Cubs Ink Marlon Byrd To 3-Year Deal

After long-exploring multiple trade and free agent options, the Cubs finally decide to sign 32-year old Marlon Byrd to a 3-year deal, worth $15 million. Byrd is the definition of a “late-bloomer”. He didn’t hit his stride offensively until reaching Texas in 2007, having struggled previously in Washington and Philadelphia. Things changed when he became [...]

Does Jason Bay Make the Mets a Contender?

Jason Bay signing with the Mets was a shock and not a shock at the same time. Rumors have been floating around about the Mets interest in Bay since he hit free agency, but I personally thought Jason Bay would just flat out not want to leave Boston so it’s hard to believe in a [...]

Baltimore Trying to Play Catch Up

After finishing 64-98 last year, it is no surprise that the Orioles have been active this off-season. Nothing they did was franchise altering, but the Orioles should be improved heading into the 2010 season. They traded reliever Chris Ray to Texas for Kevin Millwood. They also got $3 million back in the deal. Although some [...]

Capps chooses Washington over Cubs and Mets

Matt Capps has agreed to a 1 year 3.5 million dollar deal according to ESPN with the Washington Nationals. Speculation emerged that the Cubs and Mets were the front runners, but apparently Capps believed closing was more important than anything and that’s what Washington offered him.

Why Aren’t the Cubs (or most teams) Looking at Ben Sheets?

Can anyone tell me why Ben Sheets isn’t seriously being considered by the Chicago Cubs? When healthy, Sheets is dominating. When healthy Sheets is one of the best around. When healthy this and when healthy that. Yes he’s coming off flexor tendon surgery, and yes he’s a risk. But how much more of a risk [...]

Yankees at it Again- Trade for Vazquez Should Pay Dividends This Time Around

The Yankees traded for Javy Vazquez yesterday for Melkey Cabrera and 2 prospects to further strengthen a roster that already was the best in baseball in 2009. It was typical Yankee philosophy to walk into this offseason not content with last years success. I personally am a big fan of this deal for the Yanks [...]

Cubs Nearing Swap of Milton Bradley for Carlos Silva

After a seemingly endless era of Cubs management trying their hardest to trade Milton Bradley, his short tenure on the north-side has (almost) officially come to a close. Larry Stone of the Seattle Times reports that Bradley will be taking his raw offensive talent (and attitude) all the way up the Seattle, to join the [...]

Are the Red Sox the new Yankees?

With the recent signings of John Lackey and Mike Cameron, the Red Sox are looking more and more like their division rivals, the Yankees. With their storied and wildly successful history and their willingness to just throw money at any potential free agents, the Yankees have found their way into one of two categories in [...]

West Coast Shakeup

Well, the hot stove has been awfully lukewarm thus far this winter, but the Roy Halladay three-team deal brought some much-anticipated heat. It also brought what could figure to be the first step in the changing of the guard in the AL West, as according to the dynamics of the deal so far, Cliff Lee [...]

ChiSox make another offseason splash, trade for Pierre

The Chicago White Sox made yet another offseason maneuver, trading for outfielder Juan Pierre from the L.A. Dodgers. The Sox will also receive cash and reportedly are giving up two minor league pitchers in the deal, according to FoxSports.com, in John Ely and Jon Link. The move all but ensures that Scott Podsednik will not [...]

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