While We’re Waiting…

Last week we discussed the final position player spot on your 2009 Cleveland Indians. Since then, all has been quiet on the Tribe front (except for new Browns GM George Kokinis invoking the classic Mark Shapiro ?Championship-caliber club? line during that snoozer press conference yesterday). ...

It appears the Cardinals have signed right-handed relief pitcher Hyang-Nam Choi. Here’s the Choi has had a taste of pro ball in America once before. Just in 2006 he pitched for the Indians AAA team and over 106 innings, he posted a 2.97 FIP with a K/PA rate of 23%. Pretty impressive, ...

Seems these days more than any other, that success and job security in sports are as fragile as a splintering maple bat against a 95MPH heater...

The Los Angeles Angels and shortstop Maicer Izturi have agreed to a 1-year, $1.6 million deal, thus avoiding salary arbitration. The Angels were offering $1.4 million in salary arbitration while Izturi was seeking $1.885 million. The $1.6 million that Izturi will make in 2009 is $42,500 below the mid-point of the two figures. Izturi will see a raise of 33 percent over his 2008 salary...

The Indians’ roster moves this offseason rival those of any team not named the Yankees.  They got a first-rate closer, a starting third baseman, a journeyman (though often injured) starting pitcher, and a young situational righty to bolster the pen.  The only loss to the big league club was Franklin Gutierrez, who, while adorable and [...]

Richard Justice of the Sporting News thinks it's very important.Andy Pettitte brings credibility, a winning attitude and a relentless work ethic to the Yankees. In the end, those things might end up being more valuable than anything he does on the mound. The Yankees have been overhauled again ...

Believe it or not, we don't have any more of the position spots set in stone. I don't see Swisher or Nady getting traded but I don't want to do a whole post and then have to start all over again so I`m going to play it safe. In addition, Boston doesn't know who their catcher is yet and I`m still ...

New York Yankee signings and trades over the last eight years (Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, etc.) have not yet led to a single World Championship.  That’s right – these “impact” players, as they are commonly called, have not been able to ...

Now that Andy Pettitte has officially returned to the Yankees, we can construct a basic rotation and do some basic, non-statistical analysis (that will come later, hopefully).Right now the five starting pitchers likely to be on the Opening Day Roster are CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, CM Wang, Andy ...

CORRECTION: Peter Abraham is saying that this report is wrong and that the Yankees can sign more type A free agents:Turns out the story is wrong. Brian Cashman said the Yankees could sign up to eight if they want. “I’m not sure of the exact number, but it’s one we won’t worry about either way,” ...

Now with Andy Pettitte in the Yankee starting rotaton hopper, all the rotation spots are full. CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, CM Wang, Joba Chamberlain and HGH Pettitte are in, and most young pitchers are out. Many baseball people are talking about all teams needing a six man rotation to give guys like Joba (who are on [...]