Well, Morrison is really good power hitter that will become better...from the left hand side. Remember, he will also come in ALOT cheaper than Upton. SUPPOSEDLY, they are asking Nolasco and Morrison ONLY.
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Well, Morrison is really good power hitter that will become better...from the left hand side. Remember, he will also come in ALOT cheaper than Upton. SUPPOSEDLY, they are asking Nolasco and Morrison ONLY.
Oh boy.....Yankees and Jeter playing "hard ball" in negociations...?
Jeter is asking WAY too much! A 36 year old major league shortstop that has started his decline in skills...and wants ATLEAST a 4 year deal...crazy...
Jeter Negotiations Progressing Slowly
The New York Yankees' negotiating strategy with shortstop Derek Jeter is "baffling," his agent says.
"There's a reason the Yankees themselves have stated Derek Jeter is their modern-day Babe Ruth," said Jeter's agent, Casey Close, according to the New York Daily News.
"Derek's significance to the team is much more than just stats. And yet, the Yankees' negotiating strategy remains baffling."
Jeter became a free agent for the first time in his career when his 10 year, $189 million contract expired at the end of the 2010 season.
"They continue to argue their points in the press and refuse to acknowledge Derek's total contribution to their franchise," Close added, according to the report.
The Yankees have reportedly made Jeter an offer for three years and $45 million. But Jeter is seeking a deal lasting at least four years and preferably longer, a source told ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews last week.
Derek Jeter's agent: New York Yankees' negotiating strategy 'baffling' - ESPN New York
Jeter is asking WAY too much! A 36 year old major league shortstop that has started his decline in skills...and wants ATLEAST a 4 year deal...crazy...
Jeter Negotiations Progressing Slowly
The New York Yankees' negotiating strategy with shortstop Derek Jeter is "baffling," his agent says.
"There's a reason the Yankees themselves have stated Derek Jeter is their modern-day Babe Ruth," said Jeter's agent, Casey Close, according to the New York Daily News.
"Derek's significance to the team is much more than just stats. And yet, the Yankees' negotiating strategy remains baffling."
Jeter became a free agent for the first time in his career when his 10 year, $189 million contract expired at the end of the 2010 season.
"They continue to argue their points in the press and refuse to acknowledge Derek's total contribution to their franchise," Close added, according to the report.
The Yankees have reportedly made Jeter an offer for three years and $45 million. But Jeter is seeking a deal lasting at least four years and preferably longer, a source told ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews last week.
Derek Jeter's agent: New York Yankees' negotiating strategy 'baffling' - ESPN New York
Wow............the Texans are snake-bitten!!
Texans...LOL!! Wrong thread....LOL!
Looks like the Tigers are not sitting on that payroll that coming off the books this year
The Tigers and catcher Victor Martinez have agreed on a four-year contract for $50 million, according to the Boston Globe.
Martinez was offered four years and $48 million from the Orioles and three years and $48 million from the White Sox, according to Ignacio Serrano of El Nacional in Venezuela.
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Martinez, 31, has played for Cleveland and Boston in his nine-year major league career. He hit .302 with 20 homers and 79 RBIs in 127 games for the Red Sox in 2010.
His career batting average is .300 and his career on-base percentage is .369.
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20101123/SPORTS0104/11230404/Report--Tigers-will-get-Victor-Martinez-for-four-years--$50M#ixzz167rDqtVC
The Tigers and catcher Victor Martinez have agreed on a four-year contract for $50 million, according to the Boston Globe.
Martinez was offered four years and $48 million from the Orioles and three years and $48 million from the White Sox, according to Ignacio Serrano of El Nacional in Venezuela.
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Martinez, 31, has played for Cleveland and Boston in his nine-year major league career. He hit .302 with 20 homers and 79 RBIs in 127 games for the Red Sox in 2010.
His career batting average is .300 and his career on-base percentage is .369.
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20101123/SPORTS0104/11230404/Report--Tigers-will-get-Victor-Martinez-for-four-years--$50M#ixzz167rDqtVC
Wow.....I really did not expected Boston to let his bat get away! The funniest thing is that usually, the heavy signing time is during the winter meetings....which are two or three weeks away.
