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Did anyone see this coming? (Actually, yeah, sort of.) Introducing the Tampa Bay Rays' latest acquisitions: A couple of former Red Sox are reuniting in another American League East city. The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to one-year deals with f...

More from the mailbag: In your post about Matsui, I don't follow your reasoning about the Yankees "get-younger impulse." I'd see it if what they had done was sign Curtis Granderson as a free agent to replace Johnny Damon. In reality they had a chea...

Just another thing that's gone wrong for the Angels this season. Bill Plunkett: Angels manager Mike Scioscia's defense of Hideki Matsui has been far more consistent this season than Matsui's production. With Matsui in the depths of yet another slum...

Today's links are mostly chocolate, with some of those little sprinkles on top ... Via Batter's Box, a lovely introduction to Alex Anthopolous. After reading this, I'm inspired to go to the nearest card shop and relive some fond memories. ...

Lincecum's locked up, Damon's going to get his money soon ... How am I supposed to keep coming up with material between now and Milton Bradley's first trip to the Disabled List? My first best efforts: * Here's Part 5 of Baseball Prospectus' rollou...

Are we really, really, really almost done worry about how many millions Johnny Damon will earn in 2010? Jayson Stark: Two sources told ESPN.com that the Detroit Tigers have made the largest offer, amid speculation around the industry that that bid ...

Do you think Johnny Damon hasn't signed with a Japanese team yet because it would kill his Hall of Fame chances? Just saying... * Damon to the Braves? There's some talk, at least. Mark Bowman suggests the signing of Damon could "minimize the impac...

As usual, Cameron's dead right: When people talk about teams that have had good offseasons, the usual names that come up are the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox, and people that hate the New York Mets. For all of them, this has been a producti...

Hey, here's a team that's not been talked about for Johnny Damon: your Seattle Mariners. But Dave Cameron's thought about it, and he likes the idea very much. Cameron's big finish: There is apparently an opportunity for the Mariners here. As I wrote...

By way of introduction, I'll just say that Johnny Damon still isn't signed and spring training's still a few weeks away. So there's no harm in engaging in a bit of pie-in-the-sky ... A friend of mine, one who's not a Yankees fan, recently said to m...

Tyler Kepner on the Weird and Continuing Case of Johnny Damon: There was no real reason for Kenny Lofton to retire after the 2007 season. He was 40 years old, but he was still good. He had just played a full season and hit .290 with a .367 on-base ...

Lots of Johnny Damon news lately! Well, non-news, actually. Is he heading to the Yankees? Sure doesn't look like it: "I do have a number that we're working under," general manager Brian Cashman said last month, after trading away Cabrera in e...

Yes, Johnny Damon says he has to think about moving on. But no, he's not really going anywhere. Not according to Craig Calcaterra, anyway: My kids always come back and eat their vegetables. Johnny Damon will come back and take his two year deal. I ...

What's in store for the Yankees this winter? If we know anything, we know they won't stand pat. Brian Cashman has mentioned his desire for a veteran starting pitcher, but the lineup probably won't be the same, either. As Tyler Kepner wrote last week,...

Hero: Johnny Damon, after singling with two outs in the top of the ninth, promptly stole second base ... and took another base upon noticing the simple fact that, umm, nobody was covering third. How important was that? Brad Lidge, perhaps worried abo...

Getty Images Who has a better chance at the Hall of Fame: the Angels' Bobby Abreu or the Yankees' Johnny Damon? While twittering during Game 4, I was inspired by Johnny Damon's long home run to fire this off: Who's the be...