March 5th, 2010 •
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Boston Red Sox, Free Agents, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams • Tagged as Alex Anthopolous, Andrew Friedman, Andy MacPhail, Bill Smith, Billy Beane, Brian Cashman, Brian Sabean, Dan O'Dowd, Dave Dombrowski, Dayton Moore, Doug Melvin, Ed Wade, Frank Wren, General Manager, gm, Jack Zduriencik, Jed Hoyer, Jim Hendry, John Mozeliak, Jon Daniels, Josh Byrnes, kenny williams, Larry Beinfest, Mark Shapiro, Mike Rizzo, Neal Huntington, Ned Colletti, Omar Minaya, Ruben Amaro Jr, Theo Epstein, Tony Reagins, Walt Jocketty
Tim Marchman of Sports Illustrated recently ranks all 30 Major League General Managers. So we must ask ourselves how do you measure a GM’s success? Is it dollars spent per win? Playoff appearances? Do you take into account the minor league system and player development? The Twins may not be a power house but they [...]
February 20th, 2010 •
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Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy, Free Agents, New York Yankees, Teams • Tagged as Brian Cashman, Jeremy Bonderman, Johnny Damon, kenny williams, Magglio Ordonez, Nate Robertson, Randy Winn, Scott Boras
The Detroit Tigers and free agent Johnny Damon agreed to a 1 year $8 million dollar deal today. Damon who has spent the majority of this off season on the sidelines due to his contract demands finally settled for patrolling left field in Motown this season. Damon had originally been seeking a 2 year $14 [...]
December 22nd, 2009 •
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Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Rumors • Tagged as Arodys Vizcaino, Boone Logan, Brian Cashman, Javier Vazquez, Matt Diaz, Melky Cabrera, Mike Dunn, Ryan Church
Joel Sherman of the New York Post has confirmed that the Yankees have acquired Javier Vazquez and LHP Boone Logan from the Braves for outfielder Melky Cabrera, LHP Mike Dunn and RHP Arodys Vizcaino. This an interesting pick up for the Yankees. During his first tenure in the Bronx, Vazquez put up less then stellar [...]
December 1st, 2009 •
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Free Agents, New York Yankees, Rumors • Tagged as Bobby Abreu, Brian Cashman, Bronx Bombers, Derek Jeter, Jason Bay, Johnny Damon, Matt Holliday, Melky Cabrera, Nick Swisher, roy halladay, Scott Boras
Johnny Damon poses an interesting dilemma for the Yankees this off season. He has been highly successful in his four seasons with the Bronx Bombers averaging 19 HR, 74 RBI, 23 stolen bases and a of .285 batting average. The Yankees have a hole in their outfield with only Melky Cabrera and Nick Swisher penciled [...]