The internal trade deadline
Buster OlneyIn the hours after Alex Anthopoulos was named as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, he returned to his hotel room in Baltimore and just absorbe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009
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
Twins flexing newfound financial muscle
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the American League Central seems to be shifting quickly. Nick's big finish: So, the Twins are taking on salary, spending big on international talent, going over-slot to sign draft picks, and likely are...
Blog | December 16, 2009Slew 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
The Coen brothers' take on Joe Mauer
Jim Caple, Page 2Can the Twins re-sign Joe Mauer? Will the Yankees or Red Sox swoop in? The drama's worthy of a Coen brothers movie.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009Howard'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
A-Rod whiffing in first Series opportunity
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.comAlex Rodriguez was great in the first two playoff rounds, but his 0-for-8, 6-K start to the World Series is threatening to hurt the Yankees' championship hopes.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009The 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
Angels' Hunter embraces leadership role
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comAlong with having a big season offensively, Torii Hunter has displayed a fiery side in his role as a leader with the Angels.
Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009Baseball's top 10 baserunning blunders
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comNick Punto and Carlos Gomez are included on Rob Neyer's list of the top 10 all-time baserunning blunders.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009
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