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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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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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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Sabermetrics system: stats redefine award winners

November 22, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chicago Cubs, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, New York Yankees News, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, new york yankees
Tim Lincecum helped explain his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award, saying, "You can see where it's taken a turn to complete numbers and stats and what people do with that. It puts more options in the voters' heads." Zack Greinke, his American League counterpart, is more specific. He introduces things called FIP and VORP into the discussion.
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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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Greinke, Scioscia deserving of hardware

November 04, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - C.C. Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Cliff Lee, Colby Rasmus, Cy Young, Derek Jeter, Elvis Andrus, Felix Hernandez, Hanley Ramirez, J. A. Happ, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, Mike Scioscia, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Porcello, Ron Washington, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, new york yankees
The Baseball Writers' Association of America will announce its postseason awards beginning Nov. 16 with the rookies of the year for both leagues and culminating with the MVPs on Nov. 23 and 24. But why wait to hear about those when a panel of 12 USA TODAY reporters and editors can share its choices for the awards? As with the BBWAA awards, voting was conducted before the postseason. Let the debates begin.
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Postseason blunders can leave lasting scars for some players

October 24, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Dennis Eckersley, Derek Jeter, Houston Astros, Jonathan Papelbon, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Holliday, National League Championship Series, New York Yankees News, Philadelphia Phillies, Scott Podsednik, St. Louis Cardinals, Tim Wakefield, World Series, new york yankees
During the regular season, every player boots a ball now and then. Every pitcher throws a pitch he wishes he could have back. But postseason mistakes are magnified. And there is a finality to late-inning failure that lingers long after the stadium lights are turned off.
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