Dodgers frozen, and falling behind
Buster Olney...others will receive. But they clearly need starting pitching, because since the playoffs they have lost Vicente Padilla and Jon Garland and, most notably, Randy Wolf, who wasn't even offered arbitration. The Dodgers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
Starters with same agents could push prices
Buster Olney...agent starters who rank below John Lackey. Those would be Randy Wolf, Joel Pineiro, Jason Marquis, Vicente Padilla, Rich Harden and Brad Penny. There is relatively high demand, but less supply than the corner...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009
Replay for the World Series could work
Buster Olney...Philadelphia this time of year is the incredible quality and depth of its lineup and roster. Vicente Padilla made the tactical decision in Game 5 that he was not going to let the red...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
La Russa may be leaving St. Louis
Buster OlneyNobody will know how the St. Louis Cardinals' season might have ended if the third out hadn't escaped them in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2009
Instant replay must be expanded … immediately
Buster OlneyThere were mistakes made by professionals this week. The gritty Ryan Raburn played a pop-fly single into a triple in the Metrodome. Chris Carpenter le...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009
How the league broke the code
Buster Olney...below the top of the shoulder. This is why the Texas Rangers' hitters were angrier with Vicente Padilla than with opposing pitchers who hit them. They knew they were being hit because Padilla seemingly...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 13, 2009
Sources: Several clubs like Smoltz
Buster Olney, ESPN.comSeveral teams have interest in acquiring John Smoltz, and major league sources say.
Story | Conversation | August 09, 2009Why White Sox might want Rios
Buster OlneySome team has claimed Alex Rios on waivers and will know by early Tuesday afternoon whether he will become theirs, and there is lots of evidence that ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 08, 2009
Buehrle's near-perfection, punctuated
Buster OlneyThe tension in the Metrodome thickened in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night. And after Carlos Gomez fouled out and Nick Punto grounded out,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 29, 2009
Swine flu should concern baseball
Buster OlneyVicente Padilla has swine flu, and other Rangers may be diagnosed with the same illness -- but so far...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 25, 2009
Eight reasons for Halladay to be a Phillie
Buster OlneyEight great reasons the Blue Jays and Phillies should work out a Roy Halladay trade: Maximizing value: Halladay will have very high trade value for t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009
Oakland's new Young Guns
Buster OlneyThey've done this kind of work together before -- in Midland, Texas, to be precise. Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Vin Mazzaro and Josh Outman all pit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009
Diminished skills aside, Sheff can still help Mets
Buster OlneyDarryl Strawberry's physical regression in his late 30s was evident every time he had to run in something other than a straight line -- when he pursue...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009
Wieters ready now, but might wait
Buster OlneyMatt Wieters just keeps on hammering the ball this spring, and Saturday, he did it in the clutch, Peter Schmuck writes. He's hitting better than .400 ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 08, 2009
No Payments 'Til 2007!
Buster OlneyThe Magazine's Buster Olney checks out baseball's risky marketplace and finds very few bargains and only one guarantee: Buyers, beware
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