Whether you love the New York Yankees or despise them, you have to give them some credit this offseason. GM Brian Cashman had a budget and he stuck to it. Albeit a big budget, but a budget none-the-less. Usually when the Yankees talk about sticking to a budget, it means they are waiting in the [...]
When Andre Dawson was elected to the Hall of Fame earlier this month, many wondered which cap he would wear going in? Would it be the Montreal Expos or the Chicago Cubs? That question was answered today. According to a report by MLB.com, the Baseball Hall of Fame has decided that Dawson will enter Cooperstown [...]
Here is what I wrote about Xavier Nady in my free agent primer at the beginning of the offseason: “Best Low-Risk, High-Reward Hitter: Xavier Nady. Last year, I correctly predicted that Russell Branyan would be the 2007 version of Carlos Pena–a journeyman guy, who finally gets a chance to start and has a big year. [...]
One of the more interesting debates that will occur six or seven years from now is the question of whether or not Jim Thome is a Hall of Famer? Thome has all the stats you look for in a HOF’er. He has well over 500 home runs (564 to be exact), he is fifth all-time [...]
There were a lot of teams interested in Ben Sheets. Rumor had it there were at least 15 teams that watched Sheets workout at the University of Louisiana at Monroe last Tuesday. I thought the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, or maybe even the Seattle Mariners were his most likely landing spots. However, [...]
Update The sale of the Texas Rangers has been finalized. The group led by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg has completed the initial step of purchasing controlling interest in the Rangers from owner Tom Hicks. The official announcement was made on Saturday night. Greenberg will serve as managing partner and CEO of [...]
