Rangers lose longtime hitting coach
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...or the Mariners. Jaramillo might be perfect for the Cubs, and he might work wonders for Alfonso Soriano. Or he might not. You probably do need a hitting instructor. But if you think he...
Blog | October 14, 2009Would Bradley for Burrell help Cubs?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...all sorts of ways to win baseball games. Could the Cubs win 90-some games with Alfonso Soriano in left field, Kosuke Fukudome in center field, and Pat Burrell in right field? Sure. Baseball...
Blog | October 09, 2009What's to be done with Milton Bradley?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...send him to Toronto for Vernon Wells. Though Wells' contract is almost as onerous as Alfonso Soriano's, I'd do it. There's at least a chance that Wells...
Blog | September 21, 2009Uncle Lou digs deep into bag o' tricks
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to load the bases, Piniella moved the left-hander to left field for one batter, removing Alfonso Soriano from the game. Aaron Heilman was summoned to face right-handed hitter Brendan Ryan and struck...
Blog | July 14, 2009Cubs' Jim Hendry speaks
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...that and predict. Eight All-Stars is a lot, and the figure is correct: Geovany Soto, Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome, Bradley, Aramis Ramirez, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, and Carlos Marmol. It's probably...
Blog | July 13, 2009Soriano hurt, benched, miffed
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...quite another to bench him without a warning. Paul Sullivan on the ugliness: Slumping left fielder Alfonso Soriano sat for the third time in eight games Wednesday and isn't happy about it...
Blog | July 09, 2009Cubs' Bradley up to old tricks
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;s better than those of third baseman Mike Fontenot, catcher Geovany Soto, and left fielder Alfonso Soriano (who still has $100 million coming to him). As good as it might feel to just...
Blog | June 26, 2009Tuesday Taters
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;s the easy choice here, and probably the correct one. But did you know that Alfonso Soriano's currently sitting on a .291 on-base percentage and the Cubs have him for...
Blog | June 23, 2009Zambrano blows up, again
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the seventh with a single to left and went to third when the ball got by Alfonso Soriano for a two-base error. When a Zambrano wild pitch bounded a short distance from catcher...
Blog | May 28, 2009Zimmermann's sparkling debut
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...which I mentioned Dukes, I mentioned the trade in which the Nationals swapped Brad Wilkerson for Alfonso Soriano. Obviously, the Nats got the better of that one, even though they had to pay Soriano...
Blog | April 21, 2009Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...years ago, I thought the Nationals got fleeced when they traded Wilkerson to the Rangers for Alfonso Soriano. Granted, Soriano cost the Nationals $10 million in his one season of helping them finish last...
Blog | April 20, 2009Give Daniels more time to revitalize Rangers
Rob Neyer...has turned into a star since becoming a Ranger. Meanwhile, he has traded away Mark Teixeira, Alfonso Soriano, Francisco Cordero, Chris Young, Adrian Gonzalez, John Danks and Edinson Volquez. His free agent signings, outside...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2009Some teams will get their money's worth
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderEven in this winter of outrageous spending and head-scratching deals, it's still possible to find a bargain.
Story | Conversation | December 22, 2006
Astros could live to regret Lee's $100M contract
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWill Carlos Lee and other free agents who signed big-money deals this offseason produce enough to justify their whopping contracts?
Story | Conversation | December 11, 2006
Skyrocketing salaries are here to stay
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThe problem with monster contracts is that the big years and big dollars leave teams with little flexibility in the future.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2006
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