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Buster Olney talks about the Mets signing Jason Bay. Olney will be interested to see how Bay's physical goes and says the Cardinals are now optimistic about resigning Matt Holliday.

Keith Law, ESPN.com MLB

Keith Law reassures us that Jason Bay is still a good player, but if this is the Mets' biggest move, they're in trouble. The Mets are way too reactive in the way they handle their organization.

Buster Olney

ESPN's Buster Olney says Mets fans should be cautiously optimistic about the signing of Jason Bay, but Bay won't matter unless New York gets pitching. Plus, he discusses where Matt Holliday will play next season.

Baseball Today Podcasts

Baseball Today: 12/24

Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli talk about the Yankees' latest moves and review e-mails on the best players of the last 10 years in their final show of the decade.

Baseball Today: 12/17

Eric Karabell weighs in on the Phillies' acquisition of Roy Halladay and Peter Pascarelli talks with NL Manager of the Year Jim Tracy about the Rockies' offseason.

Baseball Today: 12/10

Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli share their thoughts on the latest offseason moves. Plus, Pascarelli sits down with Atlanta's Bobby Cox and Boston's Terry Francona at the Winter Meetings.

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COLUMNISTS

Tim Kurkjian

Highlighting The Hawk

Andre Dawson deserves to be recognized as a Hall of Famer for the great seasons he had while in the prime of his career.

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Rob Neyer

Walk Right In

Tim Raines made a career out of getting on base as he reached base nearly 4,000 times and had more than 800 stolen bases. He deserves his place in Cooperstown.

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Jayson Stark

The Wild And Wacky

A game started in Washington in May and finished in Houston two months later. Strange? Well, that's only the beginning of the oddity that occurred in baseball in 2009.

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Jerry Crasnick

No Need To Wait

Roberto Alomar was an artist at second base, and despite making one major mistake, he deserves to go into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.

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Keith Law

Right And Wrong

A look back at the best and worst free-agent signings, prospects and trades of the past decade.

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Jim Caple

Best And Worst

The greatest team of the 2000s? That's easy. It's the New York Yankees. The most dreadful? Well, the nominees are …

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Howard Bryant

Capped Out

In an offseason focused on money, cries for a salary cap are way off the mark.

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Buster Olney

Fall Pitching Prizes

Highlighting six pitchers who will draw the most interest this offseason.

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