Archive for December, 2010
December 13, 2010
The baseball world is abuzz with the bombshell that the Phillies are serious players in the Cliff Lee Sweepstakes. If Lee signs with the Phillies let the best rotation in history arguments begin. Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz might have something to say about that.
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December 13, 2010
| Multiple reports say Brian Cashman says Jorge Posada will be the Yankees primary DH in 2011. This further fuels speculation that Yankees are on the Verge of signing Russell Martin. With Jesus Montero waiting in the wings the Yankees catching situation could be very interesting in 2011. |
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December 13, 2010
| Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting the Yankees may sign Martin to a deal. It seems unbelievable that Martin was poised to be a cornerstone of the Dodgers for years and now he appears to be gone. Reports also state the Red Sox and Blue Jays have serious interest in Martin. |
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December 13, 2010
| Buster Olney reported on Twitter that the Rangers are interested in Adrain Beltre. One has to wonder if this is posturing for their fan base in case they miss out on Cliff Lee? Or are the Rangers seriously considering committing two long term big money deals? Beltre was outstanding last season for the Red Sox and would seem to be a lock to post big numbers in the hitting friendly ballpark in Arlington.
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December 13, 2010
| Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting Hideki Matsui is on the verge on signing a one year deal with the Athletics. With the loss of Jack Cust to the Mariners the A’s are in desperate of a proven DH. Deal is expected to be announced today. |
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December 12, 2010
| The Cliff Lee saga continues as Jon Heyman is reporting that multiple sources are saying a third mystery team is in the running for Cliff Lee. Heyman says the team is not the Phillies. Earlier reports also say Lee has eliminated the Nationals from consideration. If Heyman did not have multiple sources I would say this is an agent ploy. This should be interesting the next few days. |
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December 12, 2010
| MLB.com is reporting that Cliff Lee has officially eliminated the Nationals from his list of teams. This is no surprise as the Rangers and Yankees have been considered to be the prohibitive favorites since the beginning. The Yankees have said their offer is firm and will not be sweetened. Wide spread speculation is that Lee will sign sometime this week. Stay tuned. |
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December 12, 2010
I find if fascinating that Albert Pujols is a free agent after the 2011 season and I have heard more talk about nondescript middle relievers than Pujols this off season. Rumor is it will be tough to get Pujols to sign an extension after Spring Training starts. Outside of Barry Bonds, Pujols and Alex Rodriguez are without a doubt the dominant two hitters of the past decade. It seems incomprehensible the Cardinals would risk losing him. With 20+ million dollar contracts being doled out like candy. It would be hard to imagine the soon to be 31 year old Pujols getting anything less than 30 million per season in the 8-9 year range. GULP!
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December 12, 2010
MLB.com is reporting the Nationals have expressed interest in signing Derek Lee. Lee said he expects to come to Spring Training at 100%. If that happens a typical Lee season of 20 HRs and 80+ RBIs is likely. The Nationals are also said to have expressed interest in Adam LaRoche. Rumor is LaRoche is looking for around 10 million per season. Both Lee and LaRoche would probably command similar salaries but LaRoche is 4 years younger and would probably be more motivated to hold out for a longer term deal.
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December 12, 2010
With the recent signings of Jayson Werth and Carl Crawford to 125 + million dollars deals one has to think about Jose Reyes testing the free agent market after the 2011 season. The Mets have already exercised an 11 million option for 2011. At this point they seem content to wait and see if Reyes can stay healthy and get back to his pre 2009 form. It seems like Reyes has been around forever yet he is still just 27. I think it’s safe to say Reyes will be highly motivated in 2011 after seeing the types of contracts being handed out to players like Werth and Crawford. Now the question is can he stay healthy for a full season?
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