Ex-Rangers players, coach, key to Cubs reversal in 2010 season

January 21, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Mark DeRosa, New York Yankees News, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, new york yankees
The Chicago Cubs' biggest moves this offseason were dumping outfielder Milton Bradley on the Seattle Mariners and acquiring two former Texas Rangers.

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.

Tampa Bay Rays bullpen was key in 2008 run, again in 2010

January 18, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Cleveland Indians, Evan Longoria, Jason Bartlett, Jeff Niemann, Joe Maddon, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Matt Garza, New York Yankees News, Pat Burrell, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Soriano, World Series, new york yankees
The Tampa Bay Rays got to the 2008 World Series at least in part because of a vastly improved bullpen. They spent much of the offseason after that remarkable run working to improve that bullpen and finished third in the American League East in 2009.

The best team realistic money can buy, all for $80 million

December 31, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Carl Crawford, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Grady Sizemore, Hanley Ramirez, Houston Astros, Ichiro Suzuki, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, Kevin Youkilis, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mariano Rivera, Matt Holliday, Mike Scioscia, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Porcello, Ryan Rowland-Smith, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Todd Wellemeyer, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, new york yankees
Our annual exercise to field a team based on the major league median payroll yielded a fleet, flexible team.

Bargain deals abundant, but most have some sort of blemish

December 14, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chien-Ming Wang, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Soriano, Ryan Garko, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
For teams that found the free agent wares at the winter meetings unappealing or too expensive, there's a cheaper market that opened Saturday, sort of baseball's version of Filene's Basement.

Winter meetings trade scene never did heat up

December 10, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Curtis Granderson, Houston Astros, Jason Bay, Johnny Damon, Kevin Millwood, LaTroy Hawkins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Shapiro, Matt Holliday, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Soriano, Roy Halladay, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Trey Hillman, Washington Nationals, World Series, new york yankees
Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro predicted they would spend more on their food bill than actual player acquisitions at the baseball winter meetings.

In trend, older players find free agent market less forgiving

December 07, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Derek Jeter, Houston Astros, Jason Bay, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, LaTroy Hawkins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mariano Rivera, Mark Shapiro, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees News, Pat Burrell, Philadelphia Phillies, Placido Polanco, Randy Johnson, Texas Rangers, Tony Reagins, new york yankees
Johnny Damon visited the Eiffel Tower, feasted on the finest cuisine in Bordeaux, France, sampled the local brew in London and walked La Rambla in Barcelona.

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.

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.

Going green: Young talent cuts costs, builds continuity in MLB

November 17, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, John Smoltz, Johnny Damon, Ken Griffey, Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers, Miguel Cabrera, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Rick Porcello, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, World Series, new york yankees
All eyes are on Stephen Strasburg as he prepares to bring desert heat in the Arizona Fall League in what is essentially his professional debut. There are microphones in his face, autograph hounds in the stands and scouts emdash/ lots of them emdash/ ready to monitor every pitch and every glitch.

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