Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster Olney...free agents, and Wagner is 38 years old. But one executive speculated that Wagner could reduce his salary demands so far that some team -- in particular, a team that finished with one of the 15...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Are teams really losing money?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotMore from the Commish: Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year. ...
Blog | November 19, 2009Digging into Cy balloting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...first to third is the second closest for the NL ballot. Lincecum, who had a $650,000 salary and could be headed for a big raise if he goes to arbitration before next season, did...
Blog | November 19, 2009Lackey's and Bay's markets emerge
Keith Law...people like to argue that Miller somehow damaged the game by breaking ownership's stranglehold on player salaries and movement. Yes, obtaining and enforcing players' rights has transferred enormous amounts of wealth from ownership to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
Perhaps the offseason bar set too high, too soon
Peter Gammons...ceilings or destinations of Matt Holliday or any other major free agent, no one accurately knows what salaries have to be dumped, or who will be on the non-tender list. We don't even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
Do you want Milton Bradley back?
Richard Durrett...There's a reason Chicago wants him out badly enough to pay a good chunk of his salary. I don't think we need to recount it all here, but you take a risk that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Crawford's in for '10, but what's next?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotYes, of course the Rays picked up their 2010 option on Carl Crawford. But what does it mean? Joe Smith: Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman said af...
Blog | November 10, 2009Twins overspend on veteran, again
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to be an $8 million player or a $7 million player. No, the difference between Cuddyer's salary and his value is not a great deal of money. But the Twins have a history of...
Blog | November 07, 2009Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster Olney...to trade Teahen because they simply can't afford to keep him, even at the $5 million salary he is likely to earn next season. For the White Sox, or for the Yankees or the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
More on a rumored trade
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...done. And the Royals even sent some money to the White Sox to help pay Teahen's salary. So the beat goes on. On and on and on
Blog | November 05, 2009Winter market forecast: A flood of non-tenders
Buster Olney...cutting him loose rather than paying him $4 million to $5 million in arbitration. To put that salary in context: Last winter, Orlando Hudson signed for a base salary of $3.38 million, with incentives...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009
Do you still want Ben Sheets? I do
Richard Durrett...failed a physical prior to the 2009 season), I'd write the check as long as the salary was reasonable and included plenty of incentives and not guaranteed money to protect the club should he...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 25, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...news for the Diamondbacks, as they're going to save a few million bucks on Mark Reynolds' salary next year. The Giants weren't nearly as lucky (or smart) with Tim Lincecum, though, which is...
Blog | October 21, 2009Walk-off wisdom
Buster OlneyThis October has presented a treasure trove of comebacks and gut-wrenching moments and improbable finishes, and Monday was all about them. Some things...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009
MLB gets umpires they deserve
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFay Vincent writes sensibly (as usual) about the umpiring mess: The beginning salary for a junior umpire is about $9,500 for the five-month season, hardly a living wage...
Blog | October 19, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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