Archive for Free Agents
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In this corner, you have a Jayson Stark report in which an anonymous source claims that the Dodgers have called Adam Dunn’s agent either because they’ve moved on from all of the Manny drama, or because they want to pressure Ramirez. In this corner, you have a Bill Shaikin report in which Adam Dunn — […]
The Yankees aren’t the only team in the AL East making high-profile deals: Mark Hendrickson just signed with Baltimore. Hendrickson is like 6’9″, and it doesn’t get any higher profile than that this side of Chris Young.
So sayeth Robo. No financial details yet. Just that it’s, as expected, a one year deal. My big bold Boxing Day prediction: the Giants get more out of the Big Unit in 2009 than the Yankees get out of Burnett.
. . .that the Yankees payroll on Opening Day 2008 was $209 million. It’s also worth noting that even with the additions of Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett, the Yankees’ 2009 payroll obligations — including signing bonuses — stand at roughly $201-205 million, give or take. Yes, that will change some as they fill out the […]
Maury Brown has crunched the numbers in the wake of the Teixeira signing and has found all kinds of fun financial factoids. Among them: The total base salaries of A-Rod ($32 million), Jeter ($20 million), Teixeira ($20 million), and Sabathia ($14 million) for 2009 will be $82.5 million, or more than the Opening Day payrolls […]
Jason has the definitive take. At this point they should just sign Manny too.
Word from New York of yet another suitor pulling out.
Red Sox owner John Henry emailed the media late last night and said, in regards to Mark Teixeira, “after hearing about his other offers, however, it seems clear that we are not going to be a factor.” I think
It’s easier to prohibit something than to make the alternatives more desirable: In an effort to dissuade top amateurs from skipping out to play professionally abroad–as corporate league righty Junichi Tazawa has done–Nippon Professional Baseball is studying a plan to ban them from playing on their return to Japan. One version under consideration would prevent […]