May 3rd, 2010 •
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Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Teams, Texas Rangers • Tagged as Aroldis Chapman, Brett Anderson, Brian Matusz, Chris Perez, Chris Volstad, Clayton Kershaw, Dan Haren, Daniel Bard, David Price, Drew Storen, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Morales, Homer Bailey, Ike Davis, Jaime Garcia, Jair Jurrjens, Jason Heyward, Jenrry Mejia, Jhoulys Chacin, Joba Chamberlain, Johnny Cueto, Josh Johnson, Justin Smoak, Kerry Wood, Mark DeRosa, Mat Latos, Mike Leake, Neftali Feliz, Phil Hughes, Rick Porcello, roy halladay, Ryan Perry, Stephen Strasburg, Tommy Hanson, Wade Davis, Xavier Nady, Yovani Gallardo
Previously, I took a look at the top 25 position players under the age of 25 currently in the major leagues. Since I compiled that list, the highly-rated Justin Smoak of the Texas Rangers has received the call to the big leagues, where he joins Jason Heyward and Ike Davis as the next wave of [...]
January 5th, 2010 •
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Free Agents, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rumors, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Teams, Texas Rangers • Tagged as Adrian Beltre, Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Jason Bay, Jose Reyes, Kelly Johnson, Mark DeRosa, Marlon Byrd, Mike Lowell, Milton Bradley, Pablo Sandoval
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 [...]
December 11th, 2009 •
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Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Free Agents, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Rumors, San Francisco Giants, Teams, Toronto Blue Jays • Tagged as Barry Bonds, Bengie Molina, Brett Gardner, Chris Iannetta, Cliff Lee, Curtis Granderson, Hideki Matsui, Jason Bay, Johnny Damon, Mark DeRosa, Mark McGwire, Melky Cabrera, Miguel Tejada, Pablo Sandoval, Pedro Feliz, roy halladay, Yorvit Torrealba
The 2009 Winter Meetings came to an end on Thursday. The last day of the meetings is typically the slowest as teams head back home after the Rule 5 Draft is held in the morning. However, there were still a few noteworthy items that made their way through the league on Thursday. Roy Halladay Update [...]
December 4th, 2009 •
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Boston Red Sox, Rumors, Teams • Tagged as brandon phillips, Dustin Pedroia, Luis Castillo, Marco Scutaro, Mark DeRosa, Orlando Cabrera, Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco
ESPN’s Buster Olney gives the specifics of shortstop Marco Scutaro’s contract with the Boston Red Sox. Essentially, Scutaro is guaranteed $12.5 million dollars over two years ($5 million ’10, $5 million in ’11, with a $1 million signing bonus, and $1.5 million buyout on a ’12 mutual option). The 34 year-old Scutaro is coming off a career year offensively [...]
December 3rd, 2009 •
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Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Teams • Tagged as Greg Dobbs, Mark DeRosa, Pedro Feliz, Placido Polanco, Wes Helms
John Heyman of Sports Illustrated tweeted that Placido Polanco, former Detroit Tigers’ second basemen, is close to signing an $18 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies to play third base. Todd Zolecki of Mlb.com reports that the deal is pending a physical, but is for three years with a mutual option for 2013. Polanco posted a .285 BA, with 10 HRs, [...]