Buster Olney
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Which MLB teams will make managerial, front office changes? (opens the original)
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A common refrain in Major League Baseball is that there are just 30 manager jobs and 30 general manager jobs -- and if you get offered one of those spots, you’d better think twice before saying no. But not all of these jobs are equally attractive, and it’s possible that some primo spots could open in the weeks -- and months -- ahead as the 2026 regular season comes to a close. One of the variables that could be in play with multiple teams, according to front office sources, is uncertainty about
MLB teams with potential 2026 managerial, front office changes (opens the original)
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A common refrain in Major League Baseball is that there are just 30 manager jobs and 30 general manager jobs -- and if you get offered one of those spots, you'd better think twice before saying no. But not all of these jobs are equally attractive, and it's possible that some primo spots could open in the weeks -- and months -- ahead as the 2026 regular season comes to a close. One of the variables that could be in play with multiple teams, according to front office sources, is uncertainty about
MLB trade deadline 2026: Latest intel from Olney, Passan (opens the original)
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The MLB trade season is entering the final push. While this year's deals were slow to develop, the biggest summer blockbuster came with the Los Angeles Dodgers landing Tarik Skubal late Saturday night -- and there are plenty of big moves ahead with less than 24 hours to deal before the 6 p.m. ET deadline arrives on Monday. Which players will move in the final rush? Which contenders will go big to add the best available players after the Dodgers' latest splash? And which trades will have the larg
Cubs, White Sox among teams desperate to make a move ahead of trade deadline (opens the original)
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The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays are on the minds of some MLB executives as they consider their team's prospect of contending deep into October this year. The Jays were unremarkable for half of last season, and then, after a second-half surge, they came within one run and two outs of taking down the game's great superpower -- the Los Angeles Dodgers -- in the World Series. National League teams, and even the clubs mired in the mud bog of the American League, will reasonably dream of propelling themsel
What Olney and Passan are hearing: Will this trade deadline rock or be a dud? Which teams hold the keys? (opens the original)
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The MLB trade deadline is a little later than usual this summer (6 p.m. ET on Aug. 3) and there is a logjam of teams at the edge of contention in both leagues, leaving the forecast for this trade season a bit hazy. With less than two weeks for teams to make up their minds on their deadline direction, ESPN MLB insiders Buster Olney and Jeff Passan offer up the latest they are hearing and examine how this trade season could play out -- from the positions with the most impact players available to t
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