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Valuing the 2011 Free Agent Class
As I was reading Jim Bowden’s “Pricing the Free Agents” piece on ESPN last Friday afternoon, I could hear the rising and…
Is Papelbon a one-trick pony?
With the news that uber-closer Jonathan Papelbon has signed a record-breaking $6.25 million contract in his first year of arbitration, it's clear that Papelbon has to be considered one of, if not the, best closer in the game now.
But how long will that last?
All’s quiet on the Western front
For all the build up heading into Las Vegas, the 2008 Winter Meetings has started off with more of a whimper than a bang.
There seems to be more posturing than action at every turn, and maybe that's to be expected in a market that shows more signs of mirroring the overall economic climate than the continued bonanza that free agents were hoping for.
Take for example Rafael Furcal and Francisco Rodriguez, who both turned their backs on lucrative contract offers because they expected more to be out there this winter.
Morning Cup o’ Rumors: MLB; Sox needs
Let's take a whirl throughout the rumors in baseball and see what's going on...
In Milwaukee, Doug Melvin picked up Mike Cameron's option, but the Yankees have now come calling -- presumably dangling Melky Cabrera and Ian Kennedy. With Alex Rodriguez being solicited for advice on Cameron and rumblings that the Yankees might sign second baseman Orlando Hudson and move him to centerfield, you can expect to see a new centerfielder roaming the new Yankee Stadium next year.
A back of the rotation starter is being looked at so Clay Buchholz isn't handed the job in spring training. Paul Byrd could return.
BOS 7, LAA 5: Drew comes through
Make that 11 in a row. Tied at 5-5, J. D. Drew smacked a two-run homer off of Angels closer…
Series Preview: Boston vs Orange County
This is not 1986. This is not 2004. This is not 2007. The 2008 Halos are 100-62 and, on paper,…
LAA 7, BOS 5: Dice-K roughed up
A six run outburst in the sixth inning was the all the Angels needed dumping Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston…
LAA 5, BOS 3: Get it together
Bad enough we get swept.
2009 Free Agent Checkup
The Red Sox hit a bump in the road over the weekend and through Monday in the Metrodome, losing three…