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
Pavano, 2 others accept arbitration
Associated PressMinnesota starter Carl Pavano, Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano and Colorado setup man Rafael Betancourt accepted salary arbitration offers.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Baseball's winter meetings begin
ESPN.com news servicesIn a town known for fast moves around the speedway, baseball's wheelers and dealers were slowly mulling their options at the winter meetings.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009Why 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
Deadline looming for arbitration offers
Associated PressWorld Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Vladimir Guerrero and Randy Wolf were among the free agents who weren't offered salary arbitration, moves that enable new teams to sign them without losing draft picks.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009Cameron 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
Rockies decline option on Betancourt
Associated PressThe Rockies have declined a $5 million option on right-hander Rafael Betancourt, a key setup man as the Rockies won the NL wild-card race.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Type 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
Cook outduels Hamels as Rockies nip Phillies, tie series
Associated PressYorvit Torrealba hit a two-run homer, Aaron Cook pitched effectively into the sixth and the Rockies beat Cole Hamels and the Phillies 5-4 to even their NL playoff series at 1.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 08, 2009BP: 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
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