According to multiple sources the Detroit Tigers have signed free agent slugger Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million contract.
I have to admit that I am surprised that a) the Tigers signed Fielder and b) that they invested so much money in him.
The first question is where does Fielder play? Will they move Miguel Cabrera back to third base or to have Fielder and Cabera share first base and DH roles?
And what happens when Victor Martinez returns next year from his season ending knee injury? Will the Tigers be able to play Fielder, Martinez and Cabrera? If they can, then that is probably the best middle order of any team in baseball. Read more... (368 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
It’s never easy to walk away from the game of baseball. It’s that much harder to do so when you have to leave behind a team and a city where you won five World Series titles.
On Tuesday, with tears in his eyes, New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada announced that he was retiring from the game he loved.
After a somewhat tumultuous 2011 season where Posada struggled with the decrease in playing time, it became apparent that the Yankees were not going to re-sign the 40-year-old. And although there were rumors that Posada would join another team, he already new that he was a Yankee for life. Read more... (314 words, 2 images, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)
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Apparently, Tim Lincecum thinks he’s worth more than $100 million.
According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the San Francisco Giants‘ ace has rejected an offer from the Giants believed to be five years and $100 million-plus. They’re now reportedly focusing on a deal of one or two years for Lincecum.
When the two sides submitted their arbitration figures last week, Lincecum requested $21.5 million for 2012; the Giants countered with $17 million (the highest arbitration offer in history).
There is no doubt that Lincecum, a two-time Cy Young award winner, is one of the dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball. You don’t accumulate 1,127 strikeouts over five seasons on accident. However, is he really worth more than $20 million a season? Read more... (134 words, 2 images, estimated 32 secs reading time)
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Just when you thought Manny Ramirez was out of baseball for good, everyone’s favorite HGH juicing slugger is back on the MLB radar.
Apparently, the 39-year-old has been working out in Miami since December and has plans to have open workout sessions for clubs interested in his “services” at the end of January.
They’ll be coming out in droves, I’m sure.
Interestingly enough, though, it is being reported that there are in fact teams who are considering giving Man-Ram a contract. A source told ESPNDeportesLosAngeles.com that the Oakland Athletics are “very interested” in possibly making Ramirez their designated hitter next season.
“The Orioles and Blue Jays saw Manny work and Baltimore liked what it saw, but Oakland has been the team that has expressed the most interest, even before having him work out,” the source said. Read more... (217 words, 1 image, estimated 52 secs reading time)
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The Texas Rangers have signed pitcher Yu Darvish to a six-year, $60 million contract. Add in the $51.7 million the Rangers paid for exclusive negotiating rights just to talk to him, and the cost for someone who has never thrown a pitch in Major League Baseball is a mind blowing $111.7 million
I just understand why the Rangers would pay so much for an unproven commodity when the let C.J. Wilson go to their biggest divisional rivals, the Los Angeles Angels‘ as a free agent.
Wilson, who was 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA for the Rangers last season, signed for a five-year, $77.5 million deal with the Angels. So the Angels get an All-Star, who led the league with 34 starts last season for $35m and one less year than the Rangers paid for Darvish. Can someone explain that to me? Read more... (328 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)
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Rangers Spend $110m on Pitcher – Good Deal Or Not?
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Hey, things have been crazy lately and the Mets have been super duper quiet but I wanted to touch on a few bases.
First off, on a Mets note (and of course it’s a sad one) their Hall of Fame catcher (even if he is wearing an Expos hat) Gary Carter has taken a turn for the worse in his battle against cancer. Carter was a great team leader and a strong man, if anybody can win a battle against brain tumors it is him. I send my best wishes to him and his family. With my mother’s recent passing from myeloma I know how nasty cancer can be. Hang in there Mr. Carter! Read more... (327 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
Terrible news for Detroit Tigers fans as Victor Martinez could miss the entire 2012 season after injuring his left knee during offseason conditioning.
The Tigers said Tuesday the 33-year-old Martinez tore his left ACL last week. The slugging designated hitter will be evaluated again next week, but the team fully expects Martinez to need surgery.
“After you feel sorry for yourself for a day or so, you move on,” general manager Dave Dombrowski said. “We have a good club. We’ve got a lot of players who will step up.”
This is a huge lose for Detroit as Martinez hit .330 with 103 RBIs in 2011, helping Detroit win the division. He batted No. 5 in the lineup throughout last season, and his absence leaves a big hole behind cleanup hitter Miguel Cabrera Read more... (301 words, 2 images, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies were able to avoid arbitration with their respective star players on Tuesday.
The Dodgers were able to ink right fielder Andre Ethier by agreeing to a one-year, $10.95 million contract. Although there have been trade rumors linked to Ethier’s name for quite a while, the 29-year-old Gold Glove winner is arguably the Dodgers second best hitter behind Matt Kemp.
Ethier hit .292 with 11 homers and 62 RBIs last season. He also had a 30-game hitting streak early in the season but was bothered by a right knee injury and was forced to have surgery in September. Read more... (152 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)
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Arbitration continues in full swing and there is plenty in the way of news and moves from over the weekend to report.
The Rockies signed outfielder Seth Smith to a 1 year contract thereby removing him from any further trade talk.
Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the Red Sox on Sunday agreed on a one-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration.
Phillies and right-hander Joel Pineiro are close to signing a deal.
Center fielder Colby Rasmus has agreed to a $2.7 million contract with the Blue Jays for 2012, thereby avoiding arbitration.
Joel Zumaya has agreed to terms with the Minnesota Twins.
The Athletics have reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed starting pitcher Bartolo Colon. Read more... (234 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)
While all of the talk regarding the Jesus Montero trade for Michael Pineda has been about how the New York Yankees finally added some much-needed pitching depth to their starting rotation, the Seattle Mariners are going to come out of this trade not looking too shabby, either.
Montero will provide Seattle with the sort of pop that the team hasn’t seen since the days of Buhner, Martinez and Griffey Jr. In 18 games with the Yankees this past September, Montero hit .328 with four home runs and 12 RBI. Eight of his 20 hits went for extra bases and Montero exhibited the ability to drive the ball with authority to all fields. Read more... (356 words, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)
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Jesus Montero Traded for Michael Pineda: Why Both the Mariners and Yankees Come out Winners
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