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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
You might remember that the Red Sox were very nearly the ones to acquire Alex Rodriguez when the Rangers made him available after the 2003 season. According to USA Today, the reigning MVP would have gone to Boston, Manny Ramirez would have gone to Texas and the Red Sox would have dealt Nomar Garciaparra to the White Sox. The blockbuster Red Sox-Rangers deal fell through when the MLBPA stepped in, providing...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Although the Cubs would "love" to pull off a deal for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, they are unlikely to pull off such a deal as they lack the necessary room in payroll, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Cubbies have a combined $42.375MM committed to pitchers Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, and Ryan Dempster. They would have a hard time finding a taker for Alfonso...
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The View From The Bleachers (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Projected 25 Man Roster STARTING LINEUP 1. Ryan Theriot – SS 2. Milton Bradley – RF 3. Derrek Lee – 1B 4. Aramis Ramirez – 3B 5. Kosuke Fukudome – CF 6. Alfonso Soriano – LF 7. Geovany Soto – C 8. Jeff Baker – 2B BENCH Sam Fuld – OF Jake Fox... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com
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McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
To no one's surprise ... -Q: Holliday and Bay are the big names… Have you gauged their possible interest? Do you think either of those guys would have genuine interest in coming to the Giants? -SABEAN: We have not. I don’t think that they would have genuine interest based on the field that they’re going to be involved in. Why would they? I think Sabean's a little cheektender from...
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ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Tim Lincecum picked up his second consecutive NL Cy Young award on Thursday. The BBWAA awards will take a break on Friday and pickup next week with the announcements of the NL and AL MVPs. One note on the NL Cy Young award, Keith Law and Will Carroll might steer clear of St. Louis for a few months. Let the free agent frenzy begin ... just not on the North Side of Chicago. The majority of changes the...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Players such at Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley create money problems for club The Cubs changed the course of franchise history three years ago Friday when they signed Alfonso Soriano to an eight-year, $136 million deal.
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Bay rejects $60M over 4 years I am not sure he will get more than $15M per, although I guess he wants more years. My first reaction was, it will never happen. My second reaction is, it probably will, and someone is going to regret it two years down the line. Fenway Park fits Bay very well, and I m not sure what signing elsewhere is going to do for him. So who do people think is the likeliest to dole...
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Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I’m off to bed soon so I’m going to wait to explain this until tomorrow. I just wanted to put this up. Bill James came up with a method to predict whether or not a player who had 400 or more PA’s in a season would be at least as good the following season. This was published in The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010. High scores are better, but all of these correspond to a percentage...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Yahoo's Tim Brown, talking to Dan Uggla's agent Jeff Borris, learned that Uggla wants to stay at second base. Borris said, "There should be no reason to consider a position change at this time." That's technically true, since Uggla hasn't been traded yet. But many of his suitors, including the Orioles, Giants, Red Sox, and Braves, would have Uggla play a position other than second base. Perhaps...
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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Ryan Zimmerman wins Silver Slugger! The props keep coming! Way to go, Zimmy. He and Matt Kemp are the only two NLers to win both a Golden Glove and a Silver Slugger in 2009. Alfonso Soriano was the last (or should I say, "other") National to win a Silver Slugger (needless to say, Sori did not win the Golden Glove that year, in spite of my coaching).
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The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Fangraphs is once again going to list the projections on their player pages from a variety of sources, Bill James , CHONE, Marcel....maybe more. Bill James projections are up first and here's how the Cubs ranked by wOBA and their 2009 wOBA ( explanation of wOBA here ). I'll try and expand when new projections are released. Age is their 2010 playing age. You can click on their names to get their full...
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Cubbie Nation (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Filed:November 9th, 2009 Mike Cameron (Cubbie Nation/file) No, it hasn't come to fruition yet, but I suspect that it's a phrase that we should all start practicing. The Milwaukee Brewers acquired center fielder Carlos Gomez in a swap with the Twins for J.J. Hardy, relegating Mike Cameron, at least temporarily, to the ranks of the unemployed. Can't blame General Manager Doug Melvin. As a cash-constrained...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Like it or not, one of the keys to the Cubs' success in 2010 is a resurgence by Alfonso Soriano. Here, he launches his game-winning grand slam vs. the Astros last July 27. View full size photo » Last year about this time, I made this post discussing what I thought should be the makeup of the 2009 Cubs. Brave, isn't it, of me to post that link when I'd just as soon...
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Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
via Sports Illustrated View full size photo » Here are the basic terms : UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with performance apparel leader Under Armour, the company announced Thursday. St. Pierre, 28, will become the face of Under Armour’s popular BoxerJock and BoxerBrief Underwear line this Spring, and will be featured in a multi-platform...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP Browse more photos » 1. Jacoby Ellsbury - It's time to compare players! Player A (2009): 606 ABs, 15 HR, 96 R, 68 RBI, 60 SB, .305, .816 OPS Player B (2009): 624 ABs, 8 HR, 94 R, 60 RBI, 70 SB, .301, .770 OPS Pretty close, eh? What if I told you that player A will likely be drafted as a top three outfielder in 2010, while player B could be drafted near...
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