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Yankees and MLB Fire Sales – Failed Spending Sprees
MLB proves again how spending money does not equal winning It’s not always easy being a Yankees’ fan. Whether you remember four titles in the 90’s or one in 2009, nobody is ever going to sympathize about the Yankees’... More of this article »
Rays David Price Edges Verlander For AL Cy Young Award
Price went 10-2 with a 2.51 ERA against the AL East David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays received 14 of 28 first-place votes, and finished with 153 points to edge the Detroit Tigers 2011 Cy Young winner Justin Verlander to win 2012... More of this article »
R.A.Dickey Becomes First Knuckleballer to Win Cy Young Award
Dickey won 20 games on a Mets team that went 74-88 this past season The New York Mets R.A. Dickey received 27 of 32 first-place votes and 209 points overall to win the 2012 National League Cy Young Award as voted by the Baseball... More of this article »
Marlins – Who is Left to Trade – Nolasco, Morrison, Stanton ?
The Marlins may not yet be done dealing players Ricky Nolasco and Logan Morrison might want to stay close to the phone. Morrison is reportedly being shopped and Nolasco is expected to be traded. Still basking in the afterglow of the... More of this article »
Torii Hunter To Sign With Tigers – Deal Worth $26 Million – 2 Years
Tigers signing of Torii Hunter adds to an already potent offense Pending a physical outfielder Torii Hunter will become the newest Detroit Tiger , with a new two year deal worth $26 million. Hunter met with Tigers officials yesterday... More of this article »
How the Red Sox Can Win 95 Games in 2013
GM Cherington has his man with Farrell but needs to add more help To say that 2012 was a forgettable season for the Boston Red Sox is an extreme understatement. The year was marked by an unprecedented rash of injuries to numerous... More of this article »
Filet of Fish – Marlins Set Trade Reyes, Buehrle, Johnson, Bonifacio, Buck to Jays
Reyes, Johnson and Buehrle head to Toronto as part of a mega-deal with the Marlins The Miami Marlins continue their effort to bring AAA baseball to South Florida. Less than a year ago the team committed nearly $200 million to player... More of this article »
Washington Nationals Davey Johnson – NL Manager of the Year
Nationals Manager Davey Johnson led the Washington to 98 wins in 2012 Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson was out of baseball for more than 11 years and pushing 70 years old. The Nationals reached out to Johnson in 2011 to... More of this article »
Oakland Athletics Bob Melvin AL Manager of The Year
Melvin edged Orioles manager Buck Showalter for AL Manager of the Year Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics was chosen As the American League Manager of the Year edging out Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter. Melvin received... More of this article »
Jeremy Affeldt Signs Three-Year $18 million Deal with Giants
During the 2012 postseason, Affeldt pitched 10-1/3 scoreless innings The news for free-agent relievers is good so far this off-season. LHP Jeremy Affeldt signed a three-year deal worth around $18 million with the San Francisco Giants. Affeldt... More of this article »
Ronnier Mustelier, Not Mike Napoli, Would be a Fit for the 2013 Yankees
Mustelier hit .303 with 10 HR and 49 RBI in 89 games in AAA Scranton If Brian Cashman had a check list it would surely include the following rules for the Yankees this offseason: 1. Save money wherever possible. 2. No long-term contracts. 3.... More of this article »
Bryce Harper Named the National League Rookie of the Year
Harper receive 16 of 32 first-place votes for Rookie of the Year The Washington Nationals Bryce Harper was named the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year by the BBWAA , edging finalist Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley... More of this article »
Angels Mike Trout Unanimous Choice for AL Rookie of the Year
Trout was the eighth unanimous pick for AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout was selected as a unanimous choice for the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year. Trout received all 28 first-place votes from the baseball writers Association... More of this article »
Pitching and Defense – Can Friedman Keep The Rays Way Intact
Friedman hints that the team may be willing to tweak the Rays way The Tampa Bay Rays won 90 games in 2012 and missed the playoffs. The New York Yankees won the American League East with a 95-67 record. That’s a difference... More of this article »
Dodgers Submit Winning Bid of $25.7 Million for Korean LHP Ryu Hyun-jin
Dodgers continue to be one of baseballs more active teams this off-season The Los Angeles Dodgers posted a winning bid of $25.7 million for the rights to negotiate with South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin. The $25.7 million fee... More of this article »
Red Sox, C David Ross agree on two-year deal
