9 Results for roy corcoran

The simple key to Branyan's emergence

Russell Branyan played in 50 games for the Brewers last season, and when it was over he hoped to go back to Milwaukee. Doug Melvin, the Milwaukee gene...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009

Closer to the answers

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

Lou Piniella apparently has gotten tired of holding that second shoe, since he's been keeping it aloft all spring. Based solely on spring performances...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2009

Camp notes: Johan makes spring debut

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

...probably got more closing chops than anyone in a group that includes Miguel Batista, Mark Lowe, Roy Corcoran, Tyler Walker and David Aardsma. Cordero is not draftable right now in any but the very...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009

Camp notes: Joba struggles, Bedard shines

Christopher Harris, ESPN.com

...of trying him in the rotation first, and allowing the likes of Miguel Batista, Mark Lowe, Roy Corcoran, David Aardsma and Tyler Walker to battle for the closer's gig. Morrow is next scheduled...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2009

Camp notes: Don't read too much into WBC

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

Who is Yu? He's Yu Darvish, the 23-year-old pitching sensation who went 16-4 with a 1.88 ERA last season for the Nippon Ham Fighters. Darvish threw fo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009

Camp notes: Cabrera a fine pickup for A's

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

While Manny Ramirez continues to play hard-to-get, the other high-profile unemployed baseball players are desperately seeking work and agreeing to stu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 03, 2009

Greinke and Royals could surprise

Buster Olney

There is not a lot of original thought in baseball, but there are a lot of mantras repeated over and over and over. Throw strikes. Hit the ball the ot...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 21, 2009

Will Cubs let Heilman start?

Eric Karabell, ESPN.com

Aaron Heilman has made it pretty clear he'd rather be a starter than a relief pitcher. Just six weeks after the Mets dumped him on Seattle in the J.J....

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Numbers tell the tale

Buster Olney

Summers belong mostly to the scouts. That is the time of year when they have their greatest influence, when they are the eyes and ears for their organ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 25, 2009