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103 results for "ryan braun"
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Execs pick their top 10 players for 2013
Buster OlneyThe American League Most Valuable Player debate last summer illuminated the significant difference between the way folks in front offices evaluate players and how uniformed personnel view them. For managers, coaches and players, Miguel Cabrera was a ...
Blog | March 28, 2013
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MLB execs pick the top 10 players for 2013 - BBTN 500
Buster OlneyWith ESPN unveiling the top 10 of the BBTN 500, Buster Olney polled 21 MLB execs to pick their top 10 players for 2013.
Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2013
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2013 NL-only LABR auction recap
Eric KarabellSometimes a fantasy owner simply needs to break away from comfortable strategies that have worked in the past to try something new. It might be difficult, might take some practice, but when I walked into the Arizona Republic building in downtown Phoe...
Blog | March 06, 2013
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Ryan Braun, Jonathan Papelbon, Jason Motte among top players on E...
Eric KarabellEric Karabell reviews his NL-only LABR draft team and some new strategies he used this year.
Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2013
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Strategy: When to draft starting pitchers
Eric KarabellWe're still in February, but ESPN's live draft results page is up and running, and a few things jump out to me. Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is going first overall, with Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, ESPN's pi...
Blog | February 27, 2013
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Strategy: Justin Verlander, other elite starting pitchers not wor...
Eric KarabellEric Karabell lays out his philosophy pertaining to when to take starting pitchers in 2013 drafts.
Blog | Conversation | February 27, 2013
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Empty responses from those tied to PEDs - MLB
Buster OlneyBuster Olney writes that players who say they can't discuss PED accusations, or would like to help but can't or any other variation of that standard response are simply spinning at best, and lying at worst.
Blog | Conversation | February 18, 2013
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What we know about Ryan Braun
Buster OlneyAfter Ryan Braun's news conference last February, after he'd won the appeal of his suspension, there were many words written about how truthful he sounded, about how assertive he was, about his righteous anger. Some columnists even went so ...
Blog | February 06, 2013
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The media must not fall into the trap of certainty on Ryan Braun ...
Buster OlneyBuster Olney writes about how as the investigation surrounding Ryan Braun continues, the urge to state with certainty whether he's guilty or innocent is a trap the media must not fall for.
Blog | Conversation | February 06, 2013
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Fantasy ranks summit: Notes and themes
Eric KarabellIt started Tuesday morning with much debate about the great -- or perhaps merely very good -- Mike Trout and ended during the evening Wednesday with closers and Cabreras (Melky and Asdrubal) sliding into our Top 100. In between, the ESPN Fantasy team...
Blog | January 31, 2013
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Mike Trout, Buster Posey among hotly contested players at 2013 fa...
Eric KarabellEric Karabell offers a brief summary of some of the players (including Mike Trout and Buster Posey) and topics (starting pitching depth) that were discussed at the 2013 ESPN Fantasy baseball rankings summit.
Blog | Conversation | January 31, 2013
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Milwaukee Brewers are stuck in the middle of the NL Central - MLB...
Paul SwydanPaul Swydan of FanGraphs explains why the Brewers are stuck in the middle of the NL Central.
Story | Conversation | January 17, 2013
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Milwaukee Brewers' window of contention - MLB
Jason MartinezJason Martinez looks at the Brewers' talent, payroll situation and competition to determine their optimal year for contention in the next half-decade.
Story | Conversation | January 10, 2013
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Five general managers on the hot seat
Jim BowdenFor the most part, major league general managers have enjoyed relative stability and continuity over the last few seasons. However, with so much turnover in managerial positions the last couple of years, there's the likelihood that some general manag...
Blog | January 08, 2013
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New Hall of Fame standards for home runs, hits and wins and proje...
Dan SzymborskiForget 500 homers, 3,000 hits and 300 wins. Dan Szymborski looks at what the new Hall of Fame thresholds should be for those three catergories and projects which current players will reach them.
Story | Conversation | January 06, 2013
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Evan Longoria and Ryan Braun's contracts are among the best in ba...
Dan SzymborskiDan Szymborski uses the ZiPS projection system to determine the best long-term contracts in the game.
Story | Conversation | November 27, 2012