Final notes from Arizona Fall League
Jason GreyStephen Strasburg will not pitch in the Arizona Fall League championship game after injuring...27 in December, has played only a half season of Double-A ball, is a max-effort...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009
Holliday vs. Bay: D is the difference
Jay Jaffe, Baseball ProspectusBaseball Prospectus analyzes the defensive aptitude of Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. The outcome? Holliday is clearly more valuable, but a fit is easier to find for Bay.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009
The market for those coming off injuries
Keith Law...represented a point of inefficiency in the market for baseball players...total despite their lowest full-season total of runs scored since...on the market. One who stands out to me is Ben...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
The leftovers tell us a lot from Game 2
Buster Olney...so far, with the inevitable umpiring controversy sprinkled in. Some leftovers from Game 2: Mariano Rivera is...quick swing, driving fastballs into the right-field stands, and in Game 2, he came to bat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009
A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster OlneyThe old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium...pressure on yourself -- and Lee has handled this season flawlessly. Now they will pitch from the same...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
Replay for the World Series could work
Buster Olney...had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to...on it, driving it into the right-field stands for a three-run homer. After the Dodgers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
Who will take the fall?
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineClutch players make or break any MLB team's postseason run. Buster Olney examines which traits are key in being a clutch performer in October.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009
Opening up the mailbag
Buster Olney...World Series ends, and continues for 15 days. In that period, players can speak with any club...What minor league player who will start the season in the minors next year would you build...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009
Pujols' homerless streak at 23 games
Special to ESPN.comWith the Cardinals down two games to none against the Dodgers, this is no time for Albert Pujols to be in a home run drought.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009
A new league forms in the Dominican
Jorge Arangure Jr.In explaining the discrepancy between bonus...While Latin American players may stand out in workouts, teams don...games this week and the season opener is slated for Nov...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
The catch heard 'round the Rockies
Buster OlneyThere were no tangible advantages working in favor of Rockies second baseman Clint Barmes in...host to Washington for four to finish the season. And meanwhile, the Rockies will finish their season...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009
The unique value of October baseball
Buster Olney, ESPN The MagazineAs Buster Olney writes in the October 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine -- if you don't think playoff baseball is different, then, well, you're probably not a player, are you?
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Exclusive chat with Red Sox prospect Jose Iglesias
Jorge Arangure Jr.In late July of 2008, Cuban shortstop Jose Iglesias defected from his country's junior national team while...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
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
The Cubs share in Bradley's failure
Buster Olney...will never play another game in their uniform. The organization is...by a fan, approaches the stands and has to be calmed...final five games of the season. June 2007: After a series...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009
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