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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

As Opening Week of the MLB season concludes, Buster Olney provides some notes on the Dodgers' Dee Gordon, the Tigers' Rick Porcello, and other things happening around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | April 11, 2012

A finger injury forced Rick Porcello to start throwing later in 2011, and his velocity suffered. The Tigers right-hander is doing everything he can to avoid the same fate in 2012.

Blog | Conversation | February 17, 2012

For Rick Porcello and the Tigers, the season won't be considered a success. But Porcello leads a group of teams and players that have shown things late that have them very optimistic about 2011. They may have found the edge too late, but it exists.

Blog | Conversation | September 15, 2010

The winner of the Tigers and Twins showdown tonight very well could be determined by the nerves of a 20-year-old kid taking the stage in a place that has made more experienced players melt in the past, writes Buster Olney. Plus lots on the offseason.

Blog | Conversation | October 06, 2009

For small-market teams, the June draft is broken. Here are a few ways to fix it.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009