Archive for August, 2009
The Tigers’ $18,000,000 Question
One of the biggest mysteries so far in the 2009 Detroit Tigers season has been the lackluster offensive performance of Magglio Ordonez, who just two seasons ago won a Silver Slugger Award with a .363 average 139 RBIs and 28 home runs.
After a strong 2008 season, Magglio’s offensive …
gearupforsports posted 28 hours ago from [...]
Fixing what ain’t (necessarily) broke
In The New York Times last weekend, Dan Rosenheck wrote about proposals to change the draft. Money quote: The real reason the anti-Boras rants pick …
MLB Rumors – MLBTradeRumors.com found this 28 hours ago on myespn.go.com
Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Scott Boras
Stephen Strasburg Joins the Fun in D.C.
Stephen Strasburg, his superagent Boras and the Washington Nationals literally waited until the last minute to negotiate a contract before their midnight deadline, making D.C. hold their collective breaths until 11:58:43 last night…
sooze posted 7 days ago from babeslovebaseball.com
Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Scott Boras, Washington Nationals, Stephen [...]
"Friction" between Crow and his Agents?
Rany Jazayerli and Jason Anderson on Kansas City radio 810 WHB reported last week on their show “Rany on the Radio” that there’s “friction” between both the Hendricks Brothers and the Royals and between the agency and their client, Aaron Crow. It’s not surprising given where things are at for …
sbiel2 posted 17 hours ago [...]
The Devil
Q: What do Stephen Strasburg, Dustin Ackley, Donovan Tate, Jacob Turner, and Grant Green all have in common? A: All were selected in the top 13 of the 2009 MLB Draft, (pick numbers 1,2,3,9,& 13 respectively), none of them have officially signed with the major league club that drafted them, …
GM-Carson posted 7 days [...]
Strasburg going to Japan?
Sources requesting anonymity because of the sensitivity of negotiations are reporting that if the Washington Nationals and Stephen Strasburg do not get a deal done by the deadline that agent Scott Boras will have Strasburg renter the draft in 2010. Apparently, Strasburg will not sign for the …
Around The Horn posted 5 days ago [...]
Offered 17 million plus incentives supassing 20 million, if Strasburg doesn’t sign the Nat’s might draft him again!
Ok, I’m not looking to make this Stephen Strasburg day today, but the reality of the situation is that it is. The Washington Nationals have till midnight tonight to sign No. 1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg and it seems like anybody’s guess whether the deal will get done or not. With less than …
Around [...]
All Things Rays: Beat the O’s
We knew yesterday that the Rays were unlikely to sign there top 2 picks, and that is exactly what happened. The deadline to sign draft picks passed without the Rays signing their top 2 picks. The pick that everyone was waiting for, Steven Strasburg of the Nationals-a Boras client, did get …
MichaelEmdeyar posted 4 days [...]
Restoring Sanity to Baseball’s Economics
The best approach to fixing the tilted baseball economy is probably an expansion and reform of the revenue-sharing system, and ending the draft.
Full StoryWell, That’ll Probably be the Last Time SI’s Jon Heyman Goes on Mike Wise’s Radio Show
Mike Wise is a columnist at the Washington Post. He previously wrote for the NY Times . He’s a talented writer, and we also hear a bit … goofy, which could be the reason he’s got a new radio show in DC. After the Nationals signed Stephen Strasburg , Wise invited the guy [...]
Full Story
