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 [...]
January 20th, 2010 •
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Chicago Cubs, Free Agents, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Rumors, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams, Texas Rangers • Tagged as Ben Sheets, Brad Penny, Jack Zduriencik, Kerry Wood
Free agent pitcher Ben Sheets, formerly of the Milwaukee Brewers, made his biggest step in his path back to the majors yesterday when he held a throwing session for MLB scouts at his alma mater, the University of Louisiana-Monroe. Last off season, Sheets agreed to a two-year deal with the Texas Rangers. However, Sheets failed his [...]
January 8th, 2010 •
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Seattle Mariners • Tagged as Franklin Gutierrez, Jack Zduriencik
The Seattle Mariners have signed Franklin Gutierrez to a 4 year $20.5 million extension with a club option for 2014. This deal allows the Mariners to avoid arbitration with and also allows them an good option for Gutierrez’s first year of free agency. Last year Gutierrez hit .283 with 18 home runs and 70 RBI. [...]