2010 Offseason Review: AL East
AL East
Baltimore Orioles
Key losses- Chris Ray, Danys Baez
Key additions- Kevin Millwood, Garrett Atkins, Mike Gonzalez
Off-season grade- C+
Justification- Kevin Millwood provides some leadership for the Orioles young staff. He’s also very durable and that should keep the young staff from pitching too many innings. Garrett Atkins is a nice low risk/high reward signing. Mike Gonzalez stabilizes [...]
2010 Offseason Review: AL West
AL West
Los Angeles Angels
Key losses- Vladimir Guerrero, John Lackey, Chone Figgins, Darren Oliver
Key additions- Hideki Matsui, Joel Piniero, Fernando Rodney
Off-season grade- C
Justification- Losing Lackey hurts, but if Piniero can pitch like he did in 2009 he’s a better pitcher and cost less than Lackey. Matsui is a good choice to take over the DH spot. [...]
Texas Rangers Top Ten Prospects 2010
1) Neftali Perez-RP
I know we saw him last year out of the pen and I think that’s where he should stay. I don’t think he can throw 100 mph with the kind of stuff he has as a starter…so why not have him be the nastiest closer in baseball?
2) Justin Smoak-1B
Great young talent that reminds [...]
Talks Heating Up With Sheets
It was reported recently that the Chicago Cubs had put Ben Sheets on the back-burner, despite mutual interest.
Well, today Jim Bowden tweets “Ben Sheets negotiations, according to reliable sources, are heating up with teams most interested … the Rangers, Mets, Mariners, A’s and Cubs.”
Also, on MLB Live with Bowden and Joe Castellano, Bowden reported that [...]
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 [...]
Mike Lowell to Texas: Adrian Gonzalez On His Way to Boston?
Mike Lowell has supposedly been traded to the Texas Rangers for C/1B Max Ramirez late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The Red Sox are supposedly picking up at least 90% of the salary which means the deal has to be approved by the commish’s office. This to me signals that Theo Epstein has something huge [...]
Rumor: Kevin Millwood for Milton Bradley
A new rumor has surfaced regarding the inevitable trade of Milton Bradley between the Rangers and Cubs that would send Kevin Millwood to Chicago and Aaron Miles to Arlington along with Bradley.
- Uninspiring Cubs News: Theriot Set as Lead-Off Man
- Howard For Pujols
- Chris Coghlan’s BABIP
- Yankees Vs. Red Sox: Who Is the Team to Beat?
- Guzman considers surgery; decision looms large for Cubs
- Gordon Beckham for Adrian Gonzalez?
- Starlin Castro to start season in minors; It’s for the best
- Fifth Starter Battles
- Fantasy baseball bargain pick of the day
- Fantasy Profile: Don’t be gun-shy on Sizemore







