Starters with same agents could push prices

Chone Figgins is generally regarded as the third-best position player on the market, behind Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, and the fact that he is signi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Offseason Notebook: Braves' new 'pen

Tristan H. Cockcroft mines recent offseason baseball activities for the fantasy implications of each move.

Breaking down market moves and chatter

Let's pick through some recent developments in the market … Item A: The Phillies know Placido Polanco from his days with the team earlier this decade, and they already know that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Coste, Blanco agree with Mets

The Mets agreed to one-year contracts with Chris Coste and Henry Blanco, adding two backup catchers while they search for a starter.

Schneider, Phillies agree to deal

Free-agent catcher Brian Schneider and the Phillies agreed to a $2.75 million, two-year contract.

Average salary just short of $3 million

The average baseball salary fell just short of $3 million this year, with the percentage increase slowing to its lowest level since 2004.

My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot

I don't have a ballot for the Hall of Fame yet -- just nine years to go -- but if I did, my ballot would include: Tim Raines, Mark McGwire, Bert Bl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Catcher Brian Schneider exits a news conference in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Schneider, who spent...to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke

...of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Schneider, who spent...to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke

...of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Schneider, who spent...to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke