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Astros Roster About To Go Supernova

With the Astros in the cellar of a dismal NL Central, Ed Wade has some decision making to do. When does he blow up the team and finally admit that he needs to rebuild.

Top 25 Under 25: Position Players

Baseball is like no other sport in terms of its fans embracing their favorite teams young talent making an impact in the big leagues. Already in this brief season, Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves and Ike Davis of the New York Mets have sent their teams fans into a frenzy over their successful debuts. [...]

Lincecum and the Giants Come to Terms

Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants have reach an agreement on a 2 year deal at $23 million just narrowly avoiding an arbitration case. Originally the Giants offered 2 years $21 million and Lincecum’s people countered at 2years $25million so it seems as though they split the difference. Lincecum is arguably the most talented [...]

Top Prospects Analysis: Part Two

Earlier this week, I took a look at Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com top 10 prospects for 2010. Today, I want to highlight Keith Law of ESPN.com and his list of top 10 prospects and how it compares to Mayo’s list. While most of the prospects find their names on both top 10 lists, there are [...]

2010 Top Prospects Analysis

As the Hot Stove season starts to come to an end with pitchers and catchers due to report to camp within a few weeks, it is now time to start taking a look at the 2010 season. Last week, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com and Keith Law of ESPN.com released their top prospects list for the [...]

Reds Sign Orlando Cabrera for $3 million

The Cincinatti Reds have signed journeyman shortstop Orlando Cabrera to a one year deal worth $3 million with an option for the 2011 season. This signing is a great improvement for the Reds who have had trouble having a consistent offensive attack. Cabrera will be an excellent table setter for the Red legs this season. [...]

Is Arbitration Good for Baseball?

This past week has been filled with news of teams signing their arbitration-eligible players to new deals for the upcoming season or for the long-term in the case of Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners. You might read about all these deals about players avoiding arbitration with their respective teams and wonder what exactly is [...]

Hot Stove Signings & Reaction

Like last offseason, we are seeing a late developing free agent market as there are still many names without homes. However, recently there have been a few prominent players that have decided on their futures for next season and beyond.  Here is a recap from the last few days and holiday season. Jason Bay to the [...]

Top 9 Outfielders of the Decade

Happy New Year! With 2009 in the rearview mirror, it is time to take one last look at the past decade. The final installment of the MLB Network’s Top 9 players at each position comes from the outfield. This certainly had to be one of the hardest positions to rank due to 3 positions being [...]

Top 9 Second Basemen of the Decade

As we approach the end of 2009 this week, it’s time to resume our countdown of the MLB Network’s Top 9 players at each position from the past decade. The focus now shifts to the second base position where a few interesting names find themselves on the list. Let’s get to it: 9. Robinson Cano [...]