Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Seattle Mariners
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Seattle Mariners, who gave their fans plenty of late-inning thrills this year.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Baseball's week of U-turns
Buster Olney...Red Sox need only look at the Yankees to know what is possible, writes Steve Buckley. Bob Ryan recalls when the Red Sox were beating the Rays 2-0 in the seventh inning just six...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009
Morton makes most of new opportunity
Jason Grey, ESPN.comJason Grey digs deep into the player pool for sleeper options in deeper leagues, focusing this week on Pirates starter Charlie Morton.
Story | Conversation | July 26, 2009
Eight reasons for Halladay to be a Phillie
Buster OlneyEight great reasons the Blue Jays and Phillies should work out a Roy Halladay trade: Maximizing value: Halladay will have very high trade value for t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009
Torii Hunter is of a rare breed
Buster OlneyTorii Hunter's three-homer game Saturday is a rarity. He is the 11th player in Angels history to hit three home runs in a game and the first since Gar...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 14, 2009
David Ortiz has scouts concerned. He's not alone.
David Ortiz pulled a line drive down the right-field line on Wednesday afternoon, the ball skipping close to the foul line before Travis Buck dug it o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2009
Soriano feasting on fastballs
Special to ESPN.comAlfonso Soriano has started off strong this season, though his success has come mostly against fastballs.
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009
Doctor says Griffey now in much better shape
Buster OlneyKen Griffey Jr. talked with his doctor about possibly having his left knee fixed midway through last season, but in the end, he decided to try to play...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 03, 2009
Sabathia 'all in' for Brewers
...about the offers to come. His only concern is getting the Brewers -- and, by extension, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, David Riske, J.J. Hardy, Mike Cameron, Jason Kendall and others -- into the playoffs. "David Riske...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2008
If You're Hardcore: Francisco best option in Texas
Will Harris, Special to ESPN.comWill Harris breaks down the potential closers for the Texas Rangers and who has the most fantasy value.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2008
Riggleman's decision not a fireable offense
...choice than Burke. But the real problem was Riggleman's decision-making before the 15th inning. Ryan Rowland-Smith, making his second start in the majors, was pulled after five innings and 87 pitches...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 07, 2008
Thomas' exit should benefit Lind
Frank Thomas was released by the Toronto Blue Jays, and at some point Adam Lind is probably going to be the beneficiary of this decision that was righ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2008
Three Strikes: Rarity Edition
...hope not, seeing as how the last Smith to win the first game of his career was Ryan Rowland-Smith last Sept. 13 -- or, if you're a stickler for non-hyphenated Smiths, Joe Smith...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2008
If You're Hardcore: Angels' backup closers
Will Harris, Special to ESPN.comWill Harris breaks down the possible options to replace an injured Francisco Rodriguez and offers up other sleeper choices.
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2008
Good and bad of M's signing Silva
...possible that the Mariners would use Ramirez as the fifth starter instead of Cha Baek or Ryan Rowland-Smith, but even so, Silva's still a two- to three-win upgrade over those pitchers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2007
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