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
Breaking down market moves and chatter
Buster OlneyLet's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009
Are Pirates trying to win?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFrom Pirates president Frank Coonelly's recent Q&A with fans, in response to the argument that some...
Blog | December 03, 2009The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster Olney...598.4 million Giants: $595.2 million Smallest free-agent outlays 1999 to 2008 (approximate in millions) Pirates: $55.6 million Twins: $80.2 million Athletics: $87.7 million Nationals: $91.5 million Padres: $106...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster OlneyA longtime NL advance scout watched Mike Cameron late in the 2009 season and came away thinking that even at age 36, Cameron remains one of the game's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Average 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
Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee
Buster Olney...McGee to their bullpen, writes Joe Smith, as he comes back from Tommy John surgery. 3. The Pirates' biggest splash could come in the Rule 5 draft, writes Dejan Kovacevic. 4. The Red Sox made...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009
USDA Intern/Pittsburgh Pirate Ohlendorf Dramatically Improves Softball Team
SportsCenter...kitchen? C'mon guys, you can tell me. Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Ross Ohlendorf has landed an unpaid internship...
Blog | November 28, 2009Ohlendorf spending offseason as intern
Associated PressPirates starter Ross Ohlendorf shows up every day at the office for his internship in a kind of throwback to earlier times when baseball players had to supplement their income working offseason jobs.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo 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 ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 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, 2009The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster OlneyThe Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. Set aside, for a momen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team
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