Dodgers frozen, and falling behind
Buster Olney...lineup of the defending champions -- and in the hopefulness of the Rays, as they moved to add Rafael Soriano, the kind of reliever they so desperately needed in 2009. And then there were the Dodgers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
Seattle balances cash with caution
Buster Olney...Cafardo. Moves, deals and decisions 1. The Braves now have a budget problem on their hands after Rafael Soriano accepted their offer of arbitration. They had hoped that Soriano would turn down arbitration so that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Why Pineiro will get his payday
Buster Olney...team will bet that it was. The Milwaukee Brewers, perhaps, or the Mets. Elsewhere … • Rafael Betancourt is going to accept the Rockies' offer of arbitration, Tracy Ringolsby reported Sunday night, and we...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009
Roberto Alomar's brilliance still on display
Buster OlneyYou say you are young, and didn't see Roberto Alomar play? No problem. You get a chance to witness the brilliance of Roberto Alomar just about every ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster OlneyA longtime NL advance scout watched Mike Cameron late in the 2009 season and came away thinking that even at age 36, Cameron remains one of the game's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Closing the market
Keith Law...Mike Gonzalez (No. 17), Rafael Soriano (No. 20), Billy Wagner (No. 24), Ryota Igarashi (No. 26), Rafael Betancourt (No. 34), Jose Valverde (No. 37), Fernando Rodney (No. 43), and Brandon Lyon (No. 47) all...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
The free agent do-call list
Buster OlneyThe free-agent signing period begins four days from now, and we know that Matt Holliday, John Lackey and Jason Bay are going to be paid the most money...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Type A positive (and negative)
Buster Olney...fit with the Cardinals, Cubs, Mets or any number of teams. There was bad news for: Rafael Betancourt. He is a Type A free agent whom Colorado is clearly angling to keep, and because...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Colorado Rockies
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Colorado Rockies, who, just like in 2007, were left for dead, came back, made the playoffs and -- well, unlike in 2007, they didn't get so far. Now what? Let's investigate.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009
BP: For the pen, it's also in the Cards
Christina Kahrl, Baseball ProspectusAfter a close analysis of all of MLB's playoff-bound pens, Baseball Prospectus finds that the St. Louis Cardinals stand above all others.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009
Scouting the Colorado Rockies
Keith Law, Scouts Inc.The Rockies made a run for the wild card and at the Dodgers in the NL West, but it had more to do with their young talent than the firing of manager Clint Hurdle and the installation of Jim Tracy.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009
Type A positive
Buster Olney...along with Matt Holliday, and it was unanimous that the Red Sox will offer him arbitration. Rafael Betancourt, Rockies -- Earning $3.35 million this season with a $5.4 million club option for 2010...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
The Cy Young cases for Greinke and King Felix
Buster OlneyThis time of year, teams begin to include information in their media dispatches about their various candidates for major awards. The AL Cy Young Award...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009
NL West is better than you might think
Peter GammonsTwo years ago, four of the five teams in the NL West had better than .500 records, and the Rockies and Diamondbacks played in the NLCS. This season, t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 05, 2009
Improved Holland to face Yankees
Special to ESPN.comDerek Holland, who faces the Yankees on Wednesday, is 3-1 with a 2.13 ERA in August.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009
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