At long last, Mariners introduce newest ace Cliff Lee to Seattle

January 22, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Cy Young, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ichiro Suzuki, Ken Griffey, Jr., New York Yankees News, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners, World Series, new york yankees
Cliff Lee was in Seattle for a couple hours Friday before he had to field questions about his plans. Months away from his first pitch for the Mariners, everyone wanted to know what the ace left-hander would do when his contract ends this fall.

AP: Joel Pineiro agrees to $16M deal with Angels

January 21, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chone Figgins, Fernando Rodney, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, St. Louis Cardinals, new york yankees
Joel Pineiro agreed Wednesday to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Seattle’s winter transactions, including Lee, generate heat

January 20, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chone Figgins, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Cy Young, Don Wakamatsu, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ian Snell, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Wilson, Ken Griffey, Jr., Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, World Series, new york yankees
The Seattle Mariners, unwilling to bask in the glory of their major league-best 24-game improvement last season, have spent the winter scaring the daylights out of their American League West rivals.

Ex-Phillie Lee in ‘disbelief and shock’ over trade to Mariners

December 17, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Cy Young, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ichiro Suzuki, Ken Griffey, Jr., New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners, World Series, new york yankees
Cliff Lee wanted to stay in Philadelphia. The Phillies' postseason star said he proposed a counteroffer on a contract extension Wednesday emdash/ the day he was traded to Seattle in a four-team deal that sent Roy Halladay to the Phillies.

Done deals: Halladay to Philly, Lee to Seattle, prospects move

December 14, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Charlie Manuel, Chone Figgins, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Lee, Curtis Granderson, Cy Young, Doug Drabek, Felix Hernandez, Jason Bay, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, new york yankees
The Philadelphia Phillies got ace Roy Halladay from Toronto and traded Cliff Lee to Seattle on Wednesday, completing a complicated, four-team deal that featured a pair of Cy Young winners.

Winter meeting notes: Yanks still want to sign Johnny Damon

December 09, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Chone Figgins, Curtis Granderson, Jim Leyland, Johnny Damon, Kevin Millwood, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Scioscia, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Placido Polanco, Texas Rangers, new york yankees
The New York Yankees, saying they're not going to stop now after their deal for All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson was finalized Wednesday, said they remain motivated to bring back free-agent left fielder Johnny Damon.

Pavano, Soriano, Betancourt accept salary arbitration

December 08, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chone Figgins, Jason Bay, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees News, Rafael Betancourt, Rafael Soriano, new york yankees
Minnesota starter Carl Pavano, Atlanta reliever Rafael Soriano and Colorado setup man Rafael Betancourt accepted salary arbitration offers before Monday's midnight deadline, keeping them with their teams for next season.

Teams itching to make moves with winter meetings on tap

December 06, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chone Figgins, Curtis Granderson, Erik Bedard, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Bay, Kenji Johjima, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Placido Polanco, Rafael Soriano, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, new york yankees
The annual baseball winter meetings start Monday in the shadows of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and if general managers are correct in their forecasts, there could be heavy action when the green flag drops.

Yankees’ Matsui and Damon, Angels Guerrero not offered arbitration

December 01, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chone Figgins, Erik Bedard, Fernando Rodney, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Bay, Johnny Damon, Justin Duchscherer, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Placido Polanco, Rafael Betancourt, Rafael Soriano, World Series, new york yankees
World Series MVP Hideki Matsui Vladimir Guerrero and Randy Wolf were among the free agents who weren't offered salary arbitration, moves that enable new teams to sign them without losing draft picks.

Free agent forecast: Hot topics

November 25, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Chone Figgins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Dayton Moore, Derek Jeter, Hank Blalock, Houston Astros, Jason Bay, Joe Mauer, Johnny Damon, Kenji Johjima, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariano Rivera, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Vicente Padilla, Xavier Nady, new york yankees
The New York Yankees dominated the free agent scene last offseason, but how active will they be now that they have a championship team in place? Which other clubs are in position to make big moves this offseason? Who isn't? What players will be most and least enticing to teams? We tackle these questions and more as we preview the free agent class.

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