Ross gets a a new deal and more playing time with the Red Sox Free Agent catcher David Ross reached agreement Saturday with the Red Sox on a two-year, $6.2 million free-agent contract, according to major-league sources. Ross , 35, batted... More of this article »
Rays’ B.J. Upton Leads List of Players Rejecting Qualifying Offers
Could the Rays replace one Upton with another ? Today was decision day for a list of players headed towards free agency. Josh Hamilton of the Rangers, Michael Bourn of the Braves, Kyle Lohse of the Cardinals, Adam LaRoche of the... More of this article »
Kuroda, Swisher and Soriano Reject Yankees’ Qualifying Offers
Trio Reject Yankees’ Qualifying Offers When Nick Swisher and Rafael Soriano declined qualifying offers from the New York Yankees, it was both expected and relatively already planned for. After all, Mariano Rivera has already... More of this article »
Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #2 – Upton, Hamilton
Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new weekly column that will appear on Baseball News Source every Friday and detail free agent and trade talk at every position. Amid the annual general manager meetings... More of this article »
MLB Awards 2012 : List of Finalists from BBWAA and Our Picks
Posey and Braun are favorites for National League MVP Next week is awards week for Major League Baseball. Baseball’s annual individual awards will be presented live on television next week on MLB Network. The announcement of... More of this article »
David Ortiz Responds to Valentine Criticism – “Must Have Some Mental Issues”
Ortiz thinks Valentine needs medicine or something The Boston Red Sox and slugger David Ortiz finalized a two-year $26 million contract at a press conference Monday at Fenway Park. The two sides had agreed on a deal Friday. Ortiz... More of this article »
Miami Marlins Hire Mike Redmond as Next Manager
Redmond spent the past two years managing Class A teams in the Toronto Blue Jays’ system According to Jon Heyman the Miami Marlins have hired Mike Redmond as the clubs next manager. Redmond spent the past two years managing Class... More of this article »
Baseball’s Hottest Commodity – Players Under Team Control
Chase Headley under team control until 2015 , becomes a valuable commodity Now that the Hot Stove League has officially arrived in Major League Baseball’s freshly started off-season, fans will be reading about terms like “arbitration”... More of this article »
2012 Gold Glove Award Winners – McCutchen, Headley, Reddick Among First-Time Selections
Josh Reddick was among nine first time Gold Glove winners The 2012 Gold Glove winners from the National League and American League were announced on ESPN. Here is this year’s list, complete with a breakdown of each player. Pos. National... More of this article »
2013 Free Agents List – First Basemen, Second Basemen, Third Basemen, Shortstops
List of 2013 Free Agent First Basemen, Second Basemen, Third Basemen, Shortstops David Ortiz and David Wright headline a list of free agent infielders for 2013. Both are expected to sign new deals with their respective teams. The... More of this article »
2013 Free Agents List – Outfielders, Designated Hitters
List of 2013 Free Agent Outfielders and DH’s Josh Hamilton, Ryan Ludwick, and B.J.Upton headline a list of free agent outfielders for 2013. The following players have contract that expire or have options that can be exercised.... More of this article »
2013 Free Agents List – Pitchers and Catchers
List of 2013 MLB Free Agent pitchers and catchers. Zack Greinke, Ryan Dempster and R.A. Dickey headline a list of free agent pitcher for 2013. The following players have contract that expire or have options that can be exercised.... More of this article »
Shohei Otani Drafted by Nippon-Ham – Still Wants MLB Career
The Nippon-Ham Fighters made Shohei Otani the number one pick in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball draft. However, Otani restated his desire to sign with a major league baseball team and continue his career in the United... More of this article »
Cardinals News – Lohse, Berkman Not Expected Back in 2013
St. Louis Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse finished the regular season with a 2.86 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 33 starts (211 innings), but that won’t be enough to bring the 34-year-old right-hander back to St. Louis. GM John Mozeliak said... More of this article »
Toronto Blue Jays Managerial Candidates – Who Will Replace Farrell
Sandy Alomar Jr leads a list of Blue Jays Manager options With John Farrell headed back to Boston to try and resurrect a team from a dreadful 2012 season, the focus now shifts to the Toronto Blue Jays. Lost in all the hoopla surrounding... More of this article »
Shohei Otani – Japanese High-School Prodigy Wants MLB Career
Otani wants to begin his professional career in MLB Shohei Otani the 18-year-old Japanese high school picture with a 100 MPH fastball has said he will pursue a career in Major League Baseball instead of turning professional in Japan. Otani... More of this article »
D’Backs, Marlins, A’s Complete 3 Way Trade – Bell To D’Backs – Young To A’s
