Category Archives: Hot Stove

In the last week … Matt Herges signed a one-year deal with the Rockies. Fine with me; he wouldn’t have been much more valuable than Aaron Sele, in my mind. Troy Percival signed a two-year, $8M deal with the Tampa … Continue reading →

We all know the Mets need pitching, for the beginning, middle, and toward the end of games. And I’m not buying — for a second — Marty Noble’s announcement that “everything is secondary” to upgrading the starting rotation. Maybe that … Continue reading →

The “buzz” had been suggesting for weeks that the Twins would trade hot pitching prospect Matt Garza to the Tampa Bay Rays for Delmon Young. Well finally, the deal is done, and it looks like a good one for both … Continue reading →

Rumor has it that Doug Brocail has signed a contract with the Astros, which will be announced on Tuesday. Oh, that’s right … we really don’t care. In other news, Kerry Wood signed a one-year deal to remain with the … Continue reading →

In the past few days, both Scott Linebrink and Francisco Cordero left Milwaukee to sign massive four-year contracts. Those two signings have significantly affected an already thin market for middle relief, in several ways. The most obvious, of course, is … Continue reading →

So the big “buzz” this weekend is that Omar Minaya is after Freddy Garcia … and most fans look at Garcia as a turkey. According to the Daily News, Garcia will be shopped at the winter meetings by his agent … Continue reading →

Many reporters, bloggers, pundits — including myself — keep saying that Omar’s top catching target is Ramon Hernandez, and that the Orioles are only too happy to be shopping him to anyone who will take him off their hands. However, … Continue reading →

Personally, I’m happy to see this deal go down: Jon Garland for Orlando Cabrera. I had been concerned that the Mets might give away several prospects in a deal for Garland, and that he wouldn’t be worth the cost. Now, … Continue reading →