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David Price is in the discussion for the best pitcher on the planet, at the very least. I think that if you were to poll players and managers and coaches, Justin Verlander would be the No. 1 pick, but Price probably would fall somewhere in the No. 2 ...

Blog | December 01, 2012

Buster Olney explains why it appears inevitable that Tampa Bay will trade David Price in the next 13 months, and the kind of deal it will take for a team to get him. Plus, a look at the looming challenge to the mechanics of Hall of Fame voting.

Blog | Conversation | December 01, 2012

Buster Olney polls MLB evaluators and agents to get a sense of where Josh Hamilton will sign.

Blog | Conversation | November 26, 2012

Buster Olney polls 10 baseball executives to learn whether they prefer Albert Pujols' deal with the Angels or Prince Fielder's deal with the Tigers. Both have inherent risk, but the true value of the deals won't be determined until the mid-to-late years.

Blog | Conversation | January 30, 2012

All but a handful of the primary free agents have signed, a lot of the baseball offices are shut down for the holidays and the major work of the offseason, by and large, is complete. Which is why this has been a good week to consider the overall land...

Blog | December 24, 2010

After submitting his own ranking earlier in the week, Buster Olney looked to a group of MLB talent evaluators to find out who they think has the best rotation in the majors. The top spot was unanimous (Phillies). Nos. 2-10 were anything but.

Blog | Conversation | December 24, 2010