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.

Costas plans to grow with MLB Network

January 14, 2010 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees News, new york yankees
Bob Costas is like most baseball fans. He wants more. The veteran broadcaster is the most prominent name on the MLB Network's lineup and, like the year-old television arm of Major League Baseball, he's planning on more in 2010.

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.

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.

Brad Penny, Cardinals complete 1-year deal

December 08, 2009 :: Posted by - New York Yankees Top Stories Topic Feed :: Category - Chris Carpenter, Cy Young, John Smoltz, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees News, St. Louis Cardinals, Todd Wellemeyer, World Series, new york yankees
Brad Pennynbsp/ and the St. Louis Cardinals completed their deal Tuesday, giving the NL Central champions a pitcher they'd coveted for quite some time.

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.

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