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Plan B Just Got Expensive For the Mets

Jan 13th 2009 – 4:30 PM

The dance that the Mets have tried to play with Scott Boras and his clients this winter just got a lot trickier now that Omar Minaya's top option is off to the division rival Braves. Losing out on...

Michael Young Would Rather Change Teams Than Change Positions

Jan 11th 2009 – 11:35 PM

Remember when the news came out that the Texas Rangers were quietly shopping Michael Young? Now we might know why. Apparently, the Rangers were afraid of how Young would react after requesting he...

Rocco Baldelli on the Way to Boston to Join Red Sox

Jan 7th 2009 – 10:30 PM

Rocco Baldelli's baseball journey has been affected by a mitochondrian disorder which has kept him to 155 games over three seasons. And now it has taken him out of Tampa Bay, and out of an...

That Was Quick: Yankees Taking Offers on Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady

Jan 7th 2009 – 6:15 PM

Nick Swisher was an interesting acquisition for the Yankees from jump. He was penciled in as the Yankees' first baseman, but had enough versatility to move to the outfield if the Yanks were to...

Politicians Giving Up Their Luxury Boxes in New York's New Ballparks

Jan 7th 2009 – 8:00 AM

I guess this counts as politicians doing their part to give back during these trying economic times. But New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration, against a backdrop of economic...

The Market is Developing for Trevor Hoffman

Jan 7th 2009 – 6:00 AM

It's almost as if teams are looking at the calendar and saying "hey, let's start signing these players before spring training gets here". The market was almost dead in December, traditionally when...

J.C. Romero Banned 50 Games Because He Can't Read Minds

Jan 6th 2009 – 12:30 AM

Major League Baseball kills me sometimes. They want to get tough on enhancing your performance through drug use, but then a player does his due diligence only to get clipped because the league...

Scott Boras Makes New Year's Resolution to Find Homes for Manny and Derek

Dec 31st 2008 – 7:00 AM

Scott Boras isn't taking New Year's Eve off. Oh no, not while there's commission to be made. Boras is currently experiencing a mixed bag of news with top clients Derek Lowe and Manny Ramirez. Lowe...

Bernie Williams' Injury Jeopardizes His World Baseball Classic Hopes

Dec 30th 2008 – 7:00 AM

It would have been a pretty cool sight to see Bernie Williams lace 'em up one more time in the World Baseball Classic after not having played baseball for two years. And he made a valiant attempt as...

Theo Epstein is One Creative GM; Red Sox Make Play for Hanley Ramirez

Dec 30th 2008 – 6:00 AM

Give the Red Sox credit. When life hands them lemons, they make lemonade ... and they go to the state more famous for oranges to do it. They struck once in late 2005 when they traded Hanley Ramirez...

Andruw Jones to Join Mets?(!)

Dec 29th 2008 – 8:30 PM

As a Met fan, I am having a hard time imagining Andruw Jones, and that perpetual smirk of his, wearing orange and blue. But apparently it's a real possibility, as the Mets are rumored to be...

Mets Slowing Down on Derek Lowe in a Potentially Dangerous Game of Chicken

Dec 29th 2008 – 4:00 PM

The Mets, however much they've improved the bullpen, still need a high end starting pitcher if they hope to make a serious run at the division over the course of a season. With the market drying up...