Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster OlneyCoco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?
Buster Olney...Griffey Jr. to do that, but no matter how it happened, they had a really good thing going. Bradley is a marvelously talented hitter, which he showed in San Diego in 2007, when his OPS...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009
Searching for Bobby Abreu
Buster Olney...how this offseason is playing out, there are going to be good players still looking for jobs...and the agreements for Garrett Atkins, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Johnson (expected) and others; the best of the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009
Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster Olney...is in free agents," he said. "And the agents will be pushing this, too, because they're going to want to place their clients. The next to go [the next wave to sign] will be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster OlneyThe Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Howard's slide-step hurting the Phillies
Buster Olney...until you demonstrate that you can hit that pitch. The Dodgers pounded Matt Holliday with inside fastballs. Nick Swisher is seeing a ton of breaking balls. Shane Victorino is being pitched inside. And Ryan Howard...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
The top matchups of the World Series
Buster Olney...is to throw quality strikes. Otherwise, you're going to suddenly look up in the middle of...bottom part of the Yankees' lineup -- [Robinson] Cano, [Nick] Swisher and [Melky] Cabrera -- are all vulnerable against...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...get through his final five innings of work in Game 2, and Pettitte had a nice outing going in Game 3 right up until the moment he left a cut fastball over the plate to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A game filled with crossroads
Buster OlneyThe moment Nick Swisher lifted the ball over the infield, Angels...postseason). From Mark Simon of ESPN Stats & Information: Going into this start, Burnett had allowed a total...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009
A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off
Buster Olney...his submission admission, however, ended his quixotic pursuit of acceptance. Once that came out, he was never going to achieve the type of status that he and Boras seemed to pursue. Maybe Rodriguez recognized this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009
Heyward already living up to hype at AFL
Jason Grey...make his first start. That will come Friday night. Even scouts are asking one another, "You're going to be there on Friday, right?" even if they're not officially assigned to scout his team...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009
Kershaw is the great X factor
Buster Olney...throw the ball down the middle of the plate in the major leagues, you're not necessarily going to beat the hitters the way you would in the minors. No, major league hitters will usually...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009
La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster OlneyNobody will know how the St. Louis Cardinals' season might have ended if the third out hadn't escaped them in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster OlneyAfter two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster Olney...in, day games. But I really think that it's that constant grind that has kept us going. This [situation] is going to recharge us. Everybody is feeling really good about where we are at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
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