by zach hayes | Nov 27, 2006 | Carlos Lee, Gary Matthews Jr., J.D. Drew, Juan Pierre, Kenny Lofton
J.D. DREW / MLB.COM The free agent market has exploded right before our eyes, a mind-boggling array of signings and commitments that will surely haunt teams and their payrolls for years to come. Players projected to receive as high as 35 million this winter have been...
by zach hayes | Nov 23, 2006 | Chad Cordero, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena
CHAD CORDERO / MLB.COM Why didn??t I think of this earlier? With the free agent market lacking any type of talented, young pitcher worth inserting into the closers role for 2007, just question marks like Eric Gagne and setup men like Aaron Heilman and Scott Shields...
by zach hayes | Nov 20, 2006 | Akinori Otsuka, Alex Cora, Alex Gonzalez, Juan Rivera, Matt Clement, Michael Young, Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera, Rich Aurilia, Trading Manny Saga
MICHAEL YOUNG/ ELHERALDONEWS.COM On Saturday, Peter Gammons reported Alex Gonzalez had signed with the Reds for 3 years and 14 million. The defensive wizard has earned a raise after posting an outstanding year with the glove, but Wayne Krivsky might have found himself...
by zach hayes | Nov 16, 2006 | Daisuke Matsuzaka Chase, Theo Epstein
DAISUKE MATSUZAKA / BANDERASNEWS.COM Theo Epstein, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino have appropriately absorbed most of the blame for a season straight from hell. They sacrificed a franchise shortstop and a prized prospect for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell. They traded a...
by zach hayes | Nov 13, 2006 | Aramis Ramirez, Barry Zito, Carlos Lee, Gary Matthews Jr., Greg Maddux, J.D. Drew, Jason Schmidt, Jeff Suppan, Jim Edmonds, Jose Guillen, Moises Alou, Nomar Garciaparra, Ray Durham, Tom Glavine, Vincente Padilla
We continue from Monday with 20-11… 20. Jim Edmonds- .257/.350/.471, 19 HR, 70 RBI Edmonds has a 10 million dollar option for 2007 with a 3 million buyout, so we??ll see in the impeding days whether the Cardinals decide to keep their dependable, but aging center...