Archive for Free Agents

The Tigers cut Sheff: The Tigers released designated hitter Gary Sheffield this morning, a startling development since the team had already guaranteed him $14 million this season. It’s the second-highest amount owed to a released player in club history, behind Damion Easley’s $14.3 million in 2003. “You’re going to pay him, one way or the […]

TUCK! toon goodness every week. Kinda.

The Dodgers are close to signing Pedro Martinez. No, the Astros are close to signing Pedro Martinez. No, I’m sorry, the Astros are not close to signing Pedro Martinez. Hey, I love rumors as much as the next guy, but sometimes maybe it’s best to wait for the news to actually happen before reporting it.

Given that the Astros’ catching situation was described as “dire” last week, this makes a lot of sense: Catcher Ivan Rodriguez has agree to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Houston Astros, a source told ESPN’s Steve Phillips on Monday. Rodriguez can make an additional $1.5 million in performances bonuses. At the World Baseball […]

Our long national nightmare is over: The Dodgers have agreed in principle on a two-year, $45 million deal to re-sign free agent left fielder Manny Ramirez, a baseball source said on Wednesday morning. The deal was closed, pending a physical, at a meeting in Los Angeles attended by Ramirez, his agents Scott Boras and Mike […]

Pedro wants a bit more than the going rate for his services: Pedro Martinez wants to pitch in the majors this season, but the three-time Cy Young winner prefers retiring to his fishing boat if the alternative is accepting a Tom Glavine-like contract. Glavine, Martinez’s former teammate with the Mets, signed with the Braves for […]

Manny has amazingly rejected the Dodgers’ latest offer, and now it seems that the Dodgers have had it with Boras: At 8:30 p.m. tonight, the Dodgers made the rather unusual move of issuing a statement that shows their exasperation with Manny Ramirez’s agent, Scott Boras: BORAS REJECTS DODGERS OFFER TO MANNY RAMIREZ LOS ANGELES — […]

A-Rod free for two Thursdays!

The L.A. Times has the latest story about a possibly imminent Manny signing. It could be true, and the reported details — two guaranteed years and a vesting third based on plate appearances — make sense. Best part, though, is this Scott Boras quote: The Dodgers open Cactus League play Wednesday; Boras previously told The […]

Though I’d love to jump onto the “oh my God, why are we signing Garret Anderson?!” bandwagon with all of the other Braves fans, I think ire at that particular move is somewhat misplaced. Anderson, for as horrendous as he is, actually stands to improve the Braves’ outfield in 2009, and this deal does not […]