offseason Stories - Over the Monster
Mo'Lina Mo'Problems or: Why Bengie Molina To The Mets Is A Bad Idea
A couple months back, I posted about players to avoid this offseason. One player I regretfully omitted was free agent to-be Bengie Molina, catcher for the San Francisco Giants. For a 1 year deal at $2 million, Molina would be a nice pickup. Anything much more than that would be silly to hand to...
Milton Bradley: Yes Or No?
Mets fans had a look at Milton Bradley and his antics this past weekend in Chicago. The talented but unpredictable outfielder has fallen out of favor with Cubs manager Lou Piniella as well as Cubs fans. More importantly (for some), his on-field performance has been slightly disappointing. Coming...
Players To Avoid This Offseason
With the Mets' playoff hopes all but erased, it's time to take an early look at 2010. The front office needs to rebound from its awful 2008-2009 offseason. We don't need to continue the recent streak of poor contracts, starting with Luis Castillo and continuing with Oliver Perez. To this end, here...
Which offseason method is better: Red Sox or Yankees?
Much has been made of the Red Sox' offseason approach, especially in contrast with the Yankees' baseball stimulus package. Jayson Stark of ESPN wrote an article that nicely summarizes the two rivals' move. "For $423 million, the Yankees obviously got some nice pieces," said one scout. "But in...
The Yankees have evolved the Red Sox's offseason
There used to be a time when the Yankees made a move, the Red Sox made a move. Or vica versa. It was about as obvious as an offseason cleansing of Jason Giambi's golden thong. Neither team could bat an eyelash without knowing that the other would follow suit quite promptly. Why blame them,...
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