Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee
Buster Olney...Red Sox made a change in their minor league system, writes John Tomase. 5. Derek Lowe tells Nick Cafardo that he doesn't want to be traded. 6. Albert Pujols and the Cardinals will wait...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009
Orioles' pieces starting to fall in place
Buster Olney...the progress he sees in the Orioles, who have developed a tremendous core of young talent, from Nick Markakis to Matt Wieters, to young pitchers Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman. I mentioned to him that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2009
The free agent do-call list
Buster Olney...begins four days from now, and we know that Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay are going to be paid the most money. But other free agents might draw more interest, in terms of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings
Buster OlneyExecutives and agents packed their bags and boarded planes in Chicago, thinking about what they had seen and heard over the previous 48 hours, such as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 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
Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster OlneyBaseball's financial structure appears to have reached a tipping point that can be defined simply. "The arbitration process is now outdated," said a h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 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
Who will take the fall?
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineClutch players make or break any MLB team's postseason run. Buster Olney examines which traits are key in being a clutch performer in October.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009
ALCS Game 2 filled with regrets, redemption
Buster OlneyThe Yankees and Angels played through 13 innings, 432 pitches and 310 minutes (not to mention 6,980 meetings between Yankees catcher Jose Molina and h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 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
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