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
Some random tidbits from paradise
Gordon EdesPUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic -- A few things picked up at David Ortiz's charity golf tournament while contemplating why baseball's winter meetings couldn't be held in this slice of paradise instead...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009Sox third baseman says he feels great
Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.comRed Sox third baseman Mike Lowell says he has been unaffected by trade rumors.
Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009Cuban defector Chapman fires agent
Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN.comCuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman has fired the representative who helped him gain free agency, his former agency confirmed Saturday.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2009Ynoa making progress
Jorge Arangure Jr.On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Chapman kept defection plans from kin
Associated PressAroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Agent: Chapman had 'very good visit'
ESPNBoston.com staffFree-agent pitcher Aroldis Chapman impressed after visiting Red Sox.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009Teams can bid on Chapman
Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The MagazineCuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who is considered one of the top prospects in the world, has been declared a free agent by Major League Baseball.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Exclusive chat with Red Sox prospect Jose Iglesias
Jorge Arangure Jr....2008, Cuban shortstop Jose Iglesias defected from his country's junior national team while playing in a tournament in Canada. For almost a year, Iglesias waited in the Dominican Republic while trying to obtain free...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009
Pitcher Chapman awaits MLB's ruling
Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN The MagazineAroldis Chapman, the Cuban defector considered to be one of the top pitching prospects in the world, petitioned Major League Baseball for free-agency status recently and is likely only weeks from becoming a free agent, according to his agent.
Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009Seven reasons for surge in Cuban defectors
Jorge Arangure Jr....candidate has also served as an example to other Cuban players. 4. THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: A tournament designed to showcase the best talent in the world has allowed major league scouts to scrutinize Cuban...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Let's kill this oddest of rumors
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...willing to explain exactly how Frenchy's .269 OBP helps the Red Sox qualify for the tournament
Blog | May 29, 2009Nine reasons this NYY-BOS series is pivotal
Buster Olney...as Tiger Woods, and the Red Sox as the troublesome 14th hole that could cost them the tournament. The psyche of the Red Sox. They just got swept by the Rays in a two-game...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009
Page 2 Power Rankings: Sox edition
Patrick Hruby, Page 2Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.
Story | Conversation | August 03, 2009The maddening pace of perfection
Buster Olney...a few hours after Buehrle planted his hands on his head in disbelief. "He would play in tournaments as a kid, and sometimes there would be three or four or five games in a day...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 24, 2009
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