Ramblin' Wreck

As if any Oriole fan needed additional intrigue with the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, here's some more...While up watching SNL and trying to kill some time this evening, I wandered to boston.com and read a short little post via Chad Finn's blog on their website about an appearance that the slugger ...

According to SI.comA , TheA Boston Red SoxA have expressed an interest in bringing back captain Jason Varitek but have not made a contract offer, the catcher's agent said Tuesday."We've had no financial discussions with the team as of yet regarding Jason," agent Scott Boras said. "We met briefly when the club expressed interest in bringing Jason back. And we told them we were interested...

Now that Jason Varitek is a free agent waiting for offers from other teams, news agencies are hungrily waiting for something to report on.WEEI.com, the Web site for the Red Sox's flagship radio station is one. They have "heard" (cited sources) that the Sox offered Varitek a 1 year contract ...

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Angels will pursue other needs as they wait for their Mark Teixeira's price to fall. What this means is that the Angels will aggressively pursue CC Sabathia as they wait for Teixeira to back of his ten year demands. The Angels have reportedly met with CC Sabathia and plan to extend him a 140-million dollar contract offer, similar to the...

Amid All The Nonsense, Gerry Calahan actually has a point.He wrote in his column for the Herald last week that the Red Sox have to make a move for Mark Teixeira. He's a power hitting cleanup hitter with a high-caliber glove on the right side of 30 with an agent in Scott Boras who the Red Sox ...

They're just blowing smoke, playing the game. See, the Angels' real target is Mark Teixeira a?" he's the one that really beefed up their team and rounded out their lineup. Adding Sabathia would just make the Angels pitching heavy but still leave their lineup vulnerable. Sure, he's a nice addition for any [...]

The Red Sox front office guys have been busy little bees. Reportedly, the Sox have made two offers - one to Jason Varitek and one to Junichi Tazawa.Per Rob Bradford, the Red Sox offer (categorized as "initial") to Varitek is for one year - and, not surprisingly, is for less than the $13m ...

Top pitching free agent CC Sabathia might be heading to a Los Angeles ball club a?" although not the LA club many thought he might land with.The Angels, not the Dodgers, have apparently turned their attention from first basemen Mark Teixeira to Sabathia. The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark ...

He is not Mark Teixeira, but the New York Yankees recent trade for Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox is a very good trade that the Yankees quietly pulled off. Not only will the deal allow the Yankees to fill a void at 1B or a possible need in CF, but it also allows the [...]

From the LA Times:The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark Teixeira's desire for a 10-year contract, are in discussions with CC Sabathia and could offer him a contract that approaches the $140-million bid extended to him by the New York Yankees.The Angels appear reluctant to guarantee more than seven ...

There are a ton of huge names on the free agent market this offseason: Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe, and Bobby Abreu among others. One of the names usually left off the list is pitcher Junichi Tazawa. Tazawa made waves a few months ago by becoming the first Japanese player to bypass the Japanese leagues and come straight to the MLB. There are more than a couple teams interested...

From the LA Times:The Angels, unwilling to meet Mark Teixeira's desire for a 10-year contract, are in discussions with CC Sabathia and could offer him a contract that approaches the $140-million bid extended to him by the New York Yankees.The Angels appear reluctant to guarantee more than seven ...

There is a great deal of speculation that the Mets were dissatisfied with the catcher's position last year. Reading in-between-the-lines it appears that most of the disappointment is directed at Brian Schneider. Since Omar was Schneider's GM in Montreal I'm not sure if his game has changed that ...

From Danny Knobler:The market for both of the winter's top two free agents has shifted dramatically, with the Angels deciding to drop their pursuit of Mark Teixeira and go after CC Sabathia instead. The Los Angeles Times reported the shift this morning, and a major-league source with knowledge ...

Over the past few days, a lot of people have reacted in let's say in a negative fashion -- especially on the internet and on sports talk radio -- as to what the Orioles are doing so far with the free agent market. Of course, the man at the top -- Andy MacPhail -- is getting the brunt of the ...