What would a trade deadline be without the New York Yankees getting involved? After kicking the tires on pitchers Cliff Lee and Dan Haren, the Yankees decided to go in a different direction on Friday by adding some offense. The Yankees on Friday acquired 1B Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros for Mark Melancon and [...]
It’s amazing to me that a team that is supposedly in financial ruins, continues to add players at the trade deadline. If there is an early winner from the July 31 trade deadline it has to be the Texas Rangers. First they added Cliff Lee, then they added Jorge Cantu, and now they have added [...]
Another trade deadline and another trade deadline dominated by the Philadelphia Phillies quest to acquire a starting pitcher. Last year the Phillies acquired Cliff Lee near the trade deadline and this year, they have acquired another front-line starter. The Phillies acquired Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros for JA Happ and minor leaguers Anthony Gose [...]
It took a while, but the Baltimore Orioles have finally hired former New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Texas Rangers manager Buck Showalter to lead them on the field. Showalter will make his managerial debut with the Orioles on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I asked Daniel from one of the best [...]
Certain trade rumors light up the Twitter Universe like fire flies on a clear summers night. When word spread that Minnesota Twins’ catching prospect Wilson Ramos was removed from his Triple-A game and that he might be traded for Matt Capps, the Twitter Universe lit up. The rumor was met with mostly astonishment from the [...]
There are moves I understand, like the Jorge Cantu trade we discussed earlier. But then are trades I really don’t understand like the one that happened between the San Diego Padres and Baltimore Orioles. The San Diego Padres acquired 3B Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles for minor league pitcher Wynn Pelzer (what an awesome [...]
