MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Last week, on Veterans Day, Carlos Beltran took time to visit the VA hospital in Manhattan, to thank soldiers for their service, which you can read more about in the Daily News. Joe Janish of Mets Today looks at 19 minor-league free agents that should intrigue the Mets, from Ryan Freel to Chad [...]
Red Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP Ramon Hernandez is re-signed by the Reds. Will he be the everyday catcher? Browse more photos » According to Ken Rosenthal , the Reds have re-signed catcher Ramon Hernandez to a one year deal. Rosenthal says the deal has a vesting option for 2011 if Hernandez plays 120 games in 2010. He played in 81 games last season and has played in 120 or more games...
Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
These packs come from Justin of Is this a Wasteland. .. in a trade package he sent recently. There are 250 cards in the base set. Cards #1-#200 are veterans, cards #201 - #250 are rookies, cards #238-#250 Lucky 13 Rookies. There are inserts: Faces of the Game, Feel the Game, Hitting Machines, Strike Zone, Swing Kings and a 5o card Iron Man Cal Ripken Jnr set. There are parallels: Ultra Gold and Ultra...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Similar to the 2010 Relievers post from several days ago, this is meant to present a snapshot of who remains on the roster, can we jettison some dead weight, and are there any holes to be filled? The particulars about how many batters the team keeps on the 25-man and how many infielders/outfielders/Teahen-Bloomquist-IF/OF hybrids are kept will have a factor in the final roster (please allow some leeway...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Back in February, SC proposed a Prop Bet contest in lieu of community projections. With the season over, it's time to review those bets. Check out the original post for the contest details. Here are the results: Bet Result Over/Under, Nick Markakis HR total: 23.5 Under Over/Under, Koji Uehara 's starts: 17.5 Under Who will hit more home runs in April: Melvin Mora or Aubrey Huff Huff Who will win more...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Rank the reasons behind the Cubs 2009 demise from most important (10) to least (1). Thanks to reader dc60124 for the idea. Your choices after the jump with explanations or just go ahead and vote. The Bullpen - 5th most losses in the NL, 5th least amount of wins. 18 blown saves ranks in the middle of the pack. Heilman and Gregg gave up 21 HR's between them. Carlos Marmol made Mitch Williams look like...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
More photos » by Nam Y Huh - AP Browse more photos » Ever since Adam Dunn signed with DC, the fans of the Washington Nationals have been told, "40/100!" Yeah, he strikes out and he's a defensive liability in left, but, "40/100". Sure he's getting $10M a year on a team with a $60M+ payroll, but the team needs a big middle of the order bat...40/100! Q: But why have a 40...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
by Jeff Chiu - AP Not seeing Bloomquist in this picture hits me like not seeing FDR at Potsdam hit my great-grandparents. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) View full size photo uploaded September 2, 2009 Ryan Freel’s Excellent Adventure | Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog MVP or Bust: For the Royals and Greinke, It's All Gravy From Here On Out - Driveline Mechanics The lasting impact of Dayton...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Congratulations, Cubs fans. You’ve done it. You should be so proud of yourselves. The Cubs have not yet traded Milton Bradley, but he’s not going to be back in 2010. The Cubs will find a team to take him, send along half the money he’s owed (about $10.5 million) and seek a new right fielder who likely will not be as good as Milton Bradley. Well done. You all deserve a pat on the...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Rangers release Ryan Freel They also signed Justin Leone, Mike Wood, and Chris Cooper to minor league deals.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
The Rangers released Ryan Freel after just two games at Triple A Oklahoma City, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. The Rangers just signed Freel on Friday. As Mike pointed out at the time of the signing, Freel has now played for five organizations in the last year. Freel picked up limited at bats for the Orioles, Cubs and Royals this year without posting an OPS over .600 for any of the three teams....
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Utility player Ryan Freel joined his sixth new organization in the last 10 months and is headed for a team that he’s not sure exists any longer. “I don’t know,” Freel said Monday. “I got this message that I’ve been traded to Montreal. But didn’t they move a few years ago?” In Kansas City, Freel narrowly escaped being impaled by a giant golf tee. Freel,...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Awaits winner of U.S. final in Williamsport The Texas Rangers signed former Oriole Ryan Freel to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Oklahoma City. He has hit a combined .193 in 41 games for four major league teams this season.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Roch Kubatko / MASNsports.com : Scattered thoughts — In another move, the Orioles announced that they've traded Ryan Freel, and he wasn't in the organization anymore. They just couldn't resist. — Seriously though, I wouldn't get too shook up about the Orioles surrendering the player they obtained from the Cubs for Freel.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
The Texas Rangers have signed former Oriole Ryan Freel to a minor league contract. Freel was assigned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday. He was designated for assignment by the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 5 and given his unconditional release Aug. 17. This is the fourth organization for Freel this season. He has played a combined 41 games for the Orioles, Royals and Chicago Cubs. He hit .193 with...
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