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.

Who’s available? Fielding a team of free agents

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Cincinnati Reds, Erik Bedard, Houston Astros, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Bay, Jim Thome, John Smoltz, Johnny Damon, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Holliday, Miguel Tejada, New York Mets, New York Yankees News, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Johnson, Rod Barajas, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto, Xavier Nady, new york yankees
With the holiday shopping season behind us, it is time for general managers to open their checkbooks for the large and talented group of free agents still available. USA TODAY's Seth Livingstone takes a position-by-position look at players seeking jobs emdash/ and where they could land emdash/ as 2010 approaches:

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.

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.

Economic forecast for MLB disputed by agent Boras

November 11, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Jason Bay, Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees News, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, new york yankees
Major League Baseball is staging its annual general manager meetings in a stale airport hotel emdash/ saving money after last year's stay in a ritzy California resort emdash/ but powerful agent Scott Boras strongly disputes the notion that baseball is going through tough economic times.

Griffey, Mariners put Yankees’ playoff party on hold

September 20, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chicago Cubs, Don Wakamatsu, Franklin Gutierrez, Ian Snell, Ichiro Suzuki, Joba Chamberlain, Joe Girardi, Jorge Posada, Ken Griffey, Jr., Kenji Johjima, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mark Teixeira, New York, New York Yankees News, Seattle Mariners, Sergio Mitre, Texas Rangers, new york yankees
Ken Griffey Jr. homered and drove in four runs, putting the New York Yankees' playoff party on hold by leading the Seattle Mariners to a 7-1 victory Sunday.

Daily Pitch: Red Sox take edge from Rays

September 02, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, Jason Bartlett, Jim Leyland, Jim Thome, Jonathan Papelbon, Ken Griffey, Jr., Kerry Wood, Matt Garza, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees News, Nick Punto, Tampa, Terry Francona, The Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Tropicana Field, World Series, new york yankees
A number of signs pointed to the Rays having an excellent chance of cutting into the Red Sox's wild-card lead during their three-game series that began Tuesday night.

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