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According to the Associated Press, Denard Span has inked a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension with the Minnesota Twins. Span, 26, wasn’t eligible for salary arbitration for another two seasons, so the deal takes him through his arbitration years. There’s also a $9 million club option for the 2015 season, Span’s first year of free [...]
Posted by David Golebiewski on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Filed under David Golebiewski · Tagged 5 Million, Ba, Baseball America, Bill Smith, Club Option, Contract Extension, Eyesight, Free Agent, Gm, League Debut, Lefty, Minnesota Twins, Minor Leagues, Plate Appearances, Quickness, Rookie League, Salary Arbitration, Signs, Span, Tools, Two Seasons, Underachiever, Wheels
So, you want to know about the Blue Jays, eh? There are many new faces, Roy Halladay is gone and they still play in baseball’s toughest division. Since there’s no reason to drink wine in baseball, their likely trip to the cellar in the East isn’t good, and will likely register more losses at Fenway [...]
Posted by David Wade on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Filed under 2010 Team Previews, David Wade, Main Page · Tagged Alexis Rios, Baseball Operations, Blue Jays, Cabernet, Cellar Dwellers, Chicago Cubs, David Wade, Dick Scott, Differential, Fenway, Losses, Makeover, Martha, Misfortune, MLB, New Faces, Opponents, Paul Beeston, Pecota, Philadelphia Phillies, Player Development, Position Breakdowns, Pythagorean, Radical Reconstruction, Ricciardi, Roy Halladay, Scott Rolen, Team News, Team Previews, Toronto Blue Jays
Let’s start from the obvious: Losing Joe Nathan for the year is a bad thing, maybe even a very bad thing. However, if losing the closer completely derails what appeared to be a very promising season, then chances are that the odds of playoff success weren’t that high in the first place.
The Twins are in [...]
Posted by Dan Wade on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Filed under Dan Wade, Featured, Main Page · Tagged 2c, 3f, Akinori Otsuka, Brewers, Carelton, Closers, David Aardsma, Dominant Guy, Emotional Loss, Five Seasons, Gold Standard, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jose Mijares, Mantle, Matt Guerrier, Playoff Success, Precarious Position, Promising Season, Sure Thing, Wxrl
Injuries, clubhouse turmoil, and a disappointing second half collapse foiled the Houston Astros 2009 plans. An off-season roster re-tooling, a new manager (this time actually hired by the team’s General Manager!), and a few budding prospects has hopes renewed… but what team isn’t hopeful in March? Brian Joseph figuratively visits Houston and gives his outlook [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Filed under 2010 Team Previews, Brian Joseph, Main Page · Tagged Astros Fans, Bevy, Cecil Cooper, Clubhouse, Collapse, Game Losing Streak, Houston Astros, Jose Valverde, Latroy Hawkins, Matt Lindstrom, Miguel Tejada, New Addresses, New York Mets, Nl Central, Pecota, Pedro Feliz, Pitchforks, Playoff Hunt, Position Breakdowns, Pythagorean, Team Previews
Our 20 Questions series marches on with BDD’s Andrea Betts in the hot seat. Since most of the questions are really softballs and Betts plays softball in the summer, this should be right up her alley. Like snowflakes, no two BDD writers are alike and Andrea proves that once again. Take a look at her [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Filed under 20 Questions, Andrea Betts, Brian Joseph · Tagged Alcs Game, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Player, Baseball Writer, Betts, Chicago Cubs, Colleague, Conflict Of Interest, Cubbies, Favorite Team, Fun Player, General Sports, Having A Good Time, Heart Stopper, Hot Seat, Marches, Mark Grace, Professional Sports, Questions Series, Snowflakes, Suburbs Of Chicago, World Series, Yankees Fan, Yankees Stadium
The Omar Minaya Era in New York turned ugly after a playoff run that ended in defeat in the NLCS in 2006. Since then, the club suffered a historic collapse in 2007 and were outlasted by their arch rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies, in 2008. Fueled by off-season smack talk from the City of Brotherly Love, [...]
Posted by Bo Wulf on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Filed under 2010 Team Previews, Bo Wulf, Main Page · Tagged Arch Rivals, Bernie Madoff, Billy Wagner, City Of Brotherly Love, Hot Stove, Mets Fan, Mets New York, New York Mets, Nl East, Nlcs, Odd Position, Omar Minaya, Pecota, Philadelphia Phillies, Position Breakdowns, Pythagorean, Secon, Shadow Of A Doubt, Soap Opera, Team Previews, Wagner Wagner
Doug Thorburn does the impossible in our latest 20 questions series… he mentions Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire BUT doesn’t once mention steroids or HGH. He couldn’t get through the GM portion without mentioning Billy Beane but he did avoid the use of the phrase “Moneyball” so let’s give Mr. Thorburn a round of applause [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 5:27 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Doug Thorburn · Tagged Barry Bonds, Baseball Cards, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Writer, Bill Simmons, Billy Beane, Cole Hamels, Diehard Fan, Doug Thorburn, Gary Huckabay, Insightful Rants, Jim Callis, Joe Sheehan, Justin Upton, Left Hander, Mark Mcgwire, Oakland Athletics, Peter Gammons, Philadelphia Eagles, Questions Series, Rickey Henderson, Rob Neyer, Tim Lincecum
Last week, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to Seattle and Vancouver for a much-needed vacation, unplugged from work at my Miami law firm. By doing so, I was incredibly fortunate to be able to experience being in a city hosting the Winter Olympics, just two weeks after witnessing the Super [...]
Posted by Eric Polsky on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3:01 am
Filed under Eric Polsky, Main Page · Tagged Aerials, Asian Man, Canadians, Championship Game, Fish Market, Game Events, Hockey Team Usa, Ken Griffey Jr, Lingerie Bowl, Miami Law Firm, Nfl Pro Bowl, Older Man, Olympic Hockey, Pike Street, Prequel, Pro Bowl, Safeco, Safeco Field, Unplugged, Winter Olympics
Back in late October, ESPN’s Buster Olney reported that some Major League Baseball executives predicted a “flood” of non-tenders during the offseason. Said Olney:
Executives say many of the names being discussed by teams as possible trade bait include a growing number of players with three to five-plus years of service time — players who are [...]
Posted by David Golebiewski on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Filed under David Golebiewski · Tagged Bid Services, Buster Olney, Contracts, Espn, Flood, Major League Baseball, Major League Service, MLB, Offseason, Precursor, Previous Year, Salaries, Salary Arbitration, Service Time, Six Years, Sporting News, Tenders, Time Players, Trade Bait, Trickle
All the little kids growin’ up on the skids are going, “Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!” But does BDD’s Andrea Betts think the Cleveland Indians rock in 2010? Will they bounce back from a rough 2009 or has trading away CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez over the last two seasons set them too far [...]
Posted by Andrea Betts on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Filed under 2010 Team Previews, Andrea Betts, Main Page · Tagged Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Rocks, Differential, Dividends, Earned Runs, Fair Share, Game Losing Streak, Little Kids, Looking Glass, Pecota, Position Breakdowns, Pythagorean, Rabbit Hole, Russell Branyan, Skids, Team Previews, Two Seasons, Victor Martinez, Vorp, White Sox