Archive for Free Agents

A lot of chatter about Adam Dunn today, as the D-Backs’ decision not to offer him arbitration has made him a more attractive target. Ken Rosenthal says that the market for Dunn is “shaping up” and includes the Braves, Mariners and Nationals. Over at ESPN Jerry Crasnick, in the course of his offseason breakdown of […]

Holden Caulfield –er, I mean Joel Sherman of the New York Post has some sharp words for Andy Pettitte: If Pettitte signs elsewhere, regardless of the dollar figure, he should be viewed as a world-class phony forever around here. There should be no more pardons. He should receive no invites to future Old-Timers Games, hear […]

Midnight was the deadline. The following guys have a decision to make: CC Sabathia Manny Ramirez A.J. Burnett Derek Lowe Oliver Perez Francisco Rodriguez Brian Fuentes Mark Teixeira Jon Garland Darren Oliver Ben Sheets Brian Shouse Casey Blake Juan Cruz Orlando Hudson Brandon Lyon Paul Byrd Jason Varitek Milton Bradley Orlando Cabrera Mark Grudzielanek Raul […]

That’s what ESPN is reporting anyway: Pitcher Mike Hampton has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Houston Astros pending a physical exam, two baseball sources told ESPN.com. The contract will pay Hampton a base salary of about $2 million plus incentives, the source said . . . . . . Hampton spent […]

The deadline to offer arbitration is midnight tonight. There are lots of stories floating around today about whether so-and-so will be offered arbitration. Many of them conclude with some variation of “worse case scenario, Player X accepts, and Club Y has the services of a good player at a manageable price without the risk or […]

Peter Gammons said something very odd over the weekend: We know the Yankees can, will and may keep moving up to make it impossible for Sabathia to go anywhere else. We also know that Angels owner Arte Moreno can make it very difficult for anyone to say no; ask Torii Hunter after Moreno put the […]