Kyle Lohse Signs 4 Year, 41 Million Dollar Extension
Right after I posted that Kyle Lohse could be extended, he did get extended for four years, 41 million plus a full no trade claus. It seems a little bit of a better deal for the Cardinals than for the...
View ArticlePlayoff Predictions: National League
I am going to predict who wins what in the playoffs today. I will start in the NL and then do the AL. This will be listed under “Predictions.” Divisional Series Dodgers at Cubs Cubs. The Dodgers are a...
View ArticlePlayer Market: Casey Blake
Casey Blake leads the third base free agent market. There will be tons of suitors for him. Not only because he is the best third baseman available, but also because of his versatility. Let’s take a...
View ArticleWorld Series Preview
With the Phillies squaring off against the Rays in the world series (what a wild series it was between them and the Red Sox), it is sure to be fun to watch. Two surprise teams. I’ll be honest, I didn’t...
View ArticleTeam’s Payroll
I will put the amount of money teams will have to spend this offseason along with their payroll from the previous year, arbitration eligible players, and the salary they have committed. This will make...
View ArticleCardianls and Phillies Frontrunners for Matt Holliday
The Cardinals and Phillies have surfaced as frontrunners for Matt Holliday. I recently wrote about the Cardinals situation. Additionly, they are offering a package of Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker and...
View ArticleArbitration Offers and Non-Offers
The deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their free agents was 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time yesterday. You can read all about free agent compensation here, see how the Elias ranking work here, and see...
View ArticleFramework in Place for Peavy to Cubs Trade
The framework of a trade that would send Jake Peavy to the Cubs is in place. It would be a complicated 4-team trade, but apparently it makes sense to the GMs. The Cubs, Padres, Phillies, and Orioles...
View ArticlePhillies Sign Raul Ibanez for 3 Years, 30 Million
In order to replace Pat Burrell’s bat, the Phillies have signed Raul Ibanez to a 3 year, 30 million dollar contract. The Mariners are happy as well; they receive the Phillies first round draft pick...
View ArticlePhillies Sign Jamie Moyer for 2 years, 16 Million
To complete their offseason, the Phillies have re-singed Jamie Moyer to a 2 year, 16 million dollar contract. I think that the Phils overpaid on this one. With no other teams pursuing Moyer (that we...
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