185 Results for sean burnett

Ortiz, Chipper, Liriano, weekend watch

Eric Karabell

Too many fantasy baseball owners figure they can pay attention to what's going on from Monday through Friday afternoon and be all caught up. It's the ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2008

If You're Hardcore: Potential Padres starting options

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Will Harris looks at potential options for the Padres' fifth starter, a decent low-end option in NL-only leagues.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | May 09, 2008

Rockies sinking fast

...8226; Scott Kazmir, Rays: He's antsy for his debut, Marc Topkin writes. • Sean Burnett, Pirates: He's returning to the big leagues today, Dejan Kovacevic writes. ON THE DECLINE •...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2008

Nats' Park very much Washington

There was a debate about what material should be used in the construction of the Nationals' new park, and whether it should be built in a style simila...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2008

Potent offense will drive Yankees

The Yankees scored 504 runs in the last 76 games last year, after Bobby Abreu and Robinson Cano emerged from early-season slumps, after Johnny Damon b...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2008

Moyer's deceptive legs

Pitching is really all about deception, Jamie Moyer said the other day, sitting in front of his locker in Clearwater, Fla. He cited an example from th...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2008

Upton's waiting game pays off

B.J. Upton had already pulled a home run down the left-field line against the Yankees' Kei Igawa on April 23, 2007. And when he shot a double down the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2008

Rays have a fine system in place

You find yourself talking much more deliberately when speaking with the muscle behind the Tampa Bay … Rays' … system of $1 fines. You feel a...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2008

Nix creates an opportunity

Jayson Nix played six seasons in the minor leagues without reaching the big leagues, his offensive production holding him back. So last year, playing ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | March 08, 2008

Pettitte still the tiebreaker

...have hired Baseball America editor Chris Kline as a scout, Dejan Kovacevic writes within this piece. Sean Burnett still has a chance to make the Pittsburgh rotation. • Erik Bedard is still sitting at...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 07, 2008

Brewers on the upswing

The Brewers won more games in 2007 than in any season since 1992, a year of remarkable growth. And yet, as Milwaukee talent evaluators have reviewed t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2008

Dismal tenure ends for Littlefield

The Pirates' latest reign of error is over. The long-expected firing of general manager Dave Littlefield, who presided over six losing seasons in Pit...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2007

Dealing with prospects isn't easy

Someday, Engel Beltre may turn out to be the new thing, and Elvis Andrus may end up as the toast of Arlington. And some names that have clicked across...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 10, 2007

The Teixeira quandary

Mark Teixeira's status will be the dominant topic for the Rangers in the days ahead, writes Evan Grant, and the Dodgers and the Angels are interested....

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 13, 2007

Get your stopwatches ready

Rafael Betancourt lingers between pitches, in the way a kid dawdles before cleaning his room. It's not that he's not making any progress toward the ac...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 04, 2007