#Buster Olney

Yesterday was a fairly quiet day for MLB roster moves, with Carlos Correa finally having successfully completed a physical and signed with Minnesota to take the last remaining big-name free agent off the market. But there was still some notable baseball news, as ESPN's Buster Olney reported that all Triple-A parks will use an electronic strike…

With the All-Star break in the rearview, the 2022 MLB season is about to kick into high gear. The MLB trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and this year's deadline could see one of the game's best players get moved in Juan Soto. Once the deadline passes, the race for the playoffs will be on with just over two months of the regular season…

With the 2022 MLB All-Star festivities in the books, it's time for a quick round of bold predictions before the second half of the season gets underway on Thursday. What follows are 10 bold predictions for the remainder of the 2022 season, focusing mostly on individual players rather than teams since there will be plenty of postseason predictions…

The Philadelphia Phillies arereportedly "viewed as the favorites" to sign superstar shortstop TreaTurner, one of the top players available on the free-agent market. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported theupdate Wednesday: "The Phillies will wind up withone of the [elite] shortstops. That's going to happen," an agenttold ESPN's Buster Olney. Along…

With the All-Star break in the rearview, the 2022 MLB season is about to kick into high gear. The MLB trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and this year's deadline could see one of the game's best players get moved in Juan Soto. Once the deadline passes, the race for the playoffs will be on with just over two months of the regular season…

The San Diego Padres emerged late as a surprise team in the mix for Aaron Judge. Obviously, they missed out on the slugging outfielder who just signed a record breaking, nine-year, $360 million contract with the New York Yankees. So who else could fill that role? BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER ESPN's Buster…

Right now teams are trying to put themselves in the best positions to be contenders in 2023. And in line with that, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays are looking at some outfield talent. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER ESPN's Buster Olney tweeted: The Dodgers and Rays have interest in former…

What are the chances of Xander Bogaerts re-signing with the Boston Red Sox? Well, based on the latest reports and information over the last 24 hours, the odds of him staying in Boston don't seem very good. Longtime MLB reporter Peter Gammons tweeted Wednesday morning that he's been told by multiple people that Bogaerts, who is an unrestricted free…

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is, together with Trea Turner, the top free agent option at this point. He is coming off the best season of his career, at least from a WAR (Wins Above Replacement) perspective: he finished at 6.2. The infielder hit a solid.307/.377/.456 with 15 home runs and 38 doubles this past season. He actually signed a…

As the latest edition of MLB free agency approaches the three-week mark, we haven't seen a lot of activity involving the market's top free agents. Much of this may have to do with the free agency of New York Yankees star and reigning home-run king Aaron Judge. The 30-year-old slugger is coveted by several teams and is expected to earn a hefty…

ESPN's panel of baseball writers and broadcasters thinks the Red Sox might sign Xander Bogaerts and probably won't sign any other big-name free agents. ESPN's baseball team of Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez, Joon Lee, Kiley McDaniel, Buster Olney, Jesse Rogers and David Schoenfield predicted where each of the top free agents would sign and what…

Some new out of Milwaukee may be hinting at the future of the New York Mets. Mets president Sandy Alderson will be stepping down once the search for his replacement is complete. BUY METS TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER On Thursday, ESPN's Buster Olney reported: David Stearns steps down as head of baseball operations for…

As Major League Baseball continues to navigate its 2022 postseason-the Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners advanced on Saturday-much of the baseball world is already focused on the looming offseason. The upcoming free agent class is a strong one, with stars like Aaron Judge, Trea Turner and Willson Contreras set to hit…

How big is home-field advantage in this weekend's wild card round for the Blue Jays? It could very well help carry them to greater heights, believes ESPN baseball insider Buster Olney. "If you were to list in baseball the places you don't want to be the visiting team, because of the atmosphere, because of the intensity of the crowd, the noise,…

Proof? Yankee Stadium was sold out for a Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER More proof? Judge is leading the majors in home runs (60), RBI (128), and is tied for best American League batting average with Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts (.317). It's an incredible…