The internal trade deadline
Buster OlneyIn the hours after Alex Anthopoulos was named as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, he returned to his hotel room in Baltimore and just absorbe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009
Searching for Bobby Abreu
Buster Olney...flurry of deals this week, with the three-team trade and the agreements for Garrett Atkins, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Johnson (expected) and others; the best of the second tier of free agents are coming off...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster OlneyA year ago, it was the Yankees who began the winter with their pockets full of cash, ready to spend on the best free agents, and after locking up CC S...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
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
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
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Atlanta Braves
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Atlanta Braves, who set the stage for Bobby Cox to go out a winner next season.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: San Diego Padres
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 San Diego Padres -- and whether the team can be relevant within the next few years.
Story | Conversation | September 27, 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
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