Monthly Archives: November 2008

What About Kerry Wood?

Here’s a fine idea for the Mets’ 2009 closer: Kerry Wood. After trading for Kevin Gregg for the purpose of pushing Carlos Marmol into the closer role, the Cubs more or less have decided that Kerry Wood does not fit … Continue reading

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Buzz Around Burnett

The Yankees, Red Sox, Braves, Phillies, Orioles, and Blue Jays are all in pursuit of A.J. Burnett, according to various sources. Supposedly, the Yankees are going after Burnett fairly hard, and would like to sign both him and C.C. Sabathia … Continue reading

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Coco Crisp Traded to Royals

The Red Sox have dealt centerfielder Coco Crisp to the Royals for reliever Ramon Ramirez. Who knew the Royals had such a surplus of quality bullpen arms? The trade is the second made by Kansas City this offseason. A few … Continue reading

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Ryan Dempster Re-Signs with Cubs

Ryan Dempster has re-signed with the Chicago Cubs, accepting a 4-year, $52M contract. The righthanded starter-turned-closer-turned-starter enjoyed the best season of his career (huh, in a walk year, no less), going 17-6 with a 2.96 ERA in helping the Cubs … Continue reading

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Pedro to Pitch in 2009

Word is that Pedro Martinez plans to pitch in 2009. He may as well, since he’s finally healthy. Now the question: should the Mets bring him back? I think they’d be crazy not to — on a one year contract … Continue reading

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Most Valuable What?

One of the latest headlines was the news that St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was the recipient of the National League Most Valuable Player Award, as voted by the Baseball Writers Association. Was Pujols really the “most valuable”, … Continue reading

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Affeldt Signed by Giants

The San Francisco Giants have signed Jeremy Affeldt to a two-year, $8M contract. The lefthanded reliever is the first free agent to sign on the open market this winter. From the Giants’ perspective, the signing is eerily similar to one … Continue reading

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Mets Will Make Offers to Fuentes, K-Rod

According to David Lennon of Newsday, the Mets will be making contract offers this week to Francisco Rodriguez AND Brian Fuentes. So if they both say yes, I guess the Mets will have both a setup man and a closer. … Continue reading

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