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The New York Yankees know as well as any team that wrist and hand injuries -- like the one suffered by Mark Teixeira -- come with enormous uncertainty. The doctors are saying the first baseman will miss eight to 10 weeks, but that's assuming the...

Blog | March 07, 2013

Buster Olney breaks down some options for the Yankees in light of Mark Teixeira's wrist injury.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2013

In part four of our six-part series this week, we rank the top 10 infields in history. 1. 1976 Cincinnati Reds 1B Tony Perez, 2B Joe Morgan, SS Davey Concepcion, 3B Pete Rose Start with this: Joe Morgan posted an OPS+ of 186 that year, which is ...

Blog | January 23, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 infields in baseball history.

Blog | Conversation | January 23, 2013

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a column with my first top 10 power rankings of winter. That top 10 stands for today's column, but I asked talent evaluators to critique the list and provide input on where they disagree. To repeat: The t...

Blog | January 04, 2013

Buster Olney reveals his ranking of the top 10 teams in baseball -- and allows scouts and execs to tear it to shreds.

Blog | Conversation | January 04, 2013

As part of the ongoing theme of the week, we rank the top 10 lineups today: 1. Los Angeles Angels As the 2013 season opens, there may be more pressure on Angels Manager Mike Scioscia than any other person in the majors. But there will be a day in ...

Blog | January 03, 2013

Buster Olney ranks the top 10 lineups in the majors.

Blog | Conversation | January 03, 2013

Part 5 of this week's series examines the top 10 lineups in the big leagues for 2012 -- and it's all about run production: (Here are the previous rankings: best starting rotations, best bullpens, best infields and best outfield.) 1. Bos...

Blog | December 31, 2011

Buster Olney examines the top 10 lineups in the majors, with the Boston Red Sox leading the way.

Blog | Conversation | December 31, 2011

In Part II of the unit rankings we are doing this week -- here was yesterday's look at the top 10 rotations -- we name the top 10 bullpens in the big leagues, as we look ahead to 2012. 1. Atlanta Braves At the end of the season, it got v...

Blog | December 27, 2011

Buster Olney recalibrates his rankings for the 10 best bullpens in baseball, with few free agents who will shift these before Spring Training.

Blog | Conversation | December 27, 2011

Buster Olney lists the 10 biggest positional and lineup holes across baseball that need to be filled or addressed in the next few weeks.

Blog | Conversation | November 25, 2011

After submitting his own ranking earlier in the week, Buster Olney looked to a group of MLB talent evaluators to find out who they think has the best rotation in the majors. The top spot was unanimous (Phillies). Nos. 2-10 were anything but.

Blog | Conversation | December 24, 2010

When word broke last week that Joaquin Benoit had a new three-year agreement with the Detroit Tigers, without the salary numbers initially attached, a rival executive tried to guess what the contract figures would be. $10 million for three years wou...

Blog | November 26, 2010

The deal that sent Joaquin Benoit to Detroit was called absurd by a good number of people across baseball. But that doesn't mean that if they want their own form of relief, they won't have to pay for it. Buster Olney assesses the market.

Blog | Conversation | November 26, 2010