Braves, Saito agree to contract
Associated PressThe Braves have made another move to strengthen their pitching staff, agreeing to a one-year contract with right-handed reliever Takashi Saito.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009Roberto 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
Sox source: Bay still prime target
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comJason Bay's agent was making no predictions on when his client will sign.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009Deal to pay Wagner $7M in 2010
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comThe Atlanta Braves have reached agreement on a one-year contract with veteran reliever Billy Wagner.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009Sox source: Bay still prime target
Gordon Edes...cost the Red Sox a first-round draft choice should they elect to sign him. With Alex Gonzalez signing last week with Toronto, Scutaro almost certainly remains at the top of Boston's list, even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009Deadline looming for arbitration offers
Associated PressWorld Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Vladimir Guerrero and Randy Wolf were among the free agents who weren't offered salary arbitration, moves that enable new teams to sign them without losing draft picks.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney...Some possible landing spots: Red Sox: The Red Sox could make this work, because they have both Mike Lowell and David Ortiz coming off their payroll after next year, and they could conceivably ask the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Sources: Sox shopping third baseman Lowell
Gordon Edes...The Red Sox are also checking the medical records of free-agent relievers Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, a major-league source confirmed. Requesting medicals, of course, is a routine step in the free...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009Closing the market
Keith Law...agent market, it's in relievers, including relievers who have either closer experience or closer stuff. Mike Gonzalez (No. 17), Rafael Soriano (No. 20), Billy Wagner (No. 24), Ryota Igarashi (No. 26), Rafael Betancourt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Those who favored King Felix and Verlander
Keith LawThe AL Cy Young Award went more or less as expected, with the very deserving Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals running away with it, nabbing 25 o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
The free agent do-call list
Buster OlneyThe free-agent signing period begins four days from now, and we know that Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay are going to be paid the most money...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Hudson, Braves agree to $28M deal
Associated PressTim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely trade to bolster the offense.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2009Type A positive (and negative)
Buster OlneyFor years, the Elias Sports Bureau rankings that determined what kind of draft-pick compensation would be attached to free agents meant nothing to som...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 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
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