Time to act

...for 2009. Hendry has an automatic bump of $8 million to pay Ryan Dempster, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano and Kosuke Fukudome more cash in their escalating long-term contracts. He also has eight players...

...in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - JULY 22: Carlos Zambrano #38 of the Chicago Cubs pitches during the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank...

Special report on the D.R. delivered to MLB

Longtime baseball man Sandy Alderson figures he's been traveling to the Dominican Republic for almost 30 years. In the early days of scouting in the D...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

...at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - JULY 22: Carlos Zambrano #38 of the Chicago Cubs pitches during the game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank...