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
Giants start offseason work
Associated PressRight-hander Brad Penny and infielder Juan Uribe have turned down one-year contract offers to return to the San Francisco Giants.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster Olney...88.) But the Phillies have a clear vision of how he will help the offense over the next few years. Polanco's son has never stopped wearing his Phillies jersey, writes Andy Martino. The Phillies...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Scully to return for 61st season
Associated PressThe Dodgers have confirmed broadcaster Vin Scully will return to the booth for his 61st season in 2010.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009Average salary just short of $3 million
Associated PressThe average baseball salary fell just short of $3 million this year, with the percentage increase slowing to its lowest level since 2004.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith LawI don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Bl...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a lot of moves in the next couple of weeks, some general managers speculated Tuesday. One GM went so far as to say that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Rangers announce '10 spring training schedule
Richard Durrett...and catchers are scheduled to report on Feb. 18 and work out for the first time the next day. The remainder of the team has its first workout on Feb. 24. The Rangers host Seattle...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009Postseason to have fewer breaks
Associated PressCommissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Those 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
Holliday vs. Bay: D is the difference
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the defensive aptitude of Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The outcome? Holliday is clearly more valuable, but a fit is easier to find for Bay.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009
OTL: Field of Schemes?
Patrick HrubyIt seemed like a feel-good story on the surface: A Cambodian refugee brings the game of baseball to his home country. It seemed too good to be true ... and perhaps it is.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009The past is still McGwire's present
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.comHe can't run and he can't hide anymore now that he's a hitting coach. It's time for Mark McGwire to salute his present by speaking out about his past.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Scully back in '10, maybe longer
Associated PressVin Scully says he will continue in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers through the 2010 season, then decide whether he will walk away.
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