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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

When Major League Baseball put its new set of playoff rules in place, nobody knew exactly how the changes would shape the decisions of managers and general managers and players. Nobody knew for sure if some unforeseen circumstance might emerge, alter...

Blog | October 03, 2012

Buster Olney looks at all 10 playoff teams and evaluates their statuses heading into the postseason.

Blog | Conversation | October 03, 2012

Ryan Vogelsong pitched six strong innings, and Buster Posey increased his lead in the NL batting race, but not before giving the San Francisco Giants a big scare in a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

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At the time the Milwaukee Brewers made the trade for CC Sabathia in summer 2008, they were 26 years removed from their last playoff appearance. Sabathia was headed for free agency, and with the New York Yankees and other big-market teams poised to ta...

Blog | July 03, 2012

In 2008, the Brewers were in a position to change the future of their franchise, and they took a chance by trading for CC Sabathia. Now, as Buster Olney writes, the Pirates, Rangers and Braves find themselves in a similar position at the deadline.

Blog | Conversation | July 03, 2012

Kevin Kouzmanoff had three hits and drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies sent the reigning World Series champions into an early offseason, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-3 Wednesday.

Aaron Harang threw seven strong innings and Cameron Maybin had two hits and an RBI as the San Diego Padres dealt a big blow to the San Francisco Giants' fading playoff hopes with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night.

San Diego's Bud Black has barely beaten out Cincinnati's Dusty Baker as the NL Manager of the Year, while Minnesota's Ron Gardenhire has won the AL award.

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Rumor Central have combined for the Kiss 'Em Goodbye series, a look at every team's 2010 fate -- once it's eliminated -- with a long look ahead to 2011 and beyond. This is the entry for the San Francisco Giants.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2010

Where will Cliff Lee sign, and for how much? Which players might be on the move? Will Bud Selig expand the postseason? These are among the offseason's most intriguing questions.

San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy has tweaked his lineup again for Game 5 of the World Series.

In what could've been his final game in the majors, Edgar Renteria hit a three-run homer and was named the World Series MVP.

Buster Olney writes of the managerial mastery of Bruce Bochy in the 2010 NLCS, right down to the end of Game 6. Plus: The Derek Jeter contract issues loom, and Yankees history indicates he could get dumped.

Blog | Conversation | October 24, 2010

To pull even with the Giants in the NLCS, the Phillies will need to solve left-handed nemesis Jonathan Sanchez. And it won't be easy.