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Saturday Rockpile: Rockies on the verge of signing Giambi while discussing Uggla and free agent infielders
Source: Jason Giambi close to signing one-year deal with Colorado Rockies - ESPNESPN.com's Andrew Marchand reports that the Giambino is about to re-sign with the Rox. Right-handed power bat? No, but it was still fun having a presence like that on the bench at the end of close games last season....
Saturday Rockpile: Rockies medical mini-camp to take place next month, more
First off, I hope everybody had a very merry Christmas. I hope the new year brings all of you as much hope and optimism as it brings me - in every aspect of life. Inside the Colorado Rockies " Medical mini-camp scheduled next month | Major League Baseball in DenverSeveral Rockies major and minor...
G.M. Mark Dominik let's us in on his Defensive Plans, LB's, DL's, Pass Rush
Bucs General Manager Mark Dominik spoke with the media today and explained his plans for the Line backing corps, defensive line, and how to improve the pass rush: Linebackers: "We’ve got a good group of players that we think can compete at the positions, and we like their athleticism; their speed...
Graph of the Day: Orlando Cabrera Historical RAR
Let's see, -5 to -10 hitter, +10 fielder, shortstop, plays every day every year. 3-4 WAR player for $4MM. Sounds good to me! WAR data from Fangraphs. All data relative to average, except RAR. Rep is the RAR of a replacement-level player in the same number of plate appearances.
Glavine Returns (Again) to Atlanta
The Atlanta Braves have come to terms with 43-year-old LHP Tom Glavine this morning on a 1-year, $1M contract with an additional $3.5M in incentives. Glavine, a staple of the dominant 90's Braves rotation, returned to Atlanta in 2008 after pitching for 5 seasons in New York with the Mets. His...
Links: Cubs Sign Ryan Dempster
-P- The Cubs have re-signed Ryan Dempster for four years and $52 million, which seems like quite a lot to give someone who was having a perfectly mediocre career until this year. It beats $48 million for Carlos Silva, I suppose. Dempster was thoroughly good in 2008--his excellent ERA wasn't...
Free Agents Begin Signing
And the first to go is reliever Jeremy Affeldt, to San Francisco for two years and $8 million. Leaving aside the question of whether the Giants have any sort of plan, this is a good deal for them. Affeldt used to be a really frustrating young starter with great stuff and debilitating blisters, but...
Buccaneers Add Depth at Linebacker, Sign Former USF Star Ben Moffitt
With Barrett Ruud still questionable for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers, the Tampa Bay Buccanneers have added depth at the linebacker position. On Tuesday, the Bucs signed former University of South Florida standout Ben Moffitt to the practice squad. Moffitt was with the Houston...
BREAKING NEWS: Texans To Sign Rosevelt Colvin
According to Megan Manfull, your Houston Texans are set to sign LB Rosevelt Colvin (career stats here) today. Solis did a nice job filling us in on Colvin's background, highlighting the injury and age concerns that offset the lure of his possible productivity as an edge rusher opposite Super...
Michael Pittman Passes Physical, Officially Joins Broncos
The Denver Broncos on Wednesday signed unrestricted free-agent running back Michael Pittman, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.The Broncos also on Wednesday waived fourth-year safety Marviel Underwood.Pittman (6-foot-0, 228 pounds) is an...
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