Braves bank on fresh faces in Cox’s final season as manager

January 24, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Los Angeles Dodgers, Melky Cabrera, Nate McLouth, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rafael Soriano, St. Louis Cardinals, new york yankees
Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren went into the offseason looking for ways to improve his team's offense and for relievers to rebuild the bullpen.

Giants, Bengie Molina complete one-year contract

January 22, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - New York Mets, New York Yankees News, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, World Series, new york yankees
Bengie Molina and the Giants completed a $4.5 million, one-year contract on Friday that brings the veteran catcher back to San Francisco. The move came as a surprise, because Molina had sought a multiyear contract and was in negotiations with the New York Mets.

Octavio Dotel to close again, agrees to $3.5M deal with Pirates

January 21, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, new york yankees
Octavio Dotel agreed Thursday to a $3.5 million, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the only club that offered him the chance to be a closer.

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.

On the bag: Nicklaus, turning 70, still enjoying the adventure

January 19, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Cy Young, Dallas Cowboys, Evan Longoria, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, new york yankees
With his eyes fixated on the future, as they always have been, Jack Nicklaus has little time during his golden years to reminisce about the past emdash/ that is, unless you ask him to recount thousands of stories he can click off the top of his head, whether the subject matter is his golf career, the genius of Pebble Beach, fishing, tennis, his family or Ohio State football.

Holliday, Cardinals finalize a seven-year, $120M deal

January 05, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Jason Bay, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, St. Louis Cardinals, World Series, new york yankees
Matt Holliday is staying with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing Tuesday to a $120 million, seven-year contract that is baseball's richest deal of the offseason.

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.

Outfielder Jason Bay gets his wish, joins New York Mets

December 29, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Cliff Lee, Curtis Granderson, Henry Blanco, Jason Bay, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, World Series, new york yankees
Jason Bay's contract with the New York Mets includes a $17 million option for 2014 with a $3 million buyout, people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

Countdown to ‘10: Top sports flameouts since 2000

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Mark McGwire, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
As we count down to 2010, USA TODAY recounts top moments in 10 categories from the last 10 years. Today: The top sports flameouts since 2000:

Countdown to ‘10: Top sports flameouts since 2000

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Mark McGwire, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, new york yankees
As we count down to 2010, USA TODAY recounts top moments in 10 categories from the last 10 years. Today: The top sports flameouts since 2000:

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