With all of their injuries to their outfield, the Boston Red Sox had to make a move to bring someone in to help out. Boston’s answer to their outfield problems is a guy batting .070 on the season. Awesome. The Red Sox acquired 34-year-old Marlon Byrd from the Chicago Cubs for RHP Michael Bowden and [...]
Update: According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, the Indians and Damon have agreed on a one-year, $1.25 million contract. The deal also includes a no-trade clause and Damon can earn another $1.4 million in incentives. Despite his defensive deficiencies, $1.25 million for Damon is a steal of a deal for the Indians. He’ll outperform his [...]
For MLB Daily Dish, I took a look at some starting pitchers who have a new home in 2012 and how they did in their debuts. It definitely was interesting to look out because a majority of the results weren’t that good. You can follow The Baseball Index on Twitter @ baseballindex
For my take on the Joey Votto contract, head over to MLB Daily Dish. I take a look at the average annual salary and wonder if the Reds can win with a player taking up 30 percent of their payroll. You can follow The Baseball Index on Twitter @ baseballindex
Roy Oswalt‘s agent Bob Garber announced yesterday that his client, will stay and shape and will hope to pitch for a contender later in the season. This is a very shrewd move by Oswalt and his agent. It was pretty clear Oswalt had no interest in signing with the Boston Red Sox or Detroit Tigers. [...]
For my take on the New York Yankees signing David Aardsma, head over to MLB Daily Dish. I like this signing for a couple of reasons. You can follow The Baseball Index on Twitter @ baseballindex
