2010 Predictions

Over at TYU, we all posted our predictions for the 2010 season. Here are mine: Who will make the playoffs from the American League? Chris: Yankees, White Sox, Angels, Red Sox Who will make the playoffs from the National League? Chris: Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, Reds Who will win the World Series? Chris: Yankees over Cardinals [...]

Heyman: Yanks “love” Carl Crawford

Ever since Brian Cashman stated that the Yankees think highly of next year’s crop of free agents, so much so that they passed on some of the great options available this winter, namely Matt Holliday and John Lackey, many Yankee fans have wondered if Carl Crawford will ultimately don the pinstripes come 2011. The 28-year [...]

Wondering about Joe Mauer

From Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports: Two winters ago, Mark Teixeira, the top free agent on the market, listened to Baltimore’s offer and scoffed at it. He ended up signing with the New York Yankees for $180 million, and Baltimore, as usual, played second fiddle.. “We were legit on Teixeira,” MacPhail said. “If you superimposed [...]

Boras used Yanks to secure Holliday’s deal?

Though the Yankees were never really in on Matt Holliday, their financial edge might have helped to scare the Cardinals into providing him with a seven-year deal worth $120 million, which they’ll be paying for through 2029. According to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, Scott Boras, in the Holliday negotiations with St. Louis, put forth the [...]

Holliday agrees to $120M deal with St. Louis

According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, top free agent, Matt Holliday, has agreed to a 7-year, $120 million deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday, a lifetime .318/.387/.545 hitter, would have been a nice addition for the Yankees, who could use a left fielder, however, they were never really interested in him given his [...]

Quick Bits: Holliday, Vazquez, Wang, Sabathia, Arbitration

Here are some interesting items to start the morning: It looks like the back-and-forth between Matt Holliday and St. Louis will end with a deal this week. Jay over at Fack Youk takes a detailed look at starter Javier Vazquez’s ability to pitch “in the clutch.” Erik Boland says that the Yankees left field search [...]

Quick Bits: Holliday, Byrd, Chapman, Johnson, Cashman

Here are four quick items to start the day: Matt Holliday and the Cardinals were close to an agreement last night (a deal is forthcoming). Joe over at RAB writes about former Ranger, FA Marlon Byrd as a left field option for the Yankees. Byrd loved Arlington. As a Ranger, he hit .309/.375/.522 in Texas [...]

Cardinals and Holliday closing in on a deal

According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Cardinals and Matt Holliday are “are working toward an agreement that multiple sources described as gaining momentum.” Holliday, who hit .353/.419/.604 in 63 games with the Cards this season, is expected to receive a $100 million deal, although details are unclear as to whether or [...]

Cards offer Holliday over $100M?

Via Buster Olney’s Twitter page: That’s guaranteed money, too. If Holliday’s price had fallen in January, perhaps the Yankees, enticed by a bargain, would have made a late push to sign the productive left fielder. However, it looks like Scott Boras has secured a $100 million proposal for his client and that’s a price Brian [...]

Matt Holliday > Carl Crawford

From Anthony McCarron of the Daily News: The Yankees certainly could afford to stretch their self-imposed budget for a big name, but they also believe that next year’s free agent class – hello, Carl Crawford! – is much more attractive, so they are saving cash for that. Now, the following is a five-year WAR comparison [...]

Quick Bits: Jason Bay, Matt Holliday

Here are three quick items on the morning: For those who might have missed it, Jason Bay has agreed to terms with the lovable Mets. After the Jason Bay signing, Scott Boras started “doubling back” on offers for FA, Matt Holliday. The Cardinals are extremely optimistic about their chances to sign Holliday (and at their [...]

Yanks so good they don’t need Holliday

Via Dave Cameron of FanGraphs: The Yankees have made a bunch of good moves this winter, adding Curtis Granderson, Nick Johnson, and Javier Vazquez to a roster that was the best in baseball a year ago. Their true talent level, as currently constructed, is probably that of a 100 win team. The Yankees are going [...]

What I want underneath my Christmas tree…

Christmas Eve Bits: Joba, Prospects, Holliday

I’ve been pretty busy today, so we’ve had a lot of shorter posts. Sorry for that. David Golebiewski of RotoGraphs (FanGraphs) has a nice writeup on Joba Chamberlain’s career. Due to the Vazquez deal, Marc Hulet’s top NYY prospects piece now includes DJ Mitchell and Jeremy Bleich. With a weak market, Jeff Passan wonders if [...]

Holiday Bits: Nady, Church, Capps, Holliday, Bay

Happy holidays everyone. And now, for some bits: Joe over at River Ave Blues suggests Xavier Nady as a LF target for 2010. I think Nady would be a good fit, but I also think Ryan Church is another option. Matt Capps has signed with the Nationals. It looks like Brian Bruney won’t close. Could [...]

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