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The five best rotations in baseball
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (13 hours ago)
When Jon Lester is your No. 2 starter, you must have one of the best rotations in baseball, right? But what about when Adam Wainright or A.J. Burnett fills the same role? Buster chimes in with his current rankings on who has the best five.
If baseball doesn't work out …
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
Buster nominates some major leaguers whom he thinks could play in the NFL. Plus moves, deals and decisions from around the league.
How MLB can help the college game
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (3 days ago)
College baseball is hurting. Funding scholarships would be a way for Major League Baseball to help.
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2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Octavio Dotel | 6,000,000 |
| 2 | Bobby Crosby | 5,300,000 |
| 3 | Akinori Iwamura | 3,250,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Church | 2,800,000 |
| Team Total | 25,197,000 | |
| Team Rank | 30th | |
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2009 NL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 91 | 71 | - | 730 | 640 | |
| 83 | 78 | 7.5 | 707 | 672 | |
| 80 | 82 | 11 | 785 | 818 | |
| 78 | 84 | 13 | 673 | 723 | |
| 74 | 88 | 17 | 643 | 770 | |
| 62 | 99 | 28.5 | 636 | 768 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| BA LEADER » A. LAROCHE | ||
 | BA | .258 |
| HR | 12 | |
| RBI | 64 | |
| R | 64 | |
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| HR | G. Jones | 21 |
| RBI | A. LaRoche | 64 |
| R | A. McCutchen | 74 |
| OPS | A. LaRoche | .731 |
| W | Z. Duke | 11 |
| ERA | R. Ohlendorf | 3.92 |
| SO | P. Maholm | 119 |
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2009 National League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .252 | 636 | .318 | .387 | .705 | 90 |
| 14th | 16th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 8th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.59 | .276 | .788 | 28 | 1.45 | 84 |
| 14th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 13th | 7th |
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Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 62 | 99 | 636 | 768 |
| 2008 | 67 | 95 | 735 | 884 |
| 2007 | 68 | 94 | 724 | 846 |
| 2006 | 67 | 95 | 691 | 794 |
| 2005 | 67 | 95 | 680 | 769 |
| 2004 | 72 | 89 | 680 | 744 |
| 2003 | 75 | 87 | 753 | 801 |
| 2002 | 72 | 89 | 641 | 730 |
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