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Kyle Lohse still doesn't have a home, and there could be a few more trades of starting pitchers. But there is enough information available to rank the 10 best rotations for 2013. 1. Detroit Tigers The rotation of Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, D...

Blog | Conversation | December 31, 2012

Michael Bourn is still looking for a job, and so are Kyle Lohse, Rafael Soriano, Nick Swisher, Adam LaRoche, A.J. Pierzynski and Edwin Jackson. Rick Porcello is going to be traded, and as much as the Detroit Tigers keep telling everybody they're...

Blog | December 18, 2012

San Francisco Giants top Buster Olney's early winter power ranking.

Blog | Conversation | December 18, 2012

Buster Olney continues his top-10 series with a New Year's power rankings. The Red Sox, Yankees and Phillies all have higher payrolls, but dominant pitching and superb defense make the Tampa Bay Rays the best team in baseball.

Blog | Conversation | January 01, 2012

Buster Olney recalibrates his rankings for the 10 best rotations in baseball since few free agents are still out there to shift things.

Blog | Conversation | December 26, 2011

Buster Olney writes that players and organizations throughout baseball felt the impact of the earthquake in Japan on Friday. Also: lots of news and observations from around the league.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2011

The Phillies' signing of Cliff Lee has created the best barstool debate of the winter, the kind of question that has no right answer but is awful fun to talk about: Who has the best rotation in the majors? Here's one humble ranking of the...

Blog | December 22, 2010

The Philadelphia Phillies already had what was arguably baseball's best rotation headed into the 2010 offseason. And that was before they added Cliff Lee. Buster ranks the rotations that follow the one clearly at the top.

Blog | Conversation | December 22, 2010