Three Strikes: Award-winning edition
Jayson StarkStrike One -- Albert's Eight-Ball Dept. As you contemplate the greatness of Albert Pujols, don't measure him just by the three MVP awards he's won. ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Baseball's next great economic disparity
Buster Olney...Through arbitration, he probably could get $7.5 million for 2010. Similarly, all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman signed for $6 million when he joined Milwaukee, coming off a season in which his performance...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Minnesota Twins
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 Minnesota Twins, who surged to make the playoffs, met a real power and folded -- and now need to start worrying about Joe Mauer's contract and other future issues.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009
Tigers, Twins and my award picks
Buster OlneyCarl Pavano seemed almost out of breath Sunday night, naturally, at the end of a day in which he and the Twins had won a game they had to win, after t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009
A "Major League" move by the Padres
Buster Olney...was to get to $40 million. So general manager Kevin Towers followed orders. He dumped closer Trevor Hoffman, the team's signature player, a hugely unpopular move in San Diego; traded shortstop Khalil Greene...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2009
Type A positive
Buster OlneyJason Varitek and Juan Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by circumstance. But they prob...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
Kiss 'Em Goodbye: San Diego Padres
Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff, ESPN InsiderInsider and Baseball Prospectus collaborate to dissect the demise of the 2009 San Diego Padres -- and whether the team can be relevant within the next few years.
Story | Conversation | September 27, 2009
Trevor Hoffman's tour of Memphis
Buster OlneyMilwaukee general manager Doug Melvin wrote in an e-mail posted here Monday that Trevor Hoffman is the Cal Ripken of pitchers, in the way that he prepares. Melvin also referenced what...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 15, 2009
The overlooked stars of the season
Buster OlneyZack Greinke is battling for the Cy Young Award, and that standing has hoisted him out of the second division and into the national conversation. Simi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009
How teams can learn from the Marlins
Buster OlneyRicky Nolasco came into the season projected to be a leader of one of the best young rotations in the majors. On May 22, Nolasco gave up eight runs ov...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009
Gonzalez likely sticking with Padres
Maybe rock bottom for the Padres was the day that Trevor Hoffman left, or maybe it was when John Moores acknowledged that he was trying to sell the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2009
Rays simply couldn't afford to keep Kazmir
Buster OlneyHad Scott Kazmir remained with the Tampa Bay Rays for 2010, he likely would have been one member of an elite group of about 50 players in Major League...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009
How Wagner shifted the market
Buster OlneySometime Tuesday morning, the reality of Billy Wagner's circumstances broadsided him. Regardless of whether he stayed with the Mets or not, Wagner alm...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009
ATH : Alright with All-Stars?
Did voters do a good job of getting the All-Star starters we wanted?
Video | July 06, 2009
Chat with Jerry Crasnick
...Fame is assured, in part, because of his 34 postseason saves and 0.77 October ERA. Trevor Hoffman, in contrast, will make it to Cooperstown despite some high-profile hiccups in San Diego. Based...
Chat | January 28, 2008
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