Dodgers frozen, and falling behind
Buster OlneyThe wind here in Indianapolis shook light poles, and the snow rode the same horizontal plane as a Lincecum fastball. Winter meetings, indeed. But insi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
ATH : Yankees Trade for Granderson
How big was this tri-team blockbuster deal that will send Curtis Granderson to play in the Bronx?
Video | December 09, 2009
PTI : Errors and Omissions
Tony Reali provides the daily corrections and omissions for Tony and Michael.
Video | December 09, 2009
A chip-cashing trade
Buster Olney...numbers and a superstar presence, and Edwin Jackson was picked for the Midsummer Classic last year. Max Scherzer is regarded, generally, as one of the great young power arms in the game, and there...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009
Tigers would get better of Granderson deal
Keith Law...would acquire two power arms from the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as an inexpensive everyday centerfielder. Max Scherzer was better in 2009 than Edwin Jackson, with roughly the same velocity but more fastball life...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
The market for those coming off injuries
Keith LawOne problem with market inefficiencies is that, once they're identified, it's usually a matter of time before they disappear as more players bid up th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Diamondbacks
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks. Injuries and Murphy's Law buried them this year, but they still have a future -- if they can sign Brandon Webb.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009
BP Daily: The bargain pitcher market
Shawn Hoffman, Baseball ProspectusIf you think the 2009 offseason pitching market is bad, well, yeah, it lacks marquee names. However, with guys like Jason Marquis, Brad Penny and Doug Davis, value does exist.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2009
Gonzalez likely sticking with Padres
Maybe rock bottom for the Padres was the day that Trevor Hoffman left, or maybe it was when John Moores acknowledged that he was trying to sell the te...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2009
NL West is better than you might think
Peter Gammons...the league in quality starts). How many people have noticed what Ubaldo Jimenez has done, or Max Scherzer, or realize how great Clayton Kershaw is about to become?" Kershaw is winless in his last...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009
For a night, Penny is prime currency
Buster OlneyMike Krukow, half of the Giants' broadcast team, said it best about Brad Penny in the seventh or eighth inning of the pitcher's debut with San Francis...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009
Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions
Buster OlneyAll Boston manager Terry Francona could do was to try to contain the damage the Yankees had done to John Smoltz in the fourth inning Thursday night. A...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009
Why Rose can't escape himself
Buster OlneyMLB commissioner Bud Selig is said to be seriously mulling a pardon for Pete Rose, Bill Madden writes. A pardon would clear the way for Rose to make i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 27, 2009
Survivor, NL East edition
The NL East is playing out like a really nasty game of dodgeball, and if you're keeping score at home, you could probably count the bodies left standi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2009
Low pitches have Dempster riding high
Special to ESPN.comRyan Dempster is keeping the ball down in the strike zone, and that's a big reason why he has been successful over his past three starts.
Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009
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