336 Results for rocco baldelli

Post-winter meetings questions

Buster Olney

The most prominent unresolved questions coming out of the winter meetings: 1. Where will Roy Halladay be traded? Halladay We talk all the time...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009

Kershaw is the great X factor

Buster Olney

The first inning that Clayton Kershaw threw in the major leagues lasted 32 pitches. He was 20 years old at the time, working too quickly, and learning...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

PTI : Pick to Win the Tournament?

Who does Ben Rothlisberger pick to win the U.S. Open?

ESPN Insider Video | June 17, 2009

Jays must trade Halladay now

Buster Olney

A whole bunch of baseball people traveled to Toronto this weekend to watch Roy Halladay pitch, as Ken Fidlin writes. It's a sure sign of a robust mark...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 19, 2009

Armed, yes. Dangerous? We'll see.

Keith Law, Scouts Inc.

Keith Law takes a broad look at what to expect in the 2009 MLB draft roughly two weeks before it will take place.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009

BP Daily: The pine-riders

Marc Normandin, Baseball Prospectus

As the season progresses, Ben Zobrist, Ian Stewart, Delmon Young, Micah Hoffpauir and Fernando Tatis are some fantasy sleeper candidates.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009

Nats and Boras under pressure with Strasburg

It was Mark Prior who received the highest signing bonus ever for a drafted player, a $10.5 million deal after being picked second by the Chicago Cubs...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009

Aaron Hill has faced a difficult comeback

Aaron Hill can joke about the collision now. And as he tells the story, the guy who hit him with an elbow last May 29 is 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds, a mo...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Somebody take responsibility already

Buster Olney

An official who has been in baseball a long time sounded really tired Wednesday morning. He was really down. He had a serious case of the Steroids Era...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009

Forecast could doom Red Sox to third

Steven Goldman, Baseball Prospectus

Unfortunately for the Red Sox, there is the very real danger that David Ortiz, Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis will all be delivering less at the plate in 2009.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | February 09, 2009

A-Rod must decide on a path

Buster Olney

It says a lot about where we are, and where we've been, that Alex Rodriguez has at his disposal a veritable MapQuest on how to handle his current cris...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 08, 2009

Burrell adds to Rays' offensive depth

• Mike Scioscia has been locked up by the Angels for the next seven seasons, Mike DiGiovanna writes. By the time his career is over, he will be ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 06, 2009

Fuentes may land in offseason bargain bin

Buster Olney

• The Rays remain cautiously optimistic about picking up a proven hitter this winter, writes Marc Topkin. • Heard this from a party who h...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2008

Numbers keep dropping for free agents

Buster Olney

• Within this Mike DiGiovanna piece, there is word that the Angels have no intention of raising their offer to Mark Teixeira. The Red Sox are st...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2008

Inside the Furcal fiasco

Buster Olney

...a worthy risk, writes Steve Dilbeck. • A new diagnosis bodes well for the career of Rocco Baldelli, Joe McDonald writes. The Red Sox, by the way, have had contact with the outfielder. Baldelli...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008