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Some general managers would prefer that the non-waiver trade deadline be moved back until the end of August, especially now, when the addition of two more wild-card teams to the playoff format provides lingering hope for more teams. To those GMs, the...

Blog | May 24, 2013

There's no way an owner would invest as much money in a team as Arte Moreno has in the Angels without reacting strongly to a terrible start. Moreno has spent more than half a billion in payroll since the last time the Angels made the playoffs, a...

Blog | April 13, 2013

Buster Olney looks in-depth at why the Angels have struggled this season. He also looks deeper at the Zack Greinke-Carlos Quentin feud from Thursday night.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2013

At the All-Star break in 1998, the New York Yankees had an 11-game lead in the AL East, and by Aug. 18, they had nearly doubled that margin. Their record was 92-30, so there really wasn't any question about whether they would make the playoffs -...

Blog | January 25, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 teams in MLB history, starting with the 1998 New York Yankees.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2013

If the Red Sox had won one more game and made the playoffs in 2011, Jacoby Ellsbury may well have won the AL Most Valuable Player. He has proved he is capable of great work. But because of circumstances, there would appear to be an extremely limited...

Blog | December 05, 2012

Buster Olney writes about how trade chatter surrounding Boston center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury has picked up. He speculates on teams where Ellsbury could be a fit.

Blog | Conversation | December 05, 2012

David Wright re-signed with the Mets, but can the club figure out a way to put together a playoff team around him? That's what Buster Olney wants to know.

Blog | Conversation | November 30, 2012

Jeremy Bonderman thought that watching the Tigers play in the World Series might fuel his desire to get back to the big leagues, and he did go to see Justin Verlander and other friends when the playoffs took Detroit through Oakland. But the push for...

Blog | November 06, 2012

Buster Olney talks to Jeremy Bonderman, who is planning to give pitching another shot after retiring young following a series of injuries. Bonderman, still just 30, could even be a fit in Detroit.

Blog | Conversation | November 06, 2012

With the World Series complete and the 2012 season in the rearview mirror, Buster Olney takes an early look at decisions facing all 30 teams this offseason.

Blog | Conversation | October 29, 2012

One of the toughest decisions of baseball's offseason will be made in Atlanta, where the Braves could let Brian McCann walk, they could keep him around, or they could try to flip him for young talent. None of those will be an easy call, writes Buster.

Blog | Conversation | October 23, 2012

The San Francisco Giants are convinced they can't be beaten after winning five straight elimination games in this postseason. The St. Louis Cardinals are convinced they can't be beaten after coming down to their final strike about a dozen t...

Blog | October 22, 2012

With the Giants and Cardinals set for Game 7 tonight in the NLCS, Buster Olney looks back and ranks his top 18 Game 7s in MLB history.

Blog | Conversation | October 22, 2012

Buster Olney writes that despite a weak free-agent class this season, 10 players will be ready to cash in, including Kyle Lohse, Angel Pagan and Mike Adams.

Blog | Conversation | October 21, 2012

As the ball settled into Prince Fielder's glove Thursday, the Yankees' offseason officially began. And, as Buster Olney writes, there are a number of crucial needs that must be addressed.

Blog | Conversation | October 19, 2012