Posted on February 11th, 2008 - 8:43 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
UPDATE (2-11-08; 8:43 PM): The deal that has been in waiting for a little over a week now has finally been made official. Greene and the Padres agreed to a two-year contract worth $11 million.
Padres general manager Kevin Towers said the two sides agreed in principle to a deal 10 days ago, but […]
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 - 7:33 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The New York Mets signed Tony Armas Jr. to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. Much like the Mientkiewicz signing, this screams strange. Knowing it would be hard to break camp in anyone’s starting rotation, Armas didn’t exactly choose to place himself in a good situation to make a […]
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 - 5:13 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
Steve Trachsel has signed a minor league deal with the Orioles. He will receive an invite to Spring Training with the club. The team has been looking for a veteran to mentor some of their younger pitchers since trading Bedard to Seattle and Trachsel fits that role.
After beginning last season with the Orioles, […]
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 - 5:08 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Doug Mientkiewicz agreed to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. This move seems odd for Mientkiewicz, as his strong qualities equal that of the Pirates starting first baseman, Adam LaRoche.
I guess he’s hoping to stick around as a backup, thinking the Pirates won’t want to use […]
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 - 3:34 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
BaseballTalkOnline knows that it’s time to start preparing for your fantasy draft. Please let us guide you through your draft as we give you projections for the top players at each position.
Top 10 Second Basemen
Name
Team
AVG
R
HR
RBI
SB
Chase Utley
PHI
.302
105
25
103
11
Brian Roberts
BAL
.286
94
12
65
35
B.J. Upton
TB
.280
86
19
71
29
Brandon Phillips
CIN
.275
89
22
78
23
Robinson Cano
NYY
.313
84
18
90
4
Dan Uggla
FLA
.261
102
26
84
5
Ian Kinsler
TEX
.273
84
19
64
18
Placido Polanco
DET
.313
83
8
60
5
Rickie Weeks
MIL
.260
89
15
49
22
Felipe Lopez
WAS
.263
82
13
58
22
Just missing the cut: Kelly Johnson (ATL), Howie Kendrick (LAA), […]
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Posted on February 11th, 2008 - 1:42 pm by BaseballTalkOnline
According to the Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies and Garrett Atkins have agreed to a one-year, $4.38 million deal. Atkins had submitted $4.65 million through arbitration, while the Rockies countered with an offer of $4.125 million. The two parties settled at the mid-point.
Atkins can earn an additional $92,500 through incentives, earning the full amount […]
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