Jermaine Dye and the Chicago White Sox: 2005 World Series (World Series Superstars)
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
If you missed the State of the Sabean, here you go . Some of the key points: Brad Penny wants too much money. Juan Uribe wants too much money. Bengie Molina wants a multi-year deal, which the Giants aren’t willing to do. Trades stink because other teams want good players. The Giants are going to buy a new offense through free agency. They aren’t going to spend for Matt Holliday, so get...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Dayn Perry of FOX Sports put out his list of ten offseason moves that need to be made. Number five covers the Yankees, specifically their outfield. 5. The Yankees should worry about Johnny Damon and not Hideki Matsui. The reigning champs have some decisions to make. They need to coax Andy Pettitte into pitching one more year, and they need to re-sign Johnny Damon. Damon — when not throwing the...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
AP Photo White Sox GM Kenny Williams always seems to have some deal in the works, so it's no surprise that the Sox are involved in some of the early trade chatter during the off-season. His boldest move last season was landing Jake Peavy from the cash-strapped San Diego Padres, and he might use the Padres' financial situation to try to land another of their star players. Preliminary talks suggest...
SimonOnSports (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's AL team is the Chicago White Sox and our guest is Ryan from the all things Chicago Site, Mouthpiece Sports . 1. What is the White Sox biggest need this offseason? Hmm, let's roll...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
What do the following 5 players all have in common: Jason Bay , Ken Griffey , Jr., Jermaine Dye , Brad Hawpe , and Adam Dunn ? The answer: they were named in Matthew Carruth's article over at fangraphs as being baseball's 5 worst defensive players over the last 3 seasons. They are also either free agents this offseason or have been linked in trade rumors. Griffey recently resigned with the Mariners...
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
by Nam Y Huh - AP Where will Mark DeRosa play baseball in 2010? View full size photo » As I have done here each of the last four years, I'm going to run a contest, beginning today, matching the MLB.com Free Agent Frenzy contest. The rules are pretty simple. You'll find, after the jump, the 15 free agents that MLB.com lists in its contest. Choose the team you think the free agent is going to sign...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
So, I'm trying a new format today. Thoughts? Criticisms? Meet the Mets Mets will try to keep Figgins from Philadelphia I don't exactly have a place to put him, but would love to have Figgins. Jon Heyman twitters that the Mets will look at Pineiro 3 years $30 million is awfully steep for a one-year wonder. 1986 + MTV H/t to Metsmerized. Who would have ever known that Lenny Dykstra would reach such heights....
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The GM Meetings wrapped up today, and the baseball writers kept churning out content... Kenny Williams is busy being his usual brutally honest self "It's the same thing every year at this time of year," White Sox general manager Ken Williams said. "There is nothing to report." Williams also discussed the payroll , though without offering any specifics, sticking instead to the marketing...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
More photos » by M. Spencer Green - AP Kenny Williams: The Newsmaker Browse more photos » Not much happens at the GM meetings. But this year those meetings are taking place in Chicago -- an unnamed hotel near O'hare, actually -- which means the local Chicago rags can afford to send their writers to cover the relative non-event. So we've got a lot to link to for a week after the World Series...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Some news and notes from around the majors.... Giants blogger Grant of The McCovey Chronicles notes the potential downsides for San Francisco if they were sign to Jason Bay, Jermaine Dye and/or Bengie Molina. With rumors again swirling that the Phillies will make a play for Roy Halladay, Scott Lauber of the News Journal looks at a Baseball America listing of Philadelphia's top prospects, with an eye...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The flipside. One player you’re absolutely terrified that the Giants will sign. Cull free agent list , and name your guy. I have three nominations for coveted Annual Gary Matthews, Jr. Do Not Want Award: The Overpaid, Overcommitted, and Over Here Jason Bay will get close to $100M, and that just might work for an AL team. Bay’s a remarkably consistent hitter, and he’s been healthy...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Joel Sherman, in a post to his blog for the New York Post, says that the prices for Matt Holliday and Jason Bay could be too high for the Mets. Instead, Sherman says that the Mets are exploring the idea of ’sprinkling’ power around the field with players such as Jermaine Dye and Bengie Molina. In 2009, [...]
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Joel Sherman of the New York Post suggests, as Adam Rubin did earlier today, that the New York Mets may not be able to sign Matt Holliday or Jason Bay because of payroll restrictions. A Mets official tells Sherman that, if that is the case, the team's Plan B involves trying to "sprinkle power at a variety of positions" rather than adding one elite hitter. One scenario Sherman outlines for...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Here are the rankings via AOL Fanhouse : Players with * have 2010 options in current contract Type A free agents (with former team): Jason Bay, OF, Boston Rafael Betancourt, RP, Colorado* Orlando Cabrera, IF, Minnesota Johnny Damon, OF, Yankees Octavio Dotel, RP, White Sox Jermaine Dye, OF, White Sox* Chone Figgins, IF, Angels Mike Gonzalez, RP, Atlanta John Grabow, RP, Cubs Kevin Gregg, RP, Cubs LaTroy...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
More photos » by Ben Margot - AP 5 months ago: Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes (34) is tagged out on a steal-attempt by San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, front left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Browse more photos » In early September several sources reported that Washington Nationals ' outfielder...
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