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 10th, 2010 •
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Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Free Agents, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Rumors, Toronto Blue Jays • Tagged as Aaron Harang, Aroldis Chapman, Bronson Arroyo, Edison Volquez, Johnny Cueto, Walt Jocketty
In a bold and surprising move the Cincinnati Reds scooped up the young fire baller Aroldis Chapman in a reported 5 year $30 million deal. Cincinnati general manager Walt Jocketty has yet to return phone messages to comment on the reported acquisition of Chapman. But it still comes as a surprise if it’s the Reds [...]
December 21st, 2009 •
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Cincinnati Reds • Tagged as Scott Rolen, Walt Jocketty
This past weekend, the Cincinnati Reds extended their third basemen Scott Rolen an additional two years on his contract. The deal also provides a restructuring of the $11 million Rolen is owed for the 2010 season. Under the new deal Rolen will earn $6 million in 2010 and will receive a deferred signing bonus of [...]