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DETROIT -- Long before Robin Ventura even knew he wanted to manage, Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams had written down his name as a possible candidate, among other names, in a folder that Williams updates and maintains. Ventura is understated and e...

Blog | September 02, 2012

Buster Olney writes that in Robin Ventura's first season as manager of the Chicago White Sox, he has proved to have all of the necessary qualities a big league skipper needs in the modern game.

Blog | Conversation | September 02, 2012

The draft is always a youth movement of sorts, as teams add young talent to their systems. But Buster Olney writes that some teams also clearly view the draft as a chance to make their big league roster better, and soon.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2010

It's Strawberry fields for Joe Torre -- at least that's what it means for L.A. to pick up Jim Thome, writes Buster Olney. Plus, what was the reasoning behind Kenny Williams' decision to wave the white flag? It wasn't good poker, at the very least.

Blog | Conversation | September 01, 2009

You already can see how baseball has shifted ever so slightly after the trade deadline. In places such as San Diego, the reality is bleak, Buster Olney says.

Blog | Conversation | August 02, 2009

We all thought Jake Peavy could end up in Chicago, but on the Sox? Buster says it could happen and then checks other deals that could be in the making. Plus notes, movements, analysis, injuries and why Brad Penny might be ripe for the trading block.

Blog | Conversation | May 21, 2009