The World Champion Phillies have added the last remaining piece to their championship puzzle. The Philadelphia Inquirer is now reporting that Ryan Howard and the Phillies have agreed to a $54MM 3-year deal successfully avoiding the arbitration process and a hearing that was to take place later this week.
Initially, Howard was seeking $18MM for an… [Continue Reading]
Phillies Agree To 3-Year Deal With Ryan Howard
February 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
New York Mets Net Freddy Garcia
January 22, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Mets have beat the New York Yankees to the plate, landing free-agent pitcher Freddy Garcia to a minor-league deal according to multiple sources. Earlier this week, various reporters such as Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports spoke about the Mets and Yankees emerging as the front runners for acquiring Garcia. If Garcia can make the… [Continue Reading]
The REAL Reason Your Team Is Not Shopping This Offseason
January 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
Wondering why your team is not making a mad last ditch run to shore up a needed position on your team via free agency? Well, the economy is the overwhelming issue at hand, but that is not the only reason.
First we’ll examine the overall economic factors. Just look at the current free agent class, (most)… [Continue Reading]
Mets Expected To Zero In On Oliver Perez
January 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
Now that Derek Lowe has officially been snatched off the radar, the Mets are now expected to zero in on starting pitcher Oliver Perez. During the past two season Perez won 25 games for the Mets and has recorded 355 strike outs total.
According to few recent reports the Mets general manager Omar Minaya has offered… [Continue Reading]
Braves Offer Derek Lowe 4 Years $60MM
January 13, 2009 1 Comment
According to multiple MLB news sources this morning, Derek Lowe has received a formal offer from the Atlanta Braves possibly worth 4 years, and $60MM. Reportedly the two sides and agent Scott Boras seem to be engaged in serious discussions. ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reports indications are that he’s leaning strongly toward signing with Atlanta, a… [Continue Reading]
Braves Will Make Offer To Derek Lowe
January 10, 2009 1 Comment
After a meeting that reportedly lasted several hours, and a sales pitch from Chipper Jones, the Atlanta Braves and Derek Lowe may have become closer than ever to working out a deal that may determine Lowe’s future possibly in a Braves uniform.
The meeting which was held on Thursday afternoon, was said to last almost three… [Continue Reading]
Top 10 Free Agents Your Team Doesn’t Have
January 2, 2009 4 Comments
There is no doubt that this year’s free agent class has been one of the most epic of all time. There was a ton of big time talent available like CC Sabathia, Mark Texeira, Manny Ramirez, and Adam Dunn. If you are a team in need then you have the opportunity to really turn things… [Continue Reading]
Mets Make Offer To Derek Lowe
December 30, 2008 3 Comments
This past week rumors began to circulate about the New York Mets’ possible interest in right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe.
RBI Magazine has now learned that the New York Mets may have confirmed the validity of that rumor by offering Lowe a contract worth $36MM over the span of 3 years.
No official announcement has been made by… [Continue Reading]
Mets Could Offer Derek Lowe $18MM Per Year
December 23, 2008 Leave a Comment
Multiple MLB sources and Mets.com are now reporting that the Mets may make a run at acquiring pitcher Derek Lowe. Once again, agent Scott Boras is at it, this time with Derek Lowe.
RBI Magazine has learned from multiple reports that Lowe is seeking atleast $18MM per year. The Red Sox who just lost an offer… [Continue Reading]
Did The Mets Invent The Rally Cap?
September 28, 2008 1 Comment
[RBI Magazine] – The rally cap has been a baseball tradition for years serving as a good luck icon for the losing team during a baseball game. You can find such a cap at Little League games, high school games, and at all levels of professional baseball. If you do not know what a rally cap… [Continue Reading]
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