Back in 2005, the Evil Empire, the New York Yankees, had a star-studded roster. On paper, the Yankees lineup seemed unstoppable, with eight former All-Stars in the starting nine, with the other ultimately being the Rookie of the Year that… Read More ›
The Detroit Tigers signed 30-year old starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann to a 5-year, $110 million deal. Is he worth it? And what does this signing mean for the rest of the free agent starting pitcher market? Career Stats for Zimmermann Look at Zimmermann’s… Read More ›
If you were the GM of your favorite team, who would you rather sign this offseason?
Baseballessential.com estimates that the starting point for a David Price free agent contract would be around $210M over 7 years, and probably closer to $215M. Let’s stay conservative and go with $210M, which equates to $30M per year for those… Read More ›
Extremely difficult decision for me and my family but we love the outcome and couldn’t be more excited to join the Cubs organization! #NVRQT
— Jon Lester (@JLester31) December 10, 2014
To Red Sox Nation, I understand the disappointment. Boston will always have a big place in my heart and we’ll always consider y’all family!
— Jon Lester (@JLester31) December 10, 2014
It’s great to see Chicago baseball being talked about so much at the Winter meetings!! This town will go nuts this summer!! #LoveIt
— Frank Thomas (@TheBigHurt_35) December 10, 2014
An interesting article on Nick Markakis by Mike Petriello of FanGraphs saying that $44M for 4 years is over paying. Not sure I agree. Check out a comparison to Heyward (who I know is much younger, but is getting $13m+/yr.
Really? Move the guy with 31 outfield assists in just 3 seasons?
