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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- The market for Miguel Cabrera is a tricky one, since it involves factors other than money and performance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[If the market for Miguel Cabrera involved just the money owed him and the trajectory of his regularly outstanding performance as a hitter, things would be a lot easier. But, as Buster writes, with Cabrera, other significant factors are in play.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:20:54 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- Minnesota Twins likely will re-sign Joe Mauer, but they'll need to consider how to run things from there]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[You can be sure the Twins will study the Colorado Rockies, and how that franchise has returned to competitiveness, even with a contract (Todd Helton) that takes up a good chunk of the payroll. That's because it's time to sign Joe Mauer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:50:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- There are several free agents most teams can't touch, but these guys will get the calls]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The free-agent market has several stars who are far beyond the means of most teams. But after that, there's a group of players who will see their value jump because so many teams will see them as not just useful, but potentially affordable.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:28:45 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- How Houston Astros center fielder Michael Bourn quilted together pieces of advice to change his swing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It was as if Michael Bourn had been staring at the same math equation for months, knowing that the answer was right there in front of him. His batting average at the All-Star break in 2008 was .218, and he was more perplexed than overwhelmed. Bourn was clearly seeing all the two-seam fastballs being thrown to him. He knew exactly what he wanted to do with them, exactly what he should do with them, as a left-handed hitter -- smack them to left field, or through the middle.<br/><br/>But Bourn kept topping...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:19:49 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- Whether Joe Mauer stays or goes will tell us a lot ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[That the Twins even have a chance at signing their homegrown star says a lot about Joe Mauer and the man representing him; whether they are able to keep him in Minnesota will say a lot about the state of the current game, writes Buster.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:37:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- A harsh economic climate for teams and free agents is in store]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[General managers face a difficult winter. The economic climate in baseball has conspired to force significant cuts from some rosters. This may be a boon for some of the wealthier teams, but even they might consider shedding. An interesting winter awaits.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:39:19 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- The information age of baseball is here -- thing is, everybody's in on it]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The pervasiveness of Michael Lewis' book has become such that regardless of salary disparity, all teams are now armed with similar information, and thus it was inevitable that they'd all start valuing players similarly. That can be a problem for some.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:13:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- Some free agents got a gift Monday, others a possible curse]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For some MLB players, being named a Type A free agent creates a great payday situation; for others, flexibility becomes totally limited and the option to sign with their desired teams is all but erased. The winners and losers are becoming clear.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:54:09 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB - Buster Olney - Mariners, Rangers and Brewers all candidates for John Lackey's 2010 services]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Buster Olney checks in on November 9, 2009 with a report about three possible suitors for John Lackey: Seattle, Texas and Milwaukee.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:32:14 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- After the New York Yankees won their 27th World Series title, general manager Brian Cashman raised a glass to everyone in the organization, from top to bottom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As his players celebrated the franchise's 27th World Series title, Yankees GM Brian Cashman was busy raising a glass to all of his behind-the-scenes personnel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:40:54 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MLB -- Buster Olney -- As free agency opens, moves like Jeremy Hermida to the Boston Red Sox foretell a continuingly alarming trend]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Buster Olney checks in two days after the Yankees' 27th championship. His thoughts: Jeremy Hermida to the Red Sox is a small-market-team-dumping-talent move that will be replicated time and again this winter -- and Roy Halladay will likely stay in Canada.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:09:58 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Buster Olney blog -- MLB -- Issues the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies must address if they want a rematch]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Any World Series win, or even a close runner-up, can leave a team feeling as though it has achieved at least near-perfection, but if the Yankees and Phillies want to dance again next November, here are issues they must consider, writes Buster Olney.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:02:36 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Buster Olney blog -- MLB -- Detailing the key matchups that will determine Game 6 of the World Series]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Whether it's how the Yankees will change their strategy against Chase Utley or how Pedro will deal with the cold or even how Ryan Howard and Mark Teixeira will handle the soft stuff, these are the keys to Game 6, writes Buster Olney.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:50:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Buster Olney blog -- MLB -- Philly is seeing its weaknesses exploited in World Series]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In the playoffs, any negative tendency can become an outright weakness because the smallest holes in any player's game will be targeted relentlessly. Ryan Howard, meet the recurring slider. Plus -- how a brawl is set for the spring, writes Buster.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:28:29 PST</pubDate>
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