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Dontrelle Willis agrees to minor-league deal with Reds
From the Cincinnati Enquier:
Left-hander Dontrelle Willis agreed to a minor league deal with the Reds.
Willis won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2003, helping the Marlins win the World Series that season. He has struggled the last few years, going 13-24 with a 5.81 ERA since the start of the 2007 season.
Willis went 0-2 with Detroit in 2008 and 1-4 in 2009. Detroit traded him to Arizona, and the Diamondbacks designated him for assignment him after he went 1-1 with a 6.85 ERA and 27 walks in 22 1/3 innings.
The Giants signed him to a minor league deal in July, but he became a free agent after the season. Willis turns 29 on Jan. 12.
All I can say is...!!!
From the Cincinnati Enquier:
Left-hander Dontrelle Willis agreed to a minor league deal with the Reds.
Willis won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2003, helping the Marlins win the World Series that season. He has struggled the last few years, going 13-24 with a 5.81 ERA since the start of the 2007 season.
Willis went 0-2 with Detroit in 2008 and 1-4 in 2009. Detroit traded him to Arizona, and the Diamondbacks designated him for assignment him after he went 1-1 with a 6.85 ERA and 27 walks in 22 1/3 innings.
The Giants signed him to a minor league deal in July, but he became a free agent after the season. Willis turns 29 on Jan. 12.
All I can say is...
!!!
I'm thinking that the Sox didn't like his LOW Base Stealing Caught % .... it's quite low, but the Tigers will enjoy a HITTING Catcher, something they have not had since Pudge left.
Dodgers signed Uribe. Pathetic signing, IMO. They then traded Theriot to the Cards. An even dumber move on their part.
Marlins signs Javier Vazquez to a 1st year deal. Good pick of a pitcher that's eats innings and has stays healthy. Excellent 3rd or 4th starter.
It is a good pickup. He's proven he can pitch well in the National League.
Sandra
And it looks like they will also get Crawford OR Werth as well. With Gonzales and Werth/Crawford added, this lineup will be pretty damn good
From today's Boston Herald:
December 4th, 2010
Gonzalez could post huge numbers here
"When the Red Sox signed Adrian Beltre last year, it was in the hope that removing him from one of baseball’s worst hitter’s parks would increase his offensive output considerably.
They were right. Freed from the canyon of Safeco Field, Beltre murdered the ball, earned a Silver Slugger Award, and lined up himself up for a huge free agent payday.
With the news that the Red Sox are about to acquire slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres for at least three minor leaguers, that scenario could repeat itself – except with significantly greater rewards.
Because while Beltre’s overall numbers in Seattle were only slightly above average, Gonzalez has been a consistent MVP candidate in the worst hitter’s park in the game. And his home/road splits, along with his inside-out swing, suggest he could put up some monster numbers in Fenway Park.
For his career, Gonzalez has hit .263 with 61 homers, 214 RBIs and an .800 OPS in San Diego’s Petco Park. In virtually the same number of plate appearances on the road, his career numbers are a .303 average with 107 homers, 311 RBIs, and a .943 OPS.
In clearer terms, consider this: if you prorate Gonzalez’s home numbers over 162 games, he hits 23 homers with 81 RBIs. If you prorate his road numbers over 162 games, you’re looking at these whoppers: 40 homers and 117 RBIs.
He’ll essentially play 162 road games next year by leaving Petco. Assuming he passes a physical and the sides reach an agreement on an extension, that the Red Sox have just made their biggest acquisition since Manny Ramirez a decade ago.
OMG!!!! I'm as giddy as Charlie Sheen in a brothel!! 
Adrian Gonzalez is about to become a Boston Red Sox!! THIS is the guy I've coveted (and more importantly the Red Sox) for the last three years!! :up
Yo, Adrian..........somebody pinch me!!!
Adrian Gonzalez is about to become a Boston Red Sox!! THIS is the guy I've coveted (and more importantly the Red Sox) for the last three years!! :up
Yo, Adrian..........somebody pinch me!!!
