Twins overspend on veteran, again
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...disaster). Of course the problem is that Cuddyer has entered his decline phase. He'll turn 31 next spring and (more to the point) 32 in 2011. He might be just as good in 2011...
Blog | November 07, 2009Manny will keep being Manny in L.A.
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...bit of non-news of the off-season so far: Manny Ramirez will return to the Dodgers next season, according to his agent, Scott Boras. Boras said that he informed General Manager Ned Colletti today...
Blog | November 06, 2009Explaining Brad Lidge?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...about the Phillies exploring replacements for Pedro Feliz -- due $5 million if he's a Phillie again next season -- is this tiny item: Closer Brad Lidge is scheduled to have his right elbow examined today...
Blog | November 06, 2009Yanks leave Sox in 'aughts' dust
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...it's not as close as I thought. If the Yankees advance farther than the Red Sox next month, it's a landslide. If the Red Sox reach the World Series but don't win...
Blog | November 06, 2009Where Hermida fits with Red Sox
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...of the American League. Hermida is very unlikely to be a starting outfielder for the Boston club next year, but he's solid depth in case things go awry. Only turning 26, the potential is...
Blog | November 06, 2009More on a rumored trade
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to shed Teahen's contract; he's arbitration-eligible and figures to earn at least $5 million next season, and the Royals really can't justify spending $5 million on a player like Teahen. I...
Blog | November 05, 2009What's next for Phillies?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIs it too early to start thinking about next year? Hardly. If Charlie Manuel is already thinking about 2010, why can't we? David Brown:Phillies...
Blog | November 05, 2009Fisking Pettitte's Cooperstown credentials
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...games in each of the last two seasons. If he wins 14 games in each of the next five seasons -- he would turn 42 in that fifth season -- he'll be sitting on 299 wins...
Blog | November 04, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Worse -- or better, depending on your perspective -- Jeter slammed into Huckaby's body armor and missed the next six weeks of the season. I wonder, though ... Who covered the plate in Huckaby's absence? * Also...
Blog | November 04, 2009Bidding a fond farewell ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...or the Central Time Zone, we could read about the game and study the box score the next morning in the newspaper. But if the game had been played in California or Seattle, we probably...
Blog | November 03, 2009Is Matsui's Yankee career almost over?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Johnny Damon, who is also a free agent. Damon turns 36 on Thursday, and Matsui turns 36 next June. --snip-- The concern about bringing back Matsui is not his production. There is no question that...
Blog | November 03, 2009Slow it down and beautify it
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to make it more beautiful, too. Hey, I can enjoy a forest meadow as much as the next guy. But in this case, I think we could actually use a little less beauty than we...
Blog | November 03, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 5
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...but instead was plunked on the hand by Burnett's errant fastball? Or was it the very next pitch, which Chase Utley drove it out of the ballpark for a three-run home run and...
Blog | November 02, 2009And the winners are ...
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWe don't know the Gold Glove winners yet, but do have the Fielding Bible winners: P: Mark Buehrle (8) C: Yadier Molina (9) 1B: Albert Pujols (9) ...
Blog | November 02, 2009Cliff Lee a secret weapon no more
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...rank among your top five choices, if you needed one pitcher to win one game for you, next week? Lee has never really caught the public's imagination as a superstar. But if he beats...
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