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Money Complaints
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Joe Posnanski complains about the Yankees payroll. One way around this without making any new rules is simply to force the Steinbrenners to sell the team. One of the strengths of the Yankees franchise is the family holding the team for a very long time, approaching 40 years. The long...
AL Gold Gloves
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The Book analyzes the AL Gold Glove voting and finds it not too bad. My problem with the award is that the voting method is poor. Have the coaches list their top three choices instead of one and the results would be much better. It’s easy to pull a name out of [...]
Plugging Leaks
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Kenny Williams was going to complain about waiver wire leaks, but other GMs brought up the subject first:
“I didn’t have to bring it up,” said Williams, mindful of a report in early August in which a source told ESPN that the Sox were most likely the team that put...
Looking for Collusion
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The new head of the MLBPA is taking a proactive approach to collusion, accusing MLB of using the press to drive down free agent prices:
Michael Weiner, incoming head of the players’ association, told ESPN.com that the union is keeping tabs on remarks by anonymous club officials...
More IBWAA Awards
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the IBWAA announces Executive of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year:
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announces its second set of postseason votes, naming the 2009 Comeback of the Year (COY) and Executive of the Year (EOY) award...
About the Wins
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Rob Neyer rejects my argument for including Edgar Martinez in the Hall of Fame.
It’s my contention that every truly great player should be in the Hall of Fame, and by “truly great” I mean those players who reached a certain level of performance, as measured by how...
Exercising to be a Backup
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Jason Varitek decided to stay with the Red Sox rather than test free agency. Maybe he figures it’s better to be a backup on a very good team than a starter on a poor one. I wonder how many teams had a part-time player as the captain?
Red Sox Looking to Spend Big?
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Peter Abraham wonders if the Red Sox are going to go after high priced players this winter:
So we’re talking to Theo Epstein Monday afternoon and he mentions that restructuring Tim Wakefield’s deal will save the Sox $1.5 million on the CBT, which is GM-speak for the payroll...
Home For the Winter
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The winners of India’s Million Dollar Arm contest return home to see how their money helped their families:
They were greeted in each village by several thousand people and media, and received a real hero’s welcome.
Rinku was able to see the house that he built with his contest...
Bringing Back a Trio
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According to Joel Sherman, the Yankees want to bring back Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte. I understand Pettitte, since pitching is scarce. There are younger, better options in leftfield, and the money freed by letting Damon and Matsui go will pay for that player. Standing...
Wakefield Contract Change
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The Red Sox dropped their perpetual $4 million option with Tim Wakefield and signed him to a two-year contract:
Rather than pick up another year of Wakefield’s perpetual $4 million option, the Sox yesterday signed him to a two-year contract worth at least $5 million.
Wakefield will...
No Holliday in Queens
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Adam Rubin reports the Mets can’t afford to sign Matt Holliday or Jason Bay:
Omar Minaya arrived at the GM meetings Monday night maintaining it was his obligation to investigate the price of top-tier free agents. However, a team insider told the Daily News he expected the salary...
Losing Winn
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The Giants won’t bring back Randy Winn:
Winn’s agent, Craig Landis, tells the San Jose Mercury News that the club told his client it has a number of young outfielders available in its system.
I can’t believe this. He’s only 35, the prime years for a Sabean player...
World Series Play Doesn’t Matter
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Brian Cashman says he’s not basing his dealing with Matsui and Damon (now free agents) on their World Series performance:
The World Series, and even the entire postseason, is a small sample, Cashman said Monday, and he would not be fooled into making a rash judgment based upon...
IBWAA Awards
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From the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) comes these awards:
Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announces its first set of postseason votes, naming the 2009 Rookie of the Year (ROY) and Manager of the Year (MOR...
Williams Wants Bradley
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Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams wants the Cubs to keep Milton Bradley:
“I talked to him many times. I really, really wanted him to get through last year. I wanted him to get to know what being a Cub is all about,” said Williams, 71.
“I remember going into the clubhouse...
Rays News
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Dioneer Navarro and Fernando Perez both underwent surgery in October and should be ready for spring training. Meanwhile, the Rays picked up their $10 million option on Carl Crawford. Carl is coming off a career year. WAR has him worth more than $10 million in each of the last six seasons.
As and Bs
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The Elias free agent rankings are out. These ranking determine compensation if a club loses a free agent and has offered them arbitration.
The King Stays
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Felix Hernandez is not available:
“Felix is our property. We’re going to have him for the next two years and we’re looking forward to having him beyond that,” Zduriencik said here at the GM meetings.
Zduriencik has told GMs the same thing, as Seattle is endeavoring...
Going for the Low Price on Varitek
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The Red Sox declined the $5 million option on Jason Varitek, but the catcher can stay with Boston by exercising his $3 million player option (he can make up the difference in incentives). Unless Victor Martinez gets hurt, there’s little chance of Jason meeting the incentives...
Don’t Knock Boston Parking
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In a post rounding up a number of stories at 6-4-2, I found the quote from this article interesting. The subject is the McCourt’s bid to buy the Angels:
“The seller was looking to sell, not swap a ball club for a parking lot,’’ says a Major League Baseball official with...
Marlins Payroll
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The word going around southern Florida is that the Marlins are looking to cut their already MLB low payroll. This basically would mean trading away a number of good, arbitration eligible players, including Cantu and Uggla.
With a new stadium opening in two years, you might think the...
Edgar and the Hall
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Larry Stone believes Edgar Martinez will eventually make the Hall of Fame.
It will be an uphill battle for the reasons that we all know: Edgar was primarily a designated hitter, and a prejudice against DHs remains with some Hall voters; Edgar didn’t get 3,000 hits, or anywhere...
Baby Nats
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Tracee Hamilton sits down with Roy Clark, the Nationals new VP for player personnel. He gives a generally rosy review of the best of the Nats system, but it’s nice to see what he considers the positives of these players. On shorststop Danny Espinosa, for example:
“I hadn...
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