Post-winter meetings questions
Buster OlneyThe most prominent unresolved questions coming out of the winter meetings: 1. Where will Roy Halladay be traded? Halladay We talk all the time...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2009
Hellickson making strides at Triple-A
Kevin Goldstein, Baseball ProspectusKevin Goldstein looks at another top pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009
Survivor, NL East edition
The NL East is playing out like a really nasty game of dodgeball, and if you're keeping score at home, you could probably count the bodies left standi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 24, 2009
High usage already for Dodgers' bullpen arms
...relievers who were broken down from pitching a whole lot of innings -- Steve Karsay, Paul Quantrill, Tom Gordon, Tanyon Sturtze, Scott Proctor, etc. The Dodgers have an enormous lead in the NL West, and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2009
Deals that might work for the Mets
The Mets have been blasted by an injury tsunami during the past month, and players seemingly have dropped by the hour, from Carlos Delgado to Jose Rey...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2009
Strange numbers and potential trades
We're almost two months into the season, and here are 10 numbers that seem strange: 1. The Cleveland Indians already have issued 195 walks, the fourt...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 27, 2009
Why Crawford could eye the century mark
Carl Crawford seems to be on the move constantly in the clubhouse, changing shoes and T-shirts between various elements of his physical training. He i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 04, 2009
BP Daily: No relief in sight
Steven Goldman, Baseball ProspectusHow can a GM find the right mix in his pen? It's a very challenging question.
Story | Conversation | April 20, 2009
Fidrych embodied the joy of baseball
We didn't have a television on my family's dairy farm in Vermont, but when there were particularly special games, my parents let me ride my bike or wa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2009
Peavy a Padres bright spot ... but for how long?
Buster OlneyThe Cubs were on the cusp of a deal for Jake Peavy in the winter, much closer than anybody realized at the time. They were so close, in fact, that Pea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009
Looking Back at the 1986 Draft
Jason A. Churchill...the majors. The all-star level players include Matt Williams, John Olerud, Kevin Brown, Bo Jackson, Tom Gordon and Gary Sheffield, with Sheffield being the lone potential Hall of Famer. Had the New York...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009
Greinke and Royals could surprise
Buster Olney...players worked diligently in the offseason. Jose Guillen reported to camp in much better condition, and Alex Gordon spent the winter refining his approach at the plate. The back end of the Royals' rotation could...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 21, 2009
Carmona shouldn't try so hard
Buster OlneyGOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Fausto Carmona threw at much less than maximum effort in his first official bullpen session of spring training Saturday, gliding ea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 15, 2009
Players need to show fans they care about them
Buster OlneyThe labor strife of 1994-95 killed the game for nine months, and a World Series wasn't played for the first time since Theodore Roosevelt's administra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 07, 2009
Gordon following new overall plan this winter
Buster Olney...few Royals games last season, and he saw the talent and the power in third baseman Alex Gordon. But he also saw a hitter who seemed too conscious of pulling the ball -- and his swing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009
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