The holiday season is among us, and the Major League Baseball 2010 free agent market is open for business. So it's time to do some shopping! Today's list features the presents that Fred Wilpon, ...
Elmer Dessens very quietly had a nice year for the Amazins in 2009. (PHOTO BY ICON SMI) BY MICHAEL GANCI EDITOR Although this is not the biggest of news, it is still news, and I am starving to report it...
With Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez's departures nearly a given in Atlanta, the Braves have to look towards the Free Agent market for their closer...
I waited until the official announcement for the coaches for the 2010 season. Howard Johnson will remain the hitting coach, Dan Warthen the pitching coach and Randy Niemann as bullpen coach...
Note…There won’t be a post the next two days for Thanksgiving holiday and lack of baseball news and should be posting again on Saturday. Albert Pujols wins third NL MVP award...
By Michael Ganci Editor Just a couple of weeks after the Mets’ season ended, my father came home from work one day with a complete list of MLB’s free agents, and then we had our annual talk about who could be available on the trade market...
As Black Friday approaches and the dreaded holiday shopping season officially kicks into gear, I figured I would do a little shameless promotion of my new site, ThePrintmen.com...
What are you thankful for? BY MICHAEL GANCI EDITOR I know it’s a little bit early for the Thanksgiving article, but I really could not help myself...
As any Mets fan can tell you, the Amazins have several holes that need to be filled before taking the field in 2010. A couple more starting pitchers, a first baseman, left fielder, catcher, setup man...
Ben Sheets has always been loaded with talent. (PHOTO BY ICON SMI) BY MICHAEL GANCI EDITOR Today, after getting out from yet another riveting shift at Best Buy, I heard an interesting little tidbit on the 20/20 update that WFAN provides...
On January 13, 2009, the Atlanta Braves signed Derek Lowe to a four-year, $60 million deal. The Braves signed Lowe after they failed to sign AJ Burnett, who signed with the New York Yankees...
The good news is that Stephen Strasburg doesn’t need surgery on his injured knee . The bad news is that this is the second injury for the pitching phenom and it has the potential to linger for years...
Well, if the New York Mets couldn’t win in Citi Field, the three American League ballparks, and the other 15 National League ballparks in 2010, why not try somewhere new in 2011? According ...
Bill Madden wrote an article talking about how the Mets are focused on tier 2 free agents due to the amount of money they have available and trying to fill the needs. This is just another chapter in the folly that is the Mets organization...
I continue my position-by-position look at the off-season outlook for the Nationals with middle infield. You can check out my look at catchers and middle infield here...
Year: 2008 Record: 74-88 Win %: .457 Win % Change: -86 Run Differential: -36 Pythagorean Record: 78-84 AL Finish: 12th of 14 Manager: Jim Leyland Best Transaction: Trading for Miguel Cabrera...
Ted Williams was one of many major league baseball players that served their country during World War II and the Korean War...
I continue my position-by-position look at the off-season outlook for the Nationals with middle infield. You can check out my look at catchers here...
Baseball season at the major league level has been over for a couple of weeks now but for fans in Arizona there have still been games played in the Arizona Fall League. All of that ends today with the conclusion of the Arizona Fall League Championship...
It’s really hard to argue with the way the Florida Marlins do business. Despite having a payroll consistently at the bottom of baseball, the Marlins in the last seven seasons have won a World Series and have had five winning seasons out of those seven...
The official start to the Hot Stove was at 12:01 yesterday morning when free agents were able to sign with any team they choose...
Once a cheap team, always a cheap team. The Florida Marlins have reportedly "reached an impasse ” with ace Josh Johnson regarding a proposed four-year contract extension...
Stephen Strasburg must really not want to have people see him pitch on a national level. Strasburg missed the nationally televised Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game because of a strained neck muscle last month...
Reports have it that the Braves are hoping to trade Derek Lowe this off-season. For some reason, I find the idea of the Braves thinking they can find someone to take Lowe and his outrageous contract off their hands in this economy very amusing...
Nationals fans lost one of the best damn things about being a Nationals fan (not much competition, but still) today, as Washington Post beat writer Chico Harlan announced he's leaving the job...
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