Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster Olney...third baseman in the majors? Boston. Seattle. Oakland. Moves, deals and decisions 1. The Reds extended Scott Rolen's contract and restructured his current deal to create some salary relief for 2010. It's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
An all-decade, all-value lineup card
Erik Manning, FanGraphs.comErik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009
The (harsh) lessons of the GM meetings
Buster Olney...the Reds' decision-making in July even more curious. They made a deal for third baseman Scott Rolen, who is owed $11 million for 2010 and is now essentially immovable, and they did not...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster Olney...a deal with Holliday immediately after the conclusion of the team's season, although Holliday's agent, Scott Boras, always takes his clients into the open air of free agency rather than negotiating a discounted...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Cincinnati Reds
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Cincinnati Reds, who were unable to overcome Dusty Baker's highly questionable managerial tactics.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Toronto Blue Jays
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Toronto Blue Jays. The Roy Halladay situation hangs over them, as does playing in the AL East, but this team could be more competitive soon.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009
Giambi helps keep Rockies relaxed, rolling
Buster OlneyMaybe it is Yorvit Torrealba who has earned the honor of wearing Jason Giambi's Golden Thong, after Torrealba's ninth-inning three-run double gave the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2009
Why Greinke should win the Cy Young
Buster OlneyBy the standards of a David Wells or Livan Hernandez or John Smoltz or Orlando Hernandez or Curt Schilling or Randy Johnson, Zack Greinke has yet to p...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster OlneyHad Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
BP Daily: The path to National treasure
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusThe Washington Nationals now have Stephen Strasburg in the fold. They also have guys like Ryan Zimmerman. How long until the Nats can compete in the NL East? BP Daily examines the key steps.
Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009
Yadier Molina knows squat
Lindsay Berra, ESPN The MagazineHe may not be Pujols, but the Cardinals' All-Star catcher is definitely the man behind the plate.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009
PTI : 2009 All-Star Snubs
Are there any outrageous snubs from this year's MLB All-Star selections?
Video | July 06, 2009
Money for nothin'
Buster Olney...fretting about whether to move Roy Halladay and, in the end, wound up swapping pricey veteran Scott Rolen for a couple of pitching prospects. Rios was not performing to the level of his salary...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 11, 2009
Baseball's week of U-turns
Buster OlneyThe baseball world has been a place of a lot of U-turns lately: If you pegged the Nationals for fewer than 40 victories in your office pool, well, yo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2009
The return of baseball's great divide
Buster Olney...after this year and might soon have to start dealing away the likes of Carl Crawford and Scott Kazmir. And within the next 12 months, Minnesota probably will come face-to-face with its next...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009
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