After contact between Manny Ramirez, and the Dodgers has remained continuous through the arms of Scott Boras over the last 3 days, SI.com is now reporting that the two sides are supposedly $1.5 million dollars apart from reaching an agreement.
Jon Heyman reports that Manny is asking for a two year contract worth $43.5 million while… [Continue Reading]
Breaking: $1.5 Million Seperates Manny, Dodgers
March 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
Dodgers Make New Offer To Manny Ramirez
February 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Finally a Manny Ramirez deal may be closer than ever. According to multiple reports last evening and this morning, the Los Angeles Dodgers have made a new offer to Manny Ramirez.
The offer is believed to be a two-year, $45 million contract, with a salary of $25 million during the first year and $20 million during… [Continue Reading]
Dodgers Sign Orlando Hudson
February 20, 2009 6 Comments
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 hit… [Continue Reading]
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.
The… [Continue Reading]
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… [Continue Reading]
Ken Griffey Jr. Confirmed To Be Braves Prime Target
February 15, 2009 3 Comments
There have been plenty of players in the MLB over the last decade with just amazing swings that every kid in the country tries to mimic and perfect as they dream of playing under the lights of their favorite ballpark.
There is Albert Pujols in St. Louis who has a sweet smooth swing that looks at… [Continue Reading]
For the Mariners, Nostalgia Does Not Guarantee Winning
February 14, 2009 3 Comments
Ken Griffey Jr. is probably the greatest Mariner of all time. Besides being considered one of the greatest players of all time, he is also the main reason the franchise has the fan base it does. So, with the news that he will most likely be coming back to the house that he built, Mariners… [Continue Reading]
List Of The 72 Unsigned Free Agents Still Remaining
February 8, 2009 3 Comments
With less than a week before teams begin their Spring Training rituals 72 free agents still remain unsigned across the league. Here is a list formulated by RBI Magazine of the remaining free agents still on the market- separated alphabetically (first name) and by notability.
Very Notable:
Adam Dunn, Ben Sheets, Bobby Abreu, Eric Gagne, Joe Crede,… [Continue Reading]
Sabermetrics 101: Runs Created
January 12, 2009 1 Comment
Runs Created or RC is a tool created by Bill James in an attempt to calculate how many runs an individual player creates for his team. If you follow James, then you probably know of RC already, but if you don’t and you are tired of the same old stats then you may want to… [Continue Reading]
Rays Close In On Deal With Pat Burrell
January 5, 2009 1 Comment
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Tampa Bay Rays and outfielder Pat Burrell are getting closer and closer to reaching a deal possibly worth two years and $16MM.
Burrell who is 32 years old, batted .250 for the World Champion Phillies last season, and tallied 33 homeruns and 86 total RBIs overall in 2008…. [Continue Reading]
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