Money for nothin'

Buster Olney

The largest pure salary dump in Major League Baseball history was concluded Monday evening, when Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi info...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009

The return of baseball's great divide

Buster Olney

There have been nine different teams that have won championships in the past 10 seasons, from the Yankees to the Diamondbacks to the Angels and Marlin...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009

The biggest holes for trades to fill

Buster Olney

With just one full day and a chunk of hours before the trade deadline, these are the biggest holes remaining for teams that have been looking for help...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009

Swine flu should concern baseball

Buster Olney

Vicente Padilla has swine flu, and other Rangers may be diagnosed with the same illness -- but so far, none of the cases are thought to be serious. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009

Ranking the NL's easiest roads to the postseason

Buster Olney

Here's the ranking of strength of schedule in the second half in the NL. It's great news if you're a fan of the Brewers or the Dodgers or the Marlins,...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 18, 2009

Torii Hunter is of a rare breed

Buster Olney

Torii Hunter's three-homer game Saturday is a rarity. He is the 11th player in Angels history to hit three home runs in a game and the first since Gar...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | June 14, 2009