Agent: Gonzalez's future up to Padres
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comAdrian Gonzalez's agent met with San Diego general manager Jed Hoyer on Friday, amid ongoing speculation that the Padres might consider trade proposals for the two-time All-Star or offer him a multiyear contract extension this offseason.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Johnson wanted four-year deal
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comThere will be no long-term contract for pitcher Josh Johnson with the Florida Marlins this winter, his agent said Friday.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Sheets' plan: 100 percent by spring
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comAgent Casey Close said that pitcher Ben Sheets is doing "very well" in his rehab from flexor tendon surgery and plans to be 100 percent by the start of spring training.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009Griffey to return for 2010
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comKen Griffey Jr. has reached agreement on a one-year deal to return to the Seattle Mariners in 2010, said a baseball source.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Weiner: Execs use press for influence
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comAs Major League Baseball monitors the free-agent market, the players' association is monitoring comments from team officials that it believes are meant to put a crimp in the money spent on talent this offseason.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009Executives chime in on offseason topics
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comAs the hot stove season gets under way, ESPN.com surveys executives in the game on eight notable questions that will play out in the coming weeks.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Padres would take chance on Bradley
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWhen Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry begins aggressively shopping troubled outfielder Milton Bradley this winter, don't be surprised if one of his first phone calls is to San Diego.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Red Sox fans still as passionate as ever
Jerry CrasnickRed Sox fans are still as passionate as ever. Since 2004, the thing that is missing is the anguish.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009Hoping for a September to remember
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comBecause we live in a "what have you done for me lately" kind of world, the futures of Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and several managers might be determined in September and October.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009Sizing up the August trade candidates
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWhile the July trading deadline has passed, several players could still be moved in August waiver deals.
Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009They're called 'prospects' for a reason
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comWhile the Blue Jays and Phillies continue to haggle over prospects, Starting 9 revisits some trades involving highly touted minor leaguers who became major league busts.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009All-Star Game still stuck in the middle
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comIn 2003, Major League Baseball began awarding home-field advantage in the World Series to the league that wins the All-Star Game. Six years later, the sport still wrestles with the emphasis this places on an exhibition game.
Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009Promising Indians go from first to worst
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comThe Indians were one win from the World Series in 2007. But they haven't been close since, heading instead in the opposite direction. What happened?
Story | Conversation | June 29, 2009'Regular genius' to be next union chief
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comMichael Weiner, who is poised to replace resigning Donald Fehr as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, is already regarded as a likable, respected figure within the sport.
Story | Conversation | June 22, 2009Active seniors still living the good life
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comTo quadrigenarians Jamie Moyer, Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson, age is just another number in their illustrious careers.
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