The 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
Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster OlneyThe conversations between general managers began accelerating this week, and some have noticed a distinct trend that does not bode well for this winte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster OlneyEight factors that, among others, will shape Game 6: Chamberlain Hughes 1. The Yankees' set-up men. Phil Hughes was one of the best r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels reliever Brian Fuentes shot his arm into the air, that arm driven by the exultation o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
Who will take the fall?
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineClutch players make or break any MLB team's postseason run. Buster Olney examines which traits are key in being a clutch performer in October.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Walk-off wisdom
Buster OlneyThis October has presented a treasure trove of comebacks and gut-wrenching moments and improbable finishes, and Monday was all about them. Some things...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
ALCS Game 2 filled with regrets, redemption
Buster OlneyThe Yankees and Angels played through 13 innings, 432 pitches and 310 minutes (not to mention 6,980 meetings between Yankees catcher Jose Molina and h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2009
How the Yankees can slow the Angels
Buster OlneyThe Yankees' internal conversation about how to slow down the Angels' running game in this postseason started a little while back -- before spring tra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Top 10 matchups of the LCS
Buster OlneyHere's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Manuel's faith in Lidge pays off
Buster OlneyThe fates of managers and pitching coaches are tied to their pitchers, and when a pitcher starts to go bad, some staffers instinctively separate thems...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 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
Type A positive
Buster Olney...offer arbitration, and probably work out a multi-year deal. "He's transformed their offense, and [Mike Scioscia] loves him," said one AL executive. "They'll look at him as a bargain." Jason Bay...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
For one night, Ordonez worth the cost
Buster Olney...isn't a transcript of the conversation that took place sometime this summer between Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his baseball people about Magglio Ordonez. Presumably, those people presented these facts for Ilitch to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009
Boston velocity versus Anaheim speed
Buster OlneyThere are going to be two hard truths in play in the forthcoming division series between the Red Sox and the Angels, according to some talent evaluato...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009
A slimmer Kung Fu Panda is needed
Buster Olney...can change, conditioning can improve, and some players learn this through experience. "He 23 years old," said Mike Krukow, half of the Giants' regular broadcast team, earlier this week. "What do you know when you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2009
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