Defense highlights offseason moves
Buster OlneyCoco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009
Gladwell-Simmons III
Bill Simmons, ESPN.comBill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell return for Gladwell-Simmons III: The War to Settle the Score.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Leftover notes on Cameron and more
Gordon EdesSifting through some random notes, quotes and gloats (as one of my journalism heroes, Bob Verdi, used to write): We'll start you off with a trivia qu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009Matsui an upgrade over Vlad
Keith Law...outfielder's gig, but the Angels have the luxury of a set outfield with Bobby Abreu, Torii Hunter and Juan Rivera, meaning Matsui will rarely be asked to don a glove. The move also...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009
Top 100 players of the decade
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comAlbert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Slew of signings lie ahead
Buster OlneyThirty-nine more players were not tendered contracts Saturday night, so as of Sunday, this is the number of free agents who are looking for jobs, acco...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2009
Where we stand as winter meetings arrive
Buster OlneyThe Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Teams, start your engines ...
Jayson Stark, ESPN.comWill Roy Halladay be traded? Will Bay, Holliday or Lackey sign? Those are among the top five plotlines heading into next week's winter meetings.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster Olney...covers a lot of ground out there," the scout said. "He can still play the position." Torii Hunter is 34 years old, Vernon Wells is about to turn 31, and Aaron Rowand is 32...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Where the Red Sox go from here
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comReading the tea leaves on the Sox as free agency gets in full swing.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Early Top 200 rankings for 2010
Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.comTristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009A's going young in 2010
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...stars, the A's will be like the Angels without Chone Figgins and Kendry Morales and Torii Hunter and Erick Aybar. Every year I pick the A's, and every year they finish well...
Blog | November 19, 2009Tracy and Scioscia the easy choices
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...were as good as they were because of Kendry Morales (their second choice at first base), Torii Hunter, and budget acquisition Bobby Abreu. Wait, wait ... I do know this: "Scioscia's job in 2009...
Blog | November 18, 2009Tracy, Scioscia named top managers
Associated PressJim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009Money talks, but baseball won't listen
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comDid the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.
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