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Report: Red Sox Will Pursue Roy Halladay

Gordon Edes on the latest from the Red Sox

Video | November 25, 2009

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

Buster Olney

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Report: Red Sox after Halladay

ESPN.com news services

The Red Sox are reportedly pushing a trade for Roy Halladay.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Ynoa making progress

Jorge Arangure Jr.

On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

K.C. will host 2012 All-Star Game

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Stadium will reportedly play host to the 2012 All-Star Game. Comcast SportsNet New England reported the news on its site Tuesday, stating that an official announcement could come as early as next month's...

Blog | November 17, 2009

Offseason notebook: Hot stove cooking

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft wraps up many of the early offseason deals, like the J.J. Hardy-Carlos Gomez trade, and what they mean for fantasy owners.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Obstacles to a World Series rematch

Buster Olney

Charlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Cuban prospect Ruiz creating buzz

Jorge Arangure Jr.

Cuban first baseman Jose Julio Ruiz, a defector who was declared a free agent this summer, continues to impress scouts during workouts. In the past tw...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Zimmer combative, apologetic

ESPN.com news services

Pedro Martinez says he regrets tossing Don Zimmer to the ground during a bench-clearing brawl in the playoffs six years ago.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia

Buster Olney

The old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

McGwire has a road map, but also a guide

Buster Olney

...other pitcher in history. Alex Rodriguez was outed as a steroids user in spring training, held a news conference and moved on, and now the monkey is off his champagne-soaked back, John Harper writes...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS

Buster Olney

Eight factors that, among others, will shape Game 6: Chamberlain Hughes 1. The Yankees' set-up men. Phil Hughes was one of the best r...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Several prospects back on the market

Jorge Arangure Jr.

Cuban outfielder Felix Perez -- who had been suspended for a year by Major League Baseball on May 26 after having lied about his age -- was reinstated...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Top 10 matchups of the LCS

Buster Olney

Here'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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Boston Red Sox

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Buster Olney and Baseball Prospectus combine to dissect the demise of the 2009 Boston Red Sox, who most pundits had slotted for another ALCS battle with the Yankees -- but then a funny thing happened on the way to the Bronx.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009