Decision time

...Cubs' set-up man. It appears the former Pirates closer will receive $8 million for two years. Capps saved 27 of 32 games for Pittsburgh in 2009. The Pirates non-tendered Capps on...

RHP Capps mulls Nats, Cubs options

Ten days after reliever Matt Capps landed on the free-agent market, he's down to deciding whether he wants to play for Washington or the Cubs.

The internal trade deadline

In the hours after Alex Anthopoulos was named as general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, he returned to his hotel room in Baltimore and just absorbe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Closing with Capps?

The next destination for former Pittsburgh closer Matt Capps may be the Chicago Cubs...hand before the Christmas holidays begin. The former Pirate has been contacted by 14 teams, with at...

Defense highlights offseason moves

Coco Crisp is nearing a deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to late word from MLB Trade Rumors' Tim Dierkes. Presumably Crisp will slot into Oa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Capps admits preliminary Cubs talks

Could free agent reliever Matt Capps make Wrigley Field his new home?

Is Seattle Milton Bradley's last chance?

Difficult teammates come with all forms of behavior. Albert Belle was known as Mr. Freeze to the others in the Indians' clubhouse because he liked to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2009

Divorce could hurt Dodgers' pocketbook

Dodgers say divorce won't affect payroll. A slow offseason may indicate otherwise.

Capps, Byrd in Cubs' sights

...three seasons but was recently released by the Pittsburgh Pirates because they did not want to go to...

...7-5. (Photo by Scott Boehm/Getty Images) PITTSBURGH - MAY 30: Carlos Delgado of the Florida Marlins bats during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on May 30, 2005 in...

Mariners, Rangers in running for Bradley

The Seattle Mariners have emerged as a new suitor for the Cubs' Milton Bradley.

Offseason notebook: Outfield shuffle

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the other big moves of the week beyond the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee trade and John Lackey signing, leading with the Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron signings.

CAPTION: Sept 26, 2008; San Diego, CA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates closer Matt Capps (55) pitches during the ninth...

Searching for Bobby Abreu

It wasn't until Feb. 12 that Bobby Abreu signed last winter, after waiting and waiting and waiting. The music had stopped, the big dollars were gone a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009