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Granderson gets multi-year deal
detroittigersweblog.com — Buster Olney is reporting that Curtis Granderson has signed a multiyear contract. Terms weren’t not available. More... to come later. (h/t Motown Sports ) UPDATE: It’s official. A five year deal with a club option for 2013. The Tigers ... (more) Granderson gets multi-year deal
BDD Spring Training Blog
BDD Spring Training Blog
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com — BDD's coverage directly from the training camps begins officially tomorrow, but there are some things worth noting... today... (more) BDD Spring Training Blog

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MLB Trade Rumors: Roy Halladay To Boston Red Sox
19 hours ago at Fantasy Alpha
Santana Turning Back into a Pumpkin?
Santana Turning Back into a Pumpkin?
bugsandcranks.com — Tick…tick…tick… The supposed contract extension deadline for Johan Santana and the Mets is 5:00 pm. The time... is now 12:20 pm, and rapidly ticking toward zero hour. According to Mike & The Mad Dog , ESPN ’s Buster Olney, and everyone else that wholly trashes the Mets without cause, justification or purpose, the two sides are “nowhere close in (more) Santana Turning Back into a Pumpkin?
Tigers lock up outfielder Granderson with five-year, $30.25M deal - MLB
Tigers lock up outfielder Granderson with five-year, $30.25M deal - MLB
sports.espn.go.com — DETROIT -- Outfielder Curtis Granderson and the Detroit Tigers agreed Monday to a five-year contract that includes... a club option for 2013. The deal is worth $30.25 million, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. The contract covers ... (more) Tigers lock up outfielder Granderson with five-year, ...
The market for Blanton
insider.espn.go.com — BUSTER OLNEY WEBLOG | RSS | PRINT BLOG BASEBALL Buster Olney is a senior writer at ESPN... The Magazine. He began covering baseball in 1989, as the Nashville Banner's beat reporter assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Later, he covered the San ... (more) The market for Blanton
Rep Tom Davis: I was miquoted and misunderstood about Pettitte's deposition
slidingintohome.blogspot.com — From ESPN : A source close to Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., told ESPN.com's T.J. Quinn that the... congressman says he was misquoted and misunderstood in a published report about Andy Pettitte 's deposition. Sources told Quinn that Pettitte was not a good witness when he appeared before congressional lawyers during a sworn deposition on Monday. Pettitte often contradicted himself, the sources ... (more) Rep Tom Davis: I was miquoted and misunderstood about ...
Tigers lock up Grandy with 5-year deal
grandyreport.blogspot.com — Buster Olney reports that Curtis Granderson and the Tigers have agreed on a 5-year contract worth $30.25... million - their is a club option for 2013. Lee at Tiger Tales thinks this is a bit of a hometown discount. Here is the Freep coverage of the ... (more) Tigers lock up Grandy with 5-year deal
Curtis Granderson Has His Money
Curtis Granderson Has His Money
sports.aol.com — Last week there was word that the Detroit Tigers were talking to centerfielder Curtis Granderson about a... possible contract extension , and now the two sides have come to an agreement, and Curtis Granderson is going to be patrolling Comerica Park's ... (more) Curtis Granderson Has His Money
Olney On The Blanton Market
mlbtraderumors.com — In his blog today, ESPN's Buster Olney assesses the market for Joe Blanton .  Blanton is considered... the best available starter by most.  Here's how Olney sees the contenders: Reds: Olney agrees with the recent reports that the Reds have ... (more) Olney On The Blanton Market
Will Clemens Play In '08?
mlbtraderumors.com — The tolerance for Roger Clemens ' annual "will he, won't he" saga will be much lower this... year in the wake of the steroid mess. But the fact remains that we still don't know whether he'll try to play. Buster Olney devotes a portion of today's blog to this question. He thinks it's in Clemens' nature to defiantly keep pitching (more) Will Clemens Play In '08?
Source: Red Sox, Colon agree to minor league deal - MLB
Source: Red Sox, Colon agree to minor league deal - MLB
sports.espn.go.com — The Boston Red Sox have reached preliminary agreement on a minor league contract with right-hander Bartolo Colon... , a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. If he makes the Opening Day roster, Colon would provide rotation insurance for Boston, which ... (more) Source: Red Sox, Colon agree to minor league deal - MLB
Kicking the Tires on Joe Blanton
pinstripealley.com — From Buster Olney (pay wall) : General manager Brian Cashman has made it clear he wants to... hold onto the most developed Yankees prospects -- Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy -- and given the Yankees' exit from the Santana trade talks, that might seem to ... (more) Kicking the Tires on Joe Blanton
Olney: Yanks Sweating Pettitte's Condition
waswatching.com — A hat tip to WasWatching.com reader baileywalk for a heads-up on this one..... From Buster Olney :... Andy Pettitte no longer has to go to Washington, and instead, he is scheduled to report to the Yankees' training camp in Tampa, Fla., on ... (more) Olney: Yanks Sweating Pettitte's Condition
Buster Olney on Tomorrow's Congressional Hearings - ESPN Video
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Buster Olney on Tomorrow's Congressional Hearings - ESPN Video
sports.espn.go.com — Buster Olney on Tomorrow's Congressional Hearings (more) Buster Olney on Tomorrow's Congressional Hearings - ESPN ...
The Bracket Buster that isn’t. (Bubble Watch Two-for Wednesday)
The Bracket Buster that isn’t. (Bubble Watch Two-for Wednesday)
cakerockstheparty.wordpress.com — I told you about this yesterday. The Bracket Buster that isn’t. The most underrated Mid-Major game in... Feburary is not Siena going cross country. It isn’t even Drake-Butler. It is Western Kentucky-South Alabama. Put it this way. This ... (more) The Bracket Buster that isn’t. (Bubble Watch Two-for ...
Public Opinion Will decide Bonds Fate with Rays
baseballhappenings.com — When I wrote the piece On Bonds I certainly was grasping at straw to find a place... for Bonds to play in 2008. I put Rays at #7 strictly on fact they were trying to build a clubhouse as witnessed by Delmon et al removal. The Bay area seems more ... (more) Public Opinion Will decide Bonds Fate with Rays
Buster Olney Picks his Preseason Cy Young Contenders - ESPN Video
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Buster Olney Picks his Preseason Cy Young Contenders - ESPN Video
sports.espn.go.com — Buster Olney Picks his Preseason Cy Young Contenders (more) Buster Olney Picks his Preseason Cy Young Contenders - ...