Dodgers frozen, and falling behind
Buster Olney...Kemp and Andre Ethier and others will receive. But they clearly need starting pitching, because since the playoffs they have lost Vicente Padilla and Jon Garland and, most notably, Randy Wolf, who wasn't even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 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 Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster OlneyThe Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over the past decade than any other teams, as ESPN's esteemed Mark Simon notes: Bi...
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 Olney...to take. … I'm just trying to get in the right spot to get in the playoffs." So Cameron will weigh his options. He could play center field somewhere next season, or he could...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Halladay wants deal done by spring
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineRoy Halladay, the All-Star pitcher who has been the subject of much trade talk since before the July deadline last summer, will not approve any proposed deal after he reports to spring training, according to his representatives.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009Marlins may handle Johnson as Indians did Lee
Buster Olney...year with him leading their rotation, and -- the Marlins hope -- he could help them contend for the playoffs. If the Marlins were to fall out of the race, Florida could look to trade him, just...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 29, 2009
The 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
Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster OlneyThere are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster OlneyAn American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Cashman casts praise far and wide
Buster Olney...the fall of 2005 that a similar culture has been developing. As the Yankees prepared for the postseason this year, Cashman reached into the organization for help. Josh Paul, a catcher in the big leagues...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009
Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster OlneyThe latest seismic rumbling probably hit the baseball landscape early Thursday morning -- probably before all the champagne-soaked Yankees reached the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
Obstacles to a World Series rematch
Buster Olney...rotation. The Yankees need to patch up the back of their rotation. Joe Girardi successfully navigated the postseason with only three starting pitchers, but now the Yankees will have to make choices and decisions. The...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009
Six key matchups for Game 6
Buster OlneySix key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009
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