Archive for December, 2006
Mets may trade for arms (Yahoo! Sports)
After failing to land free agent pitcher Barry Zito, New York Mets’ GM Omar Minaya figures to redouble his…
Posted: December 29th, 2006.
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Assessing baseball’s offseason (Yahoo! Sports)
The dust has settled on the free-agent free-for-all, with some teams improving, some declining, and some mired in mediocrity.
Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Can’t get blood out of a turnip? Try calling Boras (AP)
Santa Claus probably never got a wish list from uberagent Scott Boras. Otherwise, he would have gone out of business a long time ago. Boras suckered Rangers owner Tom Hicks into giving Alex Rodriguez $252 million for 10 years, the richest — not to mention dumbest — contract in pro sports. Then he talked [...]
Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Giants land Zito (Yahoo! Sports)
San Francisco has tapped into pitching talent from across the Bay, signing Barry Zito on Thursday.
Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Giants land Zito (Yahoo! Sports)
San Francisco has tapped into pitching talent from across the Bay, signing Barry Zito on Thursday.
Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Giants land Zito (Yahoo! Sports)
San Francisco has tapped into pitching talent from across the Bay, signing Barry Zito on Thursday.
Posted: December 28th, 2006.
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Sizing up the Unit market (Yahoo! Sports)
The New York Yankees want to get younger, cheaper and deeper, which has prompted the club to explore trading…
Posted: December 27th, 2006.
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Yankees hit with $26 million luxury tax, raising total to nearly $98 million (AP)
World Series titles don’t come to Yankee Stadium these days, just tax bills. The Yankees were slapped with a $26 million luxury tax by the commissioner’s office Friday, raising New York’s total to $97.75 million over the last four years. Boston, which missed the playoffs, was the only other team over the tax threshold and [...]
Posted: December 23rd, 2006.
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AP NewsBreak: Yankees hit with $26 million luxury tax, raising total to nearly $98 million (AP)
The Yankees got the bill Friday for their sorry season. The Yankees were slapped with a $26 million luxury tax by the commissioner’s office, raising New York’s total to $97.75 million over the last four years. Boston, which missed the playoffs, was the only other team over the tax threshold and will pay $497,549.
Posted: December 22nd, 2006.
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Rangers gamble on Gagne (Yahoo! Sports)
Akinori Otsuka stabilized a shaky Texas bullpen last season. And for that he gets … a demotion?
Posted: December 20th, 2006.
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