Bell, Young, Cabrera and Pennington have been traded The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations form the Miami Marlins . In turn the D’Backs sent OF Chris Young to the Oakland Athletics for INFs... More of this article »
Zito, Giants Send NLCS Back To San Francisco With 5-0 Win
Zito delivered a dominant performance in Game 5 Barry Zito pitched 7-2/3 shutout innings, striking out six, as the Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 and head back to San Francisco trailing the Cards 3-2 in the NLCS. The... More of this article »
Comeback Player of the Year Awards – Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney
Buster Posey and Fernando Rodney were named Comeback Player of the Year in their respective leagues as voted on by MLB.com. Posey had a .336 batting average with 24 home runs and 103 RBIs, received 27 of 30 first-place votes from... More of this article »
Yankees Go Quietly – Now The Postseason Really Begins
Yankees on the wrong side of four-game sweep in the ALCS When Jayson Nix‘s pop up settled into Prince Fielder‘s glove and the Detroit Tigers celebrated their four-game sweep of the New York Yankees and American League... More of this article »
Cardinals Beat Giants – A Win Away From World Series
Cardinals are one win away from the World Series Adam Wainwright threw just 96 pitches to get through seven innings of work and the St. Louis Cardinals got multiple RBI games from Jon Jay, Matt Holliday, Yadier Molina and Pete Kozma... More of this article »
Tigers Hammer Sabathia to Reach World Series
Cabrera launched a 2-run homer in the fourth inning The Detroit Tigers scored a run in the first inning when Delmon Young singled home Omar Infante and when Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta hit two-run homers in a four-run... More of this article »
Lincecum to Start Game 4 – In Bochy We Trust
Manager Bruce Bochy has put his faith in Tim Lincecum If you are searching for someone to solve America’s debt crisis or deal with a crisis in the Middle East, odds are you won’t be calling Bruce Bochy. But if you want... More of this article »
Cardinals Wait To Beat Giants in Game 3 of NLCS
Lohse was just good enough to beat Giants Matt Carpenter who replaced an injured Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer in the the third inning and Kyle Lohse pitched into the sixth allowing just one earned run, while striking out five... More of this article »
Alex Rodriguez – Baseballs $30 Million Dollar Platoon “Player”
Rodriguez – I love the Yankees and…. Alex Rodriguez is again out of the Yankees’ starting lineup for Game 4 of the ALCS. Has Rodriguez become baseball’s $30 million platoon player? It certainly looks that... More of this article »
Ozzie Guillen Watch – Calm Before The Storm?
The Marlins finished 2012 with a 69-93 record Not long before a disappointing and sometimes combative season ended for the Miami Marlins, the Ozzie Guillen watch began. Speculation and media reports suggested the Marlins were “aggressively... More of this article »
Verlander Pitches Tigers to the Brink of World Series
Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning Justin Verlander pitched into the ninth inning allowing just three hits and one earned run, a leadoff homer in the ninth by Eduardo Nuñez, and the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees... More of this article »
Past Franchise Experiences Can Benefit Yankees Now
Can the Yankees come back in this series? Players past their prime tend to struggle. If they’re not struggling, they tend to become unhealthy the older they get instead. Franchises generally try to keep as many players as possible... More of this article »
Giants Back Vogelsong to Win Game 2 of NLCS
Vogelsong shuts down Cardinals Angel Pagan went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored and Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven innings of one run ball, scattering four hits and striking out four, while walking two and the San... More of this article »
Reds Extend Manager Dusty Baker Through 2014
Baker has managed Cincinnati since 2008 The Cincinnati Reds have agreed with manager Dusty Baker on a two-year contract extension. Baker has guided the Reds to two National League Central Division titles in the last three years, the... More of this article »
Cardinals Score Early and Hold Off Giants in Game 1 of NLCS
Beltran connected in the fourth inning off Bumgarner The St. Louis Cardinals scored six runs in the first four innings and held on to beat the Giants 6-4. Carlos Beltran and David Freese each hit to run home runs as the Cardinals... More of this article »
Anibal Sanchez Gives Tigers 2-0 Lead in ALCS
Sanchez was rock solid for seven innings against New York Anibal Sanchez pitched what may have been his finest game as a member of the Detroit Tigers since coming to the team in a trade with the Marlins in July to lead the Tigers to... More of this article »
Yankees Lose Jeter To Ankle Fracture
Jeter fractured his left ankle in the 12th inning Losing game one of the ALCS took on even more significance after the game when it was reported that shortstop Derek Jeter had fractured his left ankle during the 12th inning of game... More of this article »