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Buster Olney writes that if the Cardinals win Game 6, Tony La Russa will have a very tough decision to make regarding whether he should start Chris Carpenter on short rest in Game 7.

Blog | Conversation | October 27, 2011

No rest for Red Sox: it's time for MLB free agency!

No rest for Red Sox: it's time for MLB free agency!

• ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney dishes on the Giants' resiliency in the playoffs, whether the Tigers were impacted by the time off before the World Series, free agency and more. Olney • ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski weighs in on Falcons...

Buster Olney writes that with Josh Hamilton entering the free agent market, it's difficult to predict who'll be willing to invest long-term in the slugger. But, as we saw with Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols, Hamilton needs only one team to believe.

Blog | Conversation | September 17, 2012

The Washington Nationals have signed free-agent utility player Mark DeRosa to a one-year contact.

• ESPN MLB analyst Curt Schilling is picking the Rangers to win the World Series. He says Red Sox ownership has hurt its brand and it will hurt them in free agency. Listen • Steelers WR Hines Ward says his team has been inconsistent so ...

Every team's roster is blank. Every owner's suite is unoccupied. Every GM's office is empty. Every head coach's film room is unused. You have the No. 1 overall pick in the Total Free Agency Draft. Who do you take?

Whew! We survived baseball's trading deadline and the first wave of NFL free agency. Maybe now we can get back to what sports are supposed to be about.

While the player conduct policy should headline the league meetings, the free-agent market won't be entirely relegated to back-burner status.