Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
by Al Behrman - AP I am the greatest!!! Suck it, Ryan. View full size photo » as we enter the horse latitudes of the baseball posting seasons -- doldrums occuring somewhere between the first scent of pumpkin pie and the hangover from new year's -- it is time to give some attention to a factor sometimes overlooked. we toss around the term "replacement value" as a kind of an insult. in...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
ESPN's Peter Gammons touched on a bunch of hot stove topics in his latest blog post, so let's round everything up... Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain will come to Spring Training as starters, but the Yankees haven't ruled out a run at John Lackey, Ben Sheets, or another starter. The feeling inside the organization is that the payroll will be scaled back a bit. One Tigers source emphatically told Gammons...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP I'm going to go ahead and call it: If Wesley Wright becomes a starter, he will become my favorite Astro. Browse more photos » Although the Arizona Fall League finished up play this past Saturday , there is still professional-ish baseball going in the world. Take the Caribbean Leagues, for instance. Much like the AFL, the four nations which comprise...
Babes Love Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Despite falling off the radar due to a bad case of valley fever , we haven't swayed in our love for Conor Jackson . The Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman/outfielder, who missed the last five months of what turned out to be a really crappy season for his team, has been tearing it up in the Dominican Republic. Jackson returned to the states Monday night after hitting .425 with two home runs, 16 RBIs...
Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
In Arizona: Taylor Green busted out of his slump, going 2-for-3 with a couple of RBI, but it was not enough as the Javelinas lost to Surprise, 6-4 . Josh Butler started for the Javelinas and got rocked again, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks in 1.2 innings of work. Omar Aguilar followed him to the mound and allowed one run on a hit and two walks in 1.1 innings. Zach Braddock pitched...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The D-Backs and Blue Jays are discussing a trade in which the Jays would receive C Chris Snyder while the D-Backs would obtain 1B Lyle Overbay. If the trade goes through the Jays would have their catcher and would no longer be looking at Rod Barajas. The Mets have supposedly have targeted Rod Barajas as their primary target for their vacant position. Barajas hit 21 HRs last year, which I'm sure is...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Vicente Padilla 's pitching ability wasn't the issue when the Rangers released him in midseason. It's the off-the-field activity and his ability to alienate teammates that limits his value. The Dodgers had said they were interested in re-signing him but are asking hard questions about an incident in which he was shot in the right thigh last week in his native Nicaragua. The shooting did appear to be...
AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Hey, Phillies and Yankees ! Wouldn't you rather be playing here? Much though Fox and ESPN would have you think otherwise, the World Series isn't the only professional baseball going on in the United States. Even as we head in November, the Arizona Fall League gives us lucky folk here in the state a chance to see the future stars of tomorrow, with all thirty major-league teams sending some of their...
AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Mark Reynolds vs. Brad Lidge on July 28. And boom goes the dynamite thermonuclear device (large megaton variety). Browse more photos » It's time to start the process of handing our the AZ SnakePit end-of-season awards. It may not be a year which will live long in fan memory - to be honest, it's probably one we would like to forget, sooner rather than...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Happy birthday to Hall-of-Famer Whitey Ford and (future Hall-of-Famer?) Zach Greinke. MLBTR's gift to these two star pitchers is this batch of news items... John Hickey of the Seattle PostGlobe outlines some of the holes that the Mariners have to fill for 2010, and speculates that free agent and Los Angeles resident Adrian Beltre might be targeted by the Angels and Dodgers. Peter Gammons thinks that...
Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
I was surprised to be pick up a box of these cards on e-bayUK. 24 packs of 8 cards. There are 300 cards in the base set. There are parallels: Red Chunks and Minis There are inserts: 40 4in1 stickers, 24 Comics, 55 Tattoos and 25 Stand-ups. There are relic cards: Adventure relics, Blast Bat relics and One-Liner relics. There are 8 cards per pack, each pack contains a Red Chunks and Mini. Here are the...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes was forthcoming, talking to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic today. Highlights: Payroll will likely be higher than the season-ending mark of $73MM. They have about $60MM committed for 2010, assuming Conor Jackson is retained. GM Josh Byrnes may have $15MM+ to spend. Byrnes has until the December 12th non-tender deadline to decide on Jackson, who must be paid at least...
Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
I feel as if Upper Deck has done a fantastic marketing job for passing trade. This is the third time that someone visiting the US has 'just happened' to see baseball cards and picked me a few packs. I'm not complaining, although I have to wonder out of all the cards available in the US, that Upper Deck is the one chosen to buy. Is it the colourful front and large image that draws non-collectors towards...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
More photos » by Denis Poroy - AP 18 days ago: Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young breaks his bat as he connects for a single off San Diego Padres pitcher Kevin Correia during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) Browse more photos » I've been meaning to write about the Diamondbacks Chris Young for a few weeks as he represents a...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
The player to be named later in the Billy Wagner, who barring an unforeseen incident will become Mets property shortly after the seasons end will be playing winter ball this year. Carter has been racking AAA for four straight years, posting a .304 BA with a .493 Slg. and .373 OBP. The 26 y/o left handed 1B/OF has been blocked most of his career due to his defense, originally in the Arizona system;...
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