Why Pineiro will get his payday
Buster OlneyIn three of the past five seasons, Joel Pineiro has posted an ERA over 5 runs per game, and in every season from 2005 to 2008, opposing hitters posted...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster OlneyChone Figgins is generally regarded as the third-best position player on the market, behind Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, and the fact that he is signi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster OlneyThe Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over the past decade than any other teams, as ESPN's esteemed Mark Simon notes: Bi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster OlneyA longtime NL advance scout watched Mike Cameron late in the 2009 season and came away thinking that even at age 36, Cameron remains...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Analyzing the early hot-stove deals
Keith Law...allows the Brewers to save the $10 million or so it would have cost to retain Mike Cameron, but they lose a lot of offense along the way, as Gomez is baffled by offspeed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Starlin Castro headed for stardom
Keith Law...like to see him running at 100 percent before saying he's definitely the successor to Mike Cameron. Colorado Rockies: Hector Gomez is still what I saw of him in May -- star tools without...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009
Three Strikes: Battles for best of the '00s
Jayson Stark...Halladay 46 SHUTOUTS -- Roy Halladay 13 STRIKEOUTS -- Randy Johnson 2,180 LOSSES -- Livan Hernandez 124 WORST ERA** -- Mike Maroth & Sidney Ponson 5.05 HITS ALLOWED -- Livan Hernandez 2,441 (* - Minimum: 3,000 AB. ** - Minimum: 1...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009
The King becomes a craftsman
Buster OlneyIt wasn't the optimal situation for a new pitching coach to get to know a star pitcher. In spring training, Felix Hernandez was away from the Mariners...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Milwaukee Brewers
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Milwaukee Brewers, who -- despite a slugging young core -- fell completely out of the NL Central race.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009
Brewers need to trade Fielder and focus on future
Keith LawThe Brewers are at a major inflection point at the major league level. They reached the playoffs in 2008 at some cost to the farm system, but given th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009
Zito bolsters Giants' wild-card push
Buster OlneyRemember when Barry Zito tried to remake his mechanics, when he showed up to his first spring training with the Giants intent on improving his velocit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 30, 2009
Can Nationals pass on Strasburg this year and draft him and Bryce Harper in 2010?
Jason A. Churchill...concerning other top picks is picking up. Signings trickled in over the past week, including first-rounders Mike Minor (No. 7, Atlanta) and Chad Jenkins (No. 20, Toronto). There likely are others we just haven...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009
BP Daily: The case for Alex Rios
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusIf Alex Rios is indeed headed to the Chicago White Sox via the waiver wire, Baseball Prospectus looks at what that addition would mean and discovers that, while costly, it helps the Sox in certain respects.
Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009
Ranking the NL's easiest roads to the postseason
Buster OlneyHere'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,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 18, 2009
BP Daily: Let them play!
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus looks at deserving All-Stars who could get snubbed, including Adrian Gonzalez, Aaron Hill and a closer who had never saved a game before this season.
Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009
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