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Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Washington Nats

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the Washington Nationals in 2009.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009

PTI : Pittsburgh Pirates Upheaval

The Pittsburgh Pirates players are making it obvious that they are upset about the repeated team trades.

ESPN Insider Video | July 01, 2009

Hiring Hinch in line with Arizona's philosophy

There are only a handful of major league managers who are under contract through the 2012 season, and one of them is someone who, until Friday night, ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 09, 2009

The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2

Buster Olney

It has been a World Series of pitching so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Top 10 matchups of the LCS

Buster Olney

Here's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Opening up the mailbag

Buster Olney

After two days into the playoffs, we'll reach into the mailbag: Q: I'm a Tigers fan and now that it's over officially, I'm trying to look forward to ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Florida Marlins

Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN Insider

Insider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Florida Marlins, who have one of the best middle infields in baseball -- and a young stud in Josh Johnson, who hopefully they can resign.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009

Kiper's Top 5 by position: Juniors

Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN.com

Looking ahead to the 2010 NFL draft, Mel Kiper ranks the top five juniors at each position.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

A somber celebration in Detroit

Buster Olney

Ernie Harwell will chat with his extended family tonight, from a baseball field in Detroit, and Al Kaline has a pretty good idea of what he will say. ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009

The value of waiver warfare

Buster Olney

A friend of a general manager accepted an invitation to watch a game from the GM's private box this season, thinking how much fun it would be. The exp...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 02, 2009

How Wagner shifted the market

Buster Olney

Sometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner alm...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009

Why White Sox might want Rios

Buster Olney

Some team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there is lots of evidence that ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009

Smoltz and Sox face difficult decisions

Buster Olney

All Boston manager Terry Francona could do was to try to contain the damage the Yankees had done to John Smoltz in the fourth inning Thursday night. A...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 07, 2009

Eight reasons for Halladay to be a Phillie

Buster Olney

...plummet during the winter of 2008-09, at least for players not named Teixeira or Sabathia or Burnett or Lowe, and the players' association is sensitive to this. Halladay is one of the few players...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009

How to get Roy Halladay

Who is going to get Roy Halladay? "It's the guy who calls [Toronto GM] J.P. Ricciardi and says, 'OK, I want Halladay and I know the price is going to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 09, 2009