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We're in the home stretch now of our countdown to Feb. 12, the day pitchers and catchers report to Yankees spring training camp in Tampa. Each day between now and then, Andrew Marchand, Mark Simon and I will present a list dealing with a specific iss...

As we continue our series for this week, we present the teams with the best collection of infielders -- first base, second, third and shortstop -- in the majors. 1. Texas Rangers The Rangers' plan is to give Mitch Moreland a chance to establi...

Blog | January 02, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 infields in the majors

Blog | Conversation | January 02, 2013

Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson were still out of New York's starting lineup for Game 4 of the AL Championship Series on Thursday, a day after the game was postponed by rain.

Justin Verlander wasn't at his best in Game 3 of the ALCS, but he was pretty darn good.

Rafael Soriano was the answer for the Yankees when Mariano Rivera was lost for the season. Now it's time for the next question.

Justin Verlander has the desire to be great, and sometimes that can present challenges, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | September 03, 2012

NEW YORK -- There were no roundtable meetings here, although the Boston media corps (present company included) was the last to know the last time, so check back in a few days. By all accounts, the Boston Red Sox owners who parachuted in on the clu...

New York Yankees .... that the Yankees will wear on Friday in the throwback 100-year celebration of Fenway Park. The Yankees never wear alternative jerseys, but they once did consider changing their road uniforms, as we wrote about the other day...

From conundrums to comebacks, we present our pinstriped predictions for 2012.

The Translator is a recurring feature of the blog where we present what someone said and what (we think) they mean by running his words through our high-tech Truth Detector. Today we present a verbatim exhange between yours truly and Mr. Joe ...

With pitchers and catchers set to report in the next month, espnW's Amanda Rykoff recounts the offseason that was for each team in the majors.

It is really difficult to compare the best contracts in baseball based on the present salary infrastructure. To compare and rank them, you have to take into account arbitration eligibility, free-agent years and non-arbitration years. In addition, one...

Blog | December 28, 2011

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospect writes that the Tampa Bay Rays' ability to remain competitive in the AL East with fiscal limitations is admirable, but their insistence on protecting the future has cost them playoff opportunities in the present.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2011

Roger Clemens will get his day in court, after all -- though at this stage, that might not come as good news to him. Here's why a judge ruled he must face a second trial.

Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters continue to be a dominant force in the Braves' bullpen.