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Holliday reports show how offseason rumors can vary wildly

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0000

One of the many things that make offseason rumors so frustrating to follow is that even the most respected names in the baseball reporting business often vary wildly on what they're reporting. Today provides a good example, as Jon Paul...

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Olney: Yanks Have No Interest In Holliday

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000

This is a tweet from earlier today via Buster Olney (hat-tip to LenNY's Yankees ): NYY are not interested in signing Holliday. They'll talk to Boras to keep other bidders honest, but corner outfield not a priority for them. I never was on the Holliday bandwagon so this doesn't bother me at all. ...

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Olney: Yanks have no interest in Holliday

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Via Buster Olney’s Twitter : NYY are not interested in signing Matt Holliday . They'll talk to Boras to keep other bidders honest, but corner outfield not a priority for them. This may come as a shock to most (see poll on left), as he is the top free agent on the market and the Yankees are ...

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Twitter / Buster Olney: NYY are not interested in ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:26:03 +0000

Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! NYY are not interested in signing Holliday. They'll talk to Boras to keep other bidders honest, but corner outfield not a priority for them. about 10 hours ago from web Buster_ESPN Buster Olney Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact Blog Status ...

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Heard this: Orlando Hudson has been informed that he will be the NL Gold Glove Award winner at...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:12:00 +0000

Heard this: Orlando Hudson has been informed that he will be the NL Gold Glove Award winner at second base. The Dodgers are not expected to retain Hudson, who is a Type A free agent Buster Olney of ESPN breaks the news that Hudson will win a Gold Glove award

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Hot market for Counsell?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:34 +0000

The window for teams to exclusively negotiate with their own free agents doesn't expire until Friday, but according to one observer that's not stopping as many as a dozen clubs from showing interest in veteran Brewers infielder Craig Counsell. ESPN.com's...

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Buster Olney Talks Red Sox

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:01:40 +0000

ESPN baseball reporter, and recent joiner of twitter , looks at the Red Sox approach this offseason. Watch below:

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Halo Headlines – 11/16/09

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:45:09 +0000

EDITOR’S NOTE: So, due to some site issues, we’ve been down for almost a week and thus have a lot of links to catch up on, so excuse the fact that some of these are slightly dated. The Story: The Milwaukee Brewers aren’t expected to make a major play for John Lackey . ...

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Olney: Lackey turned down $72 million

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:28:20 +0000

Remember a few days ago when we heard that the Angels offered John Lackey a seemingly low three years, $36 million during the spring? Buster Olney just tweeted that their final offer to Lackey this season was much higher, $72 million. No word on how many years that is. Post from: Angels blog

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Twitter / Buster Olney: If you want John Lackey, i ...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:41:31 +0000

Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! If you want John Lackey, it will be pricey. Sources say he turned down $72 million from the Angels earlier this year, the team's last offer. 10:03 AM Nov 13th from web Buster_ESPN Buster Olney Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact Blog Status Goodies ...

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Twitter / Buster Olney: Craig Counsell has attract ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:17:00 +0000

Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! Craig Counsell has attracted interest from 12 teams. Possible he will leave Milw. for a multi-year deal. Possible fits: NYY, Boston. about 1 hour ago from web Buster_ESPN Buster Olney Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact Blog Status Goodies API ...

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MLB: Buster Olney looks at where the top available aces, including Roy Halladay, Javier Vazquez and John Lackey, could head in the coming months

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:25:00 +0000

More than 125 pitchers will be available in the winter after all the free-agent filings and non-tenders are completed. But far too few front-line starting pitchers -- the kind who can lead a pitching staff through a long summer, the type who can carry the responsibility of being a staff's ace ...

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Twitter / Buster Olney: The agent for Brandon Lyon ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:02:37 +0000

Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! The agent for Brandon Lyon expects he get a multi-year deal -- and Lyon is open to diffent roles, closer or set-up PhI, LAA a possible fit. about 3 hours ago from web Buster_ESPN Buster Olney Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact Blog Status Goodies ...

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Olney: Yankees not interested in Holliday

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:45:03 +0000

The story we linked to a few minutes ago says the Yankees (and Angels, and Red Sox) are interested in Matt Holliday, but Buster Olney just tweeted that the Yankees aren’t, though they will feign interest to raise the bidding: “NYY are not interested in signing Holliday. They’ll ...

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Halo Headlines – 11/10/09

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:39 +0000

The Story: Chone Figgins, John Lackey and Darren Oliver are all Type A free agents while Vladimir Guerrero is a Type B . The Monkey Says: The Angels will now get a first or second round pick plus a sandwich pick if they lose Figgy, Lackey or DO, which should cushion the blow. In the fact, ...

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Sign stealing: a waste of time, but easy enough to defend against

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:15:38 +0000

ESPN's Buster Olney reproduces an email he received from former major league catcher Brent Mayne talking about sign stealing and mound visits and stuff. It's pretty illuminating. Among the the tidbits he offers are that most hitters don't want stolen...

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Twitter / Buster Olney: Some GMs left Chicago conv ...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:36:27 +0000

Loader Twitter.com Login Join Twitter! Some GMs left Chicago convinced the big-money market for the Big Three -- Lackey, Bay, Holliday -- will be very, very limited. about 16 hours ago from web Buster_ESPN Buster Olney Footer 2009 Twitter About Us Contact Blog Status Goodies API Business ...

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John Lackey Rumor

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:23:50 +0000

Guuuud wuuuun, Inspector 1. To bet on any particular golfer to win a tournament, even Tiger, is to bet a longshot against the Field. We're at a point in the free agent derby that, you mention any one team, sure, obviously it's just chatter. ......... 2. I'm kind of ...

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Time To Play "Count The Meaningful Statements" With Buster Olney

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:23:50 +0000

In this post , Olney introduces the idea of John Lackey joining the Mariners . Exciting! Lackey is great and would help restore some of the team smelliness we lost with the departure of Justin Thomas . Here is the phrasing Olney used in delivering his point: Seattle could land Lackey ...

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Buster_ESPN: Tex. asked Rays about Upton, part of off-season routine. No on-going talks. TB would need big return for talented CFer, even after down yr.

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Buster_ESPN: Tex. asked Rays about Upton, part of off-season routine. No on-going talks. TB would need big return for talented CFer, even after down yr.

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