0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/28/2012
General managers are never going to learn. The Cincinnati Reds have signed reliever Jonathan Broxton to a three-year deal worth $21 million. The deal contains a $9 million option for 2016 (with a $1 million buyout) as well, and Broxton's salary will increase from $4 million in 2013 to $7 million in 2014 and $9 […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Things are really starting to boil over on the hot stove after coming back from a nice Thanksgiving break. Over the past two days, we've seen the Rays hand out the first $100 million contract in their history to the very worthy Evan Longoria, Jeff Keppinger break his leg and potentially give the Rays a […]
0 comments by Charlie Saponara on 11/27/2012
Major League Baseball has announced that Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz will be suspended the first 25 games of the 2013 season for using banned amphetamines, specially Adderall. Players must be caught using the banned substance twice before being levied with a suspension. Ruiz, a free agent after the 2013 season, is coming off of a […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
A few hours ago, I posted about the Mets initially lowballing a long-term contract offer to David Wright. Since then, things have gone in a different direction. The Mets have drastically increased their offer, going from six years and $100 million to
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Chicago Cubs continued their wise spending spree this offseason, signing
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Going into this offseason, the New York Mets have had two priorities: sign David Wright long-term, and give RA Dickey a contract extension. Neither has gone very far this fall, and the latest news on Wright is disturbing from the perspective of a Mets fan. New York offered their All-Star third baseman a six year, $100 […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
It happens every off-season, teams get into a frenzied bidding situation for a high profile free agent. Just when we think we know who he is going to sign with- BAM! They strike out of nowhere! The mystery team!!! You never believe it when they are mentioned in rumors. You scoff and mock the reporter […]
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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are reportedly close to signing free agent closer Ryan Madson to a one-year deal. The 32-year old Madson, who didn't throw a pitch in 2012 following Tommy John surgery after signing a one-year deal with the Reds during the winter, will be the sixth different full-time Angels closer in […]
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San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson, who took the Bay Area by storm during the Giants World Series run with his beard-related hijinx, may not be long for the team. The Giants are reportedly kicking around the idea of nontendering Wilson by Friday's deadline, due to the closer missing nearly all of the 2012 season […]
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Earlier tonight, Jon Heyman of CBS reported that free agent utility infielder Jeff Keppinger had fractured his fibula after a fall at home. Keppinger has already had surgery and is recovering, hopeful that he'll be fully healthy for the beginning of Spring Training. While Keppinger's injury will probably hurt the overall interest in Keppinger on […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 11/26/2012
Stop me if you've heard this one before, "The Dodgers are considered the front runners to sign Zack Greinke." Or was it Hiroki Kuroda? Or Anibal Sanchez? Or Kyuji Fujikawa? Or Kevin Youkilis? Or how about just every free agent ever? It seems that no matter what position a player plays or how much money […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The six year, $17.5 million contract that Evan Longoria signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in April of his 2008 rookie season was thought of as the best contract in all of baseball by a vast amount of fans and executives across the game. The Rays aren't going to need to worry about exercising Longoria's […]
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This year on Black Friday, we didn't see any GMs make any big moves for great, low prices, though the Red Sox did overpay for Jonny Gomes on Wednesday. Will we see anything today, on Cyber Monday, or throughout the rest of the week? Perhaps. BJ Upton will reportedly be making a decision on where […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/25/2012
After the megadeal between the Marlins and Blue Jays that saw Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and Josh Johnson all shipped out of Miami, many Marlins fans vented their displeasure with team owner Jeffrey Loria. A poll of 400 MLB fans in South Florida revealed just how high the level of disdain had grown to. In […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 11/22/2012
The Boston Red Sox agreed to a contract with an outfielder today, but the name isn't one that many thought would be on their radar: Jonny Gomes, a key part of the Oakland Athletics' AL West run last season. Gomes is getting
