Buster Olney

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[Matt And Myron @MattAndMyron]

"I DON'T CARE WHETHER OR NOT HE WENT TO THE STATE FAIR! Did you see how open those WR's were last night and how badly they were being missed?!"

Lifelong Vikings fan @Buster_ESPN calls in to call out @MedcalfByESPN 🤣😭 @KySportsRadio

[Paul Hembekides (Hembo) @PaulHembo]

Ripping through 21 free agents -- landing spots + contract projections -- in 8 minutes with my main man ⬇️

[Paul Hembekides (Hembo) @PaulHembo]

Comping Teruaki Sato…

Contact quality: Munetaka Murakami, Matt Olson, Carter Jensen, Rafael Devers

Contact quantity: Griffin Conine, Brandon Lowe, Kyle Stowers

…the combination of which renders him a worthwhile 9-figure investment

[Paul Hembekides (Hembo) @PaulHembo]

5+ WAR seasons at 34 or older:

2007-16
Pitchers (9) | Position players (17)

2017-26
Pitchers (16) | Position players (2)

Tarik Skubal -- like Verlander and Scherzer and Sale and Wheeler -- is likely to thrive through his thirties.

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

The Mariners' hires seem to mirror what we see in the NFL -- building a staff with elite instructors. New manager Jason Kanzler is considered to be a hitting guru, and new bench coach Tanner Swanson is regarded as one of the best of the best in catching development.

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

2026 season rankings, all 30 teams.
1. Runs -- Cubs No. 1, 850
2. HR -- Cubs No. 3, 220
3. OPS -- Cubs No. 1, .767
4. Walks -- Cubs No. 1, 674
The presumptive NL MVP is Pete Crow-Armstrong, who played for... (wait for it...) The Cubs.
No single person is responsible for any of the Cubs' success, but yes, they were pretty good this year.

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

The Mariners' hires seem to mirror what we see in the NFL -- building a staff with elite instructors. New manager Jason Kanzler is considered to be a hitting guru, and new bench coach Tanner Swanson is regarded as one of the best of the best in catching development.

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

Podcast https://t.co/Lj4HIwe5c9 @PaulHembo projects landing spots and contracts for the Top 23 free agents -- King, Holmes, Skubal, Sato, etc.

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

How Yankees, Mets can meet their 2027 goals...
The 2026 MLB season didn't go as either New York team planned. Here's how they can flip the script next year.
https://t.co/8aTyArQk3P

[ESPN Podcasts @espnpodcasts]

Where will Tarik Skubal land? 🤔

@jorgecastillo | @Alden_Gonzalez | @Buster_ESPN

[ESPN Podcasts @espnpodcasts]

"I think they're the favorites."

Will Steve Cohen give Tarik Skubal the bank? 💰

@Buster_ESPN | #Mets

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

Podcast https://t.co/0FKBsEvymF A four-person roundtable with @Alden_Gonzalez, @jorgecastillo, and @JesseRogersESPN, who stuns us with his Daniel Vogelbach karaoke (sort of) -- and then we go through the key players in the free agent class and connect them with teams. Plus: Voices from the Brewers' championship parade.

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

Podcast https://t.co/0FKBsEvymF A four-person roundtable with @Alden_Gonzalez, @jorgecastillo, and @JesseRogersESPN, who stuns us with his Daniel Vogelbach karaoke (sort of) -- and then we go through the key players in the free agent class and connect them with teams. Plus: Voices from the Brewers' championship parade.

[Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN]

How much will the biggest stars get paid? Kiley McDaniel breaks down 2026-27 the free agent class.
https://t.co/4BL15iM4ht

[Jay Horwitz @Jay_HorwitzPR]

One of the joys of my job as alumni director was working with the 1969 Mets. There were great teams, but perhaps none greater than the Miracle Mets. They are still revered six decades later. Yesterday we lost another of the guys when Jerry Koosman passed. https://t.co/H1LeuP8dsi

[Pablo Torre 👀 @PabloTorre]

I would like to arrange this tbh

[ESPN Podcasts @espnpodcasts]

"I think this Brewers team is one of the better teams we've seen in the last 25 years or so." 👀😤

Jon Sciambi, @jessmendoza & @Buster_ESPN on the Brewers 1st World Series title in franchise history

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Aaron Ashby found his lookalike in the crowd at the World Series Parade 😂😂

[Vincent Hesprich @VinceHesprich]

If you're wondering how the Brewers championship celebration is going, we have reached the "Daniel Vogelbach drunkenly sings Stacy's Mom" portion of the event.

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

JACOB MISIOROWSKI CATCH AND CHUG! 🍻