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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

Pablo Sandoval splashed a home run into McCovey Cove, Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro also connected to back Tim Lincecum, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to wrap up a strong homestand.

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Dan Szymborski projects the NL standings, including each team's odds of making the playoffs and winning the World Series.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2013

Does pressure exist in baseball? We've made heroes and goats of those who performed -- or didn't perform -- in the game's biggest moments. But those are usually isolated snippets of time in a postseason game, when the results of one at-bat or a few g...

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

The Atlanta Braves didn't specifically need Justin Upton to be playoff contenders again in 2013, but having him certainly helps. Because they got him for about 50 cents on the dollar, they should be over the moon about the deal they wrapped up T...

Blog | January 24, 2013

Keith Law breaks down the trade that sends Justin Upton from the Diamondbacks to the Braves.

Blog | Conversation | January 24, 2013

ESPN.com's David Schoenfield, in his Sweet Spot blog, goes through his power rankings (as they stand now) for each MLB team. He puts the Texas Rangers at No. 9. Here's what he says about Texas: I think the rotation is playoff-caliber with Yu D...

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

A full postseason share for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants was worth a record $377,003, breaking the mark that had stood since the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals.

Dan Szymborski looks at what each NL East team needs to do to make the playoffs in 2013.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 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