Welcome to one of the most exciting times in the Major League Baseball off-season…the Winter Meetings! Front office representatives from all MLB organizations will be making their way to Texas for the next few days, with the anticipation of some wheeling and dealing starting to happen for the top tier free agents. Over this past week, there were more small market deals, until the Marlins made a big splash last night before the official start of the meetings:
Kansas City signs Jonathon Broxton to a one-year/ $4 million deal.
Tampa Bay signs Jose Molina to one-year/$1.8 million deal.
LA Dodgers sign Chris Capuano for two-years/$10 million.
Miami signs Heath Bell for three-year/$27 million.
Miami signs Jose Reyes for six-years/$106 millon.
Again, like last week, it might be tough to see why these smaller deals (outside of Heath Bell) are a big deal, but let me help a little.
As you can see from my previous post on the Royals, you knew that the Royals were looking for pitching, speci...
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Jose Molina,
Chris Capuano,
Heath Bell,
Jose Reyes,
Joakim Soria,
Yadier Molina,
Kelly Shoppach,
John Jaso,
Jose Lobaton,
Albert Pujols,
Ruben Tejada
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners
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