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After escaping a ninth-inning jam and saving Game 2 of the ALDS in New York on Sunday evening, the Tigers' Jose Valverde made a prediction. Buster Olney writes that Valverde will have a chance to back up his talk. Plus, other notes from the playoffs.

Blog | Conversation | October 03, 2011

Three of the four best teams in baseball today appear to be in the American League East, and all spring I asked talent evaluators, executives, scouts and players to do my job for me and pick the two playoff teams from the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays. ...

Blog | March 28, 2010

Buster talked to talent evaluators, executives, scouts and players before deciding on this predictions for the season.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2010

Buster Olney lists the top nine matchups of the World Series, then gets predictions and breakdowns from general managers and team executives. Plus, we settle the good pitching versus good hitting debate once and for all.

Blog | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Jason Varitek and Juan Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by circumstance, but they probably won't be the last players to face this kind of quandary.

Blog | Conversation | October 02, 2009

The Cardinals have become the best team in the NL -- with a lot of thanks to Matt Holliday -- but their salary history suggests that keeping the slugger around might be a stretch, writes Buster Olney. A prediction on where he'll be playing next season.

Blog | Conversation | September 11, 2009