The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached a 1-year agreement with Orlando Hudson. The deal is believed to be worth $3.4 million with incentives that could add as much as $4.6 million to that, which could bring the deal to a total of $8 million for the year. What a great pickup for the Dodgers. Hudson
Cole Hamels, MLB’s Newest Celebrity
February 20, 2009 1 Comment
Four months after leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a World Series Championship, Cole Hamels may have achieved himself into superstar stature with sports fans and the media all across the country. From David Letterman to SI’s front cover, to a new condo that over looks Citizen’s Bank Park and the entire City of Brotherly Love,
The Saving Grace for This Year’s Unsigned Free Agents
February 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
The winter long contract dances that have been going on are enough to make your head spin. The Manny Ramirez situation, Orlando Cabrera, Orlando Hudson, Juan Cruz, and more are Type A players. This means that any team that signs them, other than their current team, has to give up a first-round pick as compensation.
Braves And Tom Glavine Reach Agreement
February 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
Various news sources this morning have confirmed that free agent pitcher Tom Glavine has reached a preliminary agreement with the Atlanta Braves on a $1 million, one-year contract. An official announcement is expected to be made later today. The contract details are as follows according to Ken Rosenthal; Glavine will make an additional $1 million
Junior Signs With The Mariners
February 18, 2009 Leave a Comment
Look out baseball fans, the drama has just begun. Multiple news sources are now confirming that free agent Ken Griffey Jr. has “flip-flopped” on the Braves, signing instead with the Seattle Mariners. Interesting enough, there’s more to the story. Mark Bowman of MLB.com is reporting that; Sources have indicated that Griffey’s tide turned shortly after
5 NL East Players To Watch For 2009
February 18, 2009 7 Comments
It’s been a wild offseason for the National League East. The Mets welded their leaky bullpen by signing two closers. The Braves loaded up on starting pitching by grabbing 365 wins off the market and recently added a hall of famer. Florida locked up their franchise player, Hanley Ramirez, to a six-year contract. Even the
Clay’s Choice: Paul Maholm
February 18, 2009 1 Comment
For the next few weeks, I’m going to try and bang out as many articles like this as I can. Basically, I’m just going to pick out a player I like and talk about their potential contributions to the 2009 season. As an avid fantasy baseball manager, most of these guys were players I developed
Baseball Needs A Hero
February 18, 2009 2 Comments
On Tuesday, as he sat facing the assembled members of the media, and in fact the whole baseball universe, Alex Rodriguez was clearly entrenched in that proverbial “no-win,” situation. While he was being more forthright than many of his fellow MLB players who had been “outed,” for steroid use, he had no intention of telling
Clay’s Choice: Scott Lewis
February 17, 2009 2 Comments
For the next few weeks, I’m going to try and bang out as many articles like this as I can. Basically, I’m just going to pick out a player I like and talk about their potential contributions to the 2009 season. As an avid fantasy baseball manager, most of these guys were players I developed
Griffey To Choose Braves Over Mariners?
February 17, 2009 1 Comment
Optimism about Junior’s much anticipated return to the Seattle Mariners may have just been crushed. According to a news source close to Braves officials, free agent Ken Griffey Jr. has supposedly agreed to terms with the Atlanta Braves. David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is also reporting that Griffey and Braves general manager Frank Wren
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