Author Archives: Jeff J. Snider

I think the entire Jeff Bagwell situation is ridiculous. Now, I will tell you why.

In the comments to my post on Todd Helton’s Hall of Fame chances, a fellow by the name of Ben Boutillier (or possibly ben boutillier, if you believe everything you read) had this to say: Bottom line, i think your theory sucks. Helton is just a great ballplayer. It isnt because he just playes better… Read More »

My friend Brian and I like to try to stump each other with baseball trivia questions, so we email back and forth sometimes. Today’s question from Brian was this: If Todd Helton hits 29 more homers in his career and keep his career batting average over .330 (currently .337), he will become only the seventh… Read More »

Rumor has it that the Washington Nationals are close to signing Sammy Sosa, possibly to a “non-guaranteed minor-league deal and giving him an opportunity to make the team,” according to Nationals general manager Jim Bowden. No offense, kids, but this deal doesn’t make sense for anyone. First of all, from the Nationals’ point of view,… Read More »

ESPN.com has what they are calling the Transaction Tracker, which simply lists all the players a team has added or subtracted during this offseason. I have glanced past the link for a week or two now, but I am glad I looked at it. It is a great way to see, in a glance, how… Read More »

ESPN.com put out a list of the starting lineups for every team in baseball if the season started right now, and I noticed something about the Braves. Look at this list: C Brian McCann 1B Adam LaRoche 2B Marcus Giles SS Edgar Renteria 3B Chipper Jones LF Ryan Langerhans/Kelly Johnson CF Andruw Jones RF Jeff… Read More »

Wow, the Rangers are signing Kevin Millwood. A lot of people didn’t think this would happen for the Rangers, because they have had a bumpy relationship with Scott Boras every since they gave two of his clients, Alex Rodriguez and Chan Ho Park, about a billion dollars each, then finished in last place for the… Read More »

Bill Simmons (aka “The Sports Guy”) finally weighed in on the Johnny Damon deal. I have been expecting Simmons, an unabashed Red Sox fan, to write something, and I am glad he finally did. (I have said “finally” twice now, but it has been less than two days since the signing. I guess time just… Read More »

So Johnny Damon is signing with the Yankees. This is a shock, really. As recently as this morning, people like Buster Olney and other respected baseball experts were convinced that the only reason Scott Boras was talking to the Yanks about Damon was to drive up the price that the Red Sox would eventually, inevitably,… Read More »