The New York Mets and Minnesota Twins have agreed to a tentative deal to trade pitcher Johan Santana, according to multiple sources.
The proposed deal would send Santana to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitching prospects Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra. It is contingent upon Santana passing a physical and [...]
Roger Clemens will have his proverbial “day in court,” and it will come before Congress.
The House Oversight Committee has called a hearing to obtain more information about Major League Baseball’s “Mitchell Report.” The witnesses called include Brian McNamee, Kirk Radomski, Andy Pettite, Chuck Knoblauch and, yes, Roger Clemens.
Roger stated that he would address the allegations [...]
Hats off to the CBS Sportsline editor who let that headline through the meat grinder.
Baseball finally released the Mitchell report today, in all its “salacious” glory. The report did name names, 86 of them, as promised, but ones we, for the most part, already knew about.
Information on the three biggest names in the report, [...]
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In a delightful dallop of divination, Buster Olney has stated that the Twins have received the best offers they will get for Johan Santana from both the Yankees and the Red Sox.
The Angels and the Mets could also theoretically sign Santana to an extension, but, let’s face it. The Angels only open the purse [...]
The Dice-K marketing phenomenon has not come to fruition, according to the Boston Herald. Rob Bradford writes that the Red Sox have only earned $900,000 from Japanese advertisements, as opposed to the estimated $3-6 million earned annually by the Yankees and Mariners.
The Red Sox made only one advertisement deal with Funai Electronics.
The disparity is quite [...]
Alex Rodriguez had one of the greatest seasons ever by a right-handed batter. He hit .314 with 54 HR and 156 RBI. He had a .422 OBP and a 1.067 OPS. And, he did all of this while playing in one of the most unfriendly parks for right-handed hitters in the game at Yankee stadium. [...]
According to Buster Olney, the Boston Red Sox have resigned Mike Lowell to a 3 -year $37.5 million dollar contract.
Lowell, 33, had the epitome of a contract year the past season. He set career highs in batting average (.324), on-base percentage (.378), and RBI (120). His .879 OPS was the second highest of his career [...]
Major League Baseball had its best season ever in 2007, bringing in more than $6 billion in revenue. This fact, combined with the paucity of quality free agents available, should, prove, according to conventional wisdom, to be a bonanza for potential free agents.
Even a painfully mediocre pitcher like Carlos Silva could command a five-year $50 [...]
Roger, can you please just be honest with us for once. If you are going to retire, retire. Announce it a press conference. Be on your merry way. Introduce yourself to your family. Take a cruise on a private yacht. Unpack the boxes in your lavish mansion. Do whatever it is you and Andy Pettite [...]
