What happened to the FA bargains?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAs Larry Stone writes, all those free-agent bargains that everyone was expecting might not actually be there: I got a hint of that before the winter...
Blog | December 11, 2009Finding a home for Marcus Thames
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotHey, it's a slow news day and my fingers are numb. Even a Marcus Thames item is enough to get me a little excited. So, what's next for "The River"? F...
Blog | December 11, 2009Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotToday's links were assembled with numb fingers, thanks to a furnace on the fritz ... * About the Rangers trading Kevin Millwood and signing Rich Hard...
Blog | December 11, 2009Rockies still appreciate catcher Iannetta
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotNow, here's a smart move by a club without a lot of money: The Rockies are close to signing catcher Chris Iannetta to a three-year deal, writes Troy ...
Blog | December 10, 2009Astros throw $15 million at Brandon Lyon
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAs a friend suggests, this is the winter's best takedown of a signing so far: Ed Wade is the GM equivalent of a bad SNL sketch. The first time he ove...
Blog | December 10, 2009Byrnes defends the Megadeal
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWell, that didn't take long. Nick Piecoro tracked down Josh Byrnes, who didn't pull his punches when asked to explain why he made a deal that everyone...
Blog | December 10, 2009Is Cito Gaston on the road to Cooperstown?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotHey, if Whitey Herzog's a Hall of Famer, then why not Cito Gaston? Anyway, that's the question raised by the National Post's Jeremy Sandler: Blue Ja...
Blog | December 09, 2009The meaning of Randy Wolf (Part 2)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Journal: Major League Baseball players received about 52 percent of leaguewide revenue last season, said MLB's Rob Manfred, which would appear to leave baseball players with the lowest percentage of revenue among the Big...
Blog | December 09, 2009The meaning of Randy Wolf (Part 1)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAlong with news of today's big deal, a bit of analysis: Another one bites the dust. An already weak crop of free agent starters just took another h...
Blog | December 09, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotToday's links are intended only for your amusement; please, no wagering ... * When it comes to the megadeal, everyone's in agreement: the Diamondback...
Blog | December 09, 2009What Figgins means to M's
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotWith Larry Stone confirming that Chone Figgins will become a Mariner, I went back to find out what U.S.S. Mariner thought about the prospective deal ....
Blog | December 08, 2009Holliday isn't Teixeira
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotScott Boras on positioning his No. 1 free agent in the marketplace: I think that, first of all, whenever you enter into a negotiation you want to h...
Blog | December 08, 2009Winners and losers in megadeal
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAccording to Buster Olney, the three-team megadeal is almost done. According to Dave Cameron, there's one big loser in the megadeal and one big winner...
Blog | December 08, 2009A sad story gets a little sadder
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIt shouldn't have been hard to see this coming: The 19-year-old son of home run king Barry Bonds was arrested Saturday in Menlo Park for allegedly sp...
Blog | December 08, 2009Pirates defend spending ways
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIn response to Scott Boras and John Henry (and the Daily News and Forbes), Pirates president Frank Coonelly went into some detail about the franchise'...
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