Rumor has it that Esteban Loaiza’s incomprehensible contract with the A’s has driven up the price for Angels’ free agent Paul Byrd, who will probably end up getting three years at close to $8 million per year. I understand that the free agent market is weak, but honestly, this is ridiculous. Byrd will be 35… Read More »
Is this what we can expect for the next three months? We all knew there would be more trades than usual due to the dearth of quality free agents, but did anyone really expect that Josh Beckett, Carlos Delgado, and Jim Thome would all get traded in the span of two days? The Beckett and… Read More »
I just read a nice little article by Tim Kurkjian about the Washington Nationals and their lack of an owner. Now, I am not an expert, and I don’t have any inside knowledge, but I don’t see any possible good reason why it has taken so long for Major League Baseball to pick a buyer.… Read More »
According to anonymous sources, Major League Baseball and the Players Association have agreed to a new steroid policy, which calls for a 50-game suspension for the first positive test, 100 games for the second, and a lifetime ban (appealable after two years) for the third offense. The new agreement also included testing for amphetamines, with… Read More »
UPDATE: I’m glad to say that Albert Pujols won. Okay, I am going to make this quick. I wish I didn’t think Andruw Jones was going to win this award today, but I do. Should he? Absolutely not. Let’s look at the statistical categories in which he led Albert Pujols and Derrek Lee: home runs… Read More »
WWE wrestler Eddie Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room Sunday morning. Security at the Minneapolis hotel called his nephew, Chavo Guerrero Jr., when Eddie failed to answer his 7:00 a.m. wakeup call. Chavo went to Eddie’s room with security and found him dead. Eddie was 38 years old and leaves behind his wife… Read More »
UPDATE: The votes are in, and A-Rod won. Well, the AL MVP award will be announced in about 12 hours or so, so here are my final thoughts. It obviously comes down to Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. They both had absolutely great years. I will tell you up front that A-Rod is still my… Read More »
Over on ESPN.com, former Mets GM and current ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips has posted his report on the top 50 free agents this offseason. Included in the report is his guess as to where each free agent will end up. I want to talk about it, but I have to warn you all that… Read More »
ESPN.com has a remarkably in-depth and enlightening report on steroids in baseball. I believe it will be appearing in the newest ESPN the Magazine, which I haven’t gotten in the mail yet. I have read all four parts of the actual report, and I am about halfway done with the “Special Features.” I can’t recommend… Read More »
UPDATE: The voting is in — Carpenter wins, Willis second, Clemens third. It’s time for my thoughts on the National League Cy Young Award, just in time for the official announcement on Thursday, November 10.