Category Archives: Hot Stove

Not to take any excitement away from Brian Schneider’s official welcome to New York, I thought I’d glaze over some of the transactions executed over the last few days. Tadahito Iguchi signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres. … Continue reading →

It’s all but official — the former Twins pitcher Carlos Silva has accepted a contract offer from the Seattle Mariners. The deal is four years, $44M. The Mets surely could have afforded that deal, but apparently never made an offer. … Continue reading →

In a move designed to bolster the bullpen, the Mets have signed reliever Matt Wise to a very cheap, one-year, $1.25M deal. Though I’m 100 percent behind this pickup, it’s kind of disappointing to consider that this is one of … Continue reading →

It looks as if the MetsToday-sponsored #1 free-agent target of the offseason is about to sign elsewhere. While MetsBlog recently reported that Carlos Silva was offered a 3-year, $30M deal by the Kansas City Royals, Ken Rosenthal is also reporting … Continue reading →

Omar Minaya has surprised us before, and in the past has made some outstanding trades as late as January. In fact, it was January 2006 that Minaya acquired Duaner Sanchez and John Maine in two separate deals. However, assuming the … Continue reading →

So, Tim Brown says that the Mets have made an offer to Kyle Lohse. Why, I’m not quite sure. Worse, the offer is supposedly in the four-year range. Ugh. According to Brown on Yahoo: Lohse is considering offers from the … Continue reading →

The Colorado Rockies have signed setup reliever Luis Vizcaino to a two-year contract; the cash part of the deal has not yet been announced. What happened to the four-year demands? In addition, the Dodgers have reached an agreement with Hideki … Continue reading →

Cliff Floyd has signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Rays; presumably 2008 will be his final year as a player and he most likely will be their full-time DH. Good for Cliffy, I hope he enjoys his ride … Continue reading →