The New York Mets have traded outfielder Lastings Milledge to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Ryan Church and catcher Brian Schneider. Bizarre to see Milledge dealt just days after Delmon Young was traded, but rumors had been swirling for a long time.
Milledge has batted .257/.326/.414 in a shade under 400 plate appearances spread across two […]
The Kansas City Royals have signed Japanese right-hander Yasuhiko Yabuta to a 2-year, $6 million deal. Yabuta, who turns 35 in June, has spent his entire 12-year career with the Chiba Lotte Marines and been a fairly effective reliever over the past four seasons.
Yabuta emphasized new Kansas City manager Trey Hillman’s presence as a factor […]
About two weeks ago, it was reported that the New York Mets had signed catcher Yorvit Torrealba to a 3-year, $14.4 million deal. Those reports turned out to be premature, and now Torrealba has re-upped with the Colorado Rockies. The price tag? A more “reasonable” $7.25 million for two years with a mutual option for […]
The Cincinnati Reds have signed right-hander Francisco Cordero to a 4-year, $46 million deal. Cordero talks about the influence Dusty Baker had on his decision-making process, but of course, the $46 million didn’t hurt either.
The numbers still seem wonky to me, but I suppose if you’re going to throw big money at a reliever, you […]
Apologies for the delay in posting this; I was on vacation and heard about it but I had no Internet access. Left-hander Joe Kennedy died November 23 near Tampa at age 28. Kennedy, a native of San Diego, had been an eighth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998. In addition to the […]
ESPN reports that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have traded outfielder Delmon Young, infielder Brendan Harris, and minor-league reliever Eduardo Morlan to the Minnesota Twins for right-hander Matt Garza, shortstop Jason Bartlett, and minor-league outfielder Jason Pridie.
Headed to Minnesota
I don’t always point out minor-league transactions, but in this case I’ll make an exception because, well, it fascinates me. The Texas Rangers have signed right-hander Warner Madrigal, formerly with the Angels.
Why I find this story interesting:
Warner Madrigal is a great name. If the kid doesn’t make it in baseball, perhaps he could try his […]
I’ll have more to say on the trend of overpaying relievers in another venue, but for now it’s enough to know that 4 years for $19 million is an insane amount to give a guy like Scott Linebrink, which is what the Chicago White Sox will be paying for the right-hander’s services.
I happen to be […]
Serious catch-up mode here. Free agent center fielder Torii Hunter has signed with the Angels. The deal is 5 years, $90 million, which is just nuts for a 32-year-old with a career OBP of .324. Hey, at least it’s not my money.
(Guest blogger TD — thanks, bud! — covered this transaction while I cavorted about […]
Stupid fun for a Tuesday…
Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don’t like it when someone’s stuffing it into you by the gallon. That’s what it feels like when Nolan Ryan’s throwing balls by you.
–Reggie Jackson
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain’s free […]
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