Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...at catcher, third base and shortstop. Heard this: At least one team that has asked about Adrian Gonzalez has been told that he's not available at this time. Tim Sullivan doesn't think the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster OlneyThe 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 moment, the off-field incidents in which Cabrera was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
The free agent do-call list
Buster Olney...and AL teams looking for a DH (He makes a ton of sense for the Baltimore Orioles). Miguel Tejada: Like Dye, he's an older guy who can command only a short-term investment, but...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Baez ruling could set precedent
Jorge Arangure Jr....the Dominican Republic to drastically overhaul the team's Dominican operations in the wake of the Esmailyn Gonzalez age scandal. The scandal, which was uncovered by MLB's investigation unit, led the Nationals to shut...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
Porcello's fastball will be his tell
Buster OlneyRick Porcello's fastball will be his tell Tuesday, a longtime scout said Monday. A poker player might betray something with the way he shifts in his c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 06, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster OlneyBobby 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 ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
Type A positive
Buster Olney...them; the list includes Orlando Cabrera, Mark DeRosa, Mike Gonzalez, Vladimir Guerrero, Rich Harden, Matt Holliday, John Lackey, Bengie Molina, Placido Polanco, Marco Scutaro, Miguel Tejada, Randy Wolf, and many more: Bobby Abreu, Angels...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Eye issues cloud Mateo's future
Jorge Arangure Jr....week when he did not dive for a looping fly ball hit by Red Sox shortstop Alex Gonzalez that scored the winning run in the ninth inning in Boston's controversial 9-8 win against...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009
The Nats' Latin overhaul continues
Jorge Arangure Jr.Former Arizona Diamondbacks Venezuelan coordinator Miguel Nava confirms that he has spoken with the...helped the Diamondbacks sign players such as Carlos Gonzalez, Gerardo Parra and Alberto Gonzalez. Nava left the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009
Venezuelan pitcher Sanchez stuck in limbo
Jorge Arangure Jr....Yet despite these strides, Sanchez finds himself in the same perilous position as the phenom shortstop prospect Miguel Angel Sano, whose value on the open market has also suffered because of age rumors, despite the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster OlneyHad Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
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