Monthly Archives: December 2011

Carlos Beltran agreed to a two year deal worth 26 million with the Cardinals last night, making him the third major OF to sign within the last two weeks (the others being Willingham and Cuddyer). For Carlos, he goes to … Continue reading →

Another major player joined the NL East today as the Nationals acquired Gio Gonzalez for A.J. Cole, Derek Norris, Brad Peacock, and Tom Milone. For the Nationals, Gio Gonzalez represents an additional, fortified pitcher in a starting rotation that already … Continue reading →

I want to preface this article with this statement: Unless the Mets are blown away with a package for Niese, I am not for trading him. Young pitching is hard to come by and young pitching is unpredictable. Niese has … Continue reading →

Do you have a few minutes? Good. Check out this gallery at the Boston Globe. The Boston Red Sox are set to open their new Spring Training complex this spring and it looks amazing. Construction is estimated to cost 78 … Continue reading →

Well this isn’t good news for the other four team in the NL East. The one redeeming quality of the Marlins overspending this winter has been that all of the players they signed are currently in the midst of their … Continue reading →

After the free agent pitcher signings during the winter meetings, there were several teams without a new starting pitcher, that were really looking for one: – Rangers – Blue Jays – Nationals – Red Sox As a direct consequence of … Continue reading →

This offseason has been crazy with large deals for players, and it included yesterday as the Texas Rangers won the bidding rights to negotiate with Yu Darvish. The Rangers submitted a bid of 51.7 million, the highest bid ever submitted … Continue reading →

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Here's some news that stopped me in my tracks today: “The Mets and the Mariners are now among teams interested in Gonzalez” – Dan Mennella on MLB Trade Rumors via Rosenthal. Well this doesn't make much sense. I mean, I'm … Continue reading →