Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
For the third year in a row the Washington Nationals opened up the checkbook and added to their farm system by doling out tons of cash to their draftees. Monday night the Nationals and general manager Mike Rizzo succeeded in getting all three of their first/sandwich-round picks under contract. And ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
The Boston Red Sox have made it clear that they want to ink outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury to a long-term deal. Unfortunately for the Sox, Ellsbury's agent has said that kind of talk must wait for the offseason, and it may not come at all. I'll give you two guesses who ...
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Well the dismantling of the New York Mets has officially begun. The Mets have reportedly traded Francisco Rodriguez and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for two players to be named later.
K-Rod going to the Brewers is just the first in what should be many moves the Mets will ...
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
The Boston Red Sox took Jackie Bradley Jr. with the 40th pick in the 2011 MLB Draft, and they looked to have gotten a steal. An outfielder for South Carolina, Bradley entered the year as one of the top college position players in the draft. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, ...
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
One of the most underrated elements of free agency in baseball is the involvement of a player's agent. Obviously agents negotiate the deals, but they also use their influence to steer players towards certain teams. If an agent has a solid prior relationship with a team, the likelihood that he ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
With the 2010 World Cup right around the corner, the old adage that soccer (football, futbol, etc) is, and probably always will be, the world's most popular sport is about to be proven true once again. Most of the best players in the world are going ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
MLB.com and Keith Law have confirmed that the San Diego Padres are close to signing Donavan Tate, the team's top pick from the 2009 MLB Draft. Both sources think a deal is imminent and at worst will be completed before the August 17th deadline. Tate, a prep outfielder was taken ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
National unemployment continues to skyrocket. The stock market continues to tumble. The government continues to give more bailout money to companies with the worry that their collapse will cause some sort of catastrophe.
And then on the other side of the table, we have Manny Ramirez and his agent, Scott Borass. ...
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