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DETROIT -- Mike Trout hit a roller toward first base last Sunday and Prince Fielder took a couple of steps forward to corral the ball. You can see it in this highlight reel, starting at about the 18-second mark. Then Doug Fister dove headlong toward ...

Blog | April 28, 2013

Buster Olney writes that Doug Fister's athleticism has played a large role in his success with the Detroit Tigers. Olney also looks closer at Justin Upton's fast start.

Blog | Conversation | April 28, 2013

Buster Olney looks at what it would cost to trade for David Price or Giancarlo Stanton, and speculates as to which teams are in the running for their services.

Blog | Conversation | April 16, 2013

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The infield drill that the Detroit Tigers worked through on Friday morning was the same drill run in every other camp, right up until the moment, early on, that Victor Martinez whistled for the first time. It's a sound that fal...

Blog | March 16, 2013

Buster Olney writes that while Detroit is quietly having a great spring training, rivals are already taking notice, projecting that the Tigers will have a markedly better season in 2013 than they did during their 2012 World Series campaign.

Blog | Conversation | March 16, 2013

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - When the late, great Mike Flanagan served in the Baltimore Orioles' leadership in 2005, the team got off to a strong start, winning 30 of their first 46 games. I called "Flanny" in late May and asked him whether he thought they...

Blog | February 23, 2013

Buster Olney says the Kansas City Royals have the toughest schedule in the American League.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2013

LAKELAND, Fla. -- For some of the Detroit Tigers, Bruce Rondon is still more rumor than fact. They've heard about how he throws lightning bolts, a fastball that reaches triple digits, and how he's capable of embarrassing hitters, but they h...

Blog | February 16, 2013

Buster Olney writes that Bruce Rondon is expected to play a key role for the Tigers this season, and why Detroit has reason to believe that he'll be up to the task.

Blog | Conversation | February 16, 2013

The deal Felix Hernandez will soon finalize with the Mariners is a lot like the contracts agreed to by Troy Tulowitzki and Ryan Howard. It amounts to lots of money tacked on to the back end of another deal. There will be a lot of ways that accountant...

Blog | February 08, 2013

Buster Olney breaks down the deal that will keep Felix Hernandez in Seattle for a long time to come. While it was a big win for a Seattle team that needs King Felix around to stay competitive and grow, questions emerged about the timing.

Blog | Conversation | February 08, 2013

All of the baseball moons and stars have aligned for a memorable 2013 season for the Houston Astros, in the way that the '62 Mets and the 2003 Detroit Tigers are remembered. To rival talent evaluators, there is no question that Houston will stru...

Blog | February 05, 2013

Buster Olney writes about how the Houston Astros are in the midst of an almost historic teardown of the organization. They figure to be bad, but they also must hope fans will be patient enough to stick around.

Blog | Conversation | February 05, 2013

It's possible that by the end of the summer, the Angels' outfield of Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Peter Bourjos will be viewed as the best in baseball. Could it rank among the best ever? The standard is pretty high. On Sunday I ranked the...

Blog | January 22, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 outfields in baseball history, along with the latest news and notes from around baseball.

Blog | Conversation | January 22, 2013

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a column with my first top 10 power rankings of winter. That top 10 stands for today's column, but I asked talent evaluators to critique the list and provide input on where they disagree. To repeat: The t...

Blog | January 04, 2013