Archive for December, 2009
Cards still best fit for Holliday
Agent Scott Boras has been doubling back to prospective buyers for Matt Holliday, according to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney, but the slugging left fielder’s most recent club — the Cardinals — remain the most logical fit.
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Holliday Bird
Via Circling the Bases , the Orioles seem to be interested in Matt Holliday :
While there were earlier reports that St. Louis has declined to go beyond five years in its guarantee to Holliday, major-league sources indicated on Tuesday that the Cardinals had made a proposal that could reach …
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Report: Cardinals offer Holliday $100 million
According to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney, the Cardinals offered free agent outfielder Matt Holliday over $100 million .
Scott Boras, the agent who represents Holliday, has been doubling back to teams that had previously touched base on the outfielder, citing a possible salary figure of $18 …
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Red Sox Remain Interested In Adrian Beltre
The Boston Red Sox are still involved in discussions for Adrian Beltre , according to Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com . Edes notes that a couple factors stand in the way of Beltre signing with the Red Sox. The club no longer has as convenient an opening at third base, after the Mike Lowell [...]
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Ms in AL West … Long Gone Q. What are the salaries for Gonzalez and Fielder again?
A. Thusly:
AGone 2010: $4.7m
AGone 2011: $5.6m
AGone 2010: Free agent
Fielder 2010: $11m
Fielder 2011: 6th arb year (figure $12-13m)
Fielder 2012: …
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And Then There was 1…
This afternoon, the Met’s reached an agreement with Jason Bay, affirming what has been speculated for the past few weeks. With the larger market teams unwilling to offer Bay the 5th year and extra money he was asking for, the potential landing spots for the left fielder shrunk considerably …
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Jason Bay caves, agrees to 4-year deal with Mets
Extra Bases , WEEI.com , NESN and others are all reporting that Jason Bay will sign with the Mets this week.
The NY Post’s Joel Sherman says the deal is for four years and $66 million with a vesting option for a 5th year.
The Sox reportedly offered Matt Holliday $82.5 million …
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Scott Boras is still in a league of his own – Buster Olney
As the offseason began, there was a strong perception within the baseball industry — on both the union side and on the side of management — that the total number of dollars spent on free agents was going to decline significantly this winter. Last winter, $1.16 billion was doled out to free …
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Playing chicken with Boras
What do the dates January 13 and January 26 have in common? Those are the dates that Scott Boras clients Carlos Beltran , Derek Lowe (both 1/13), and Alex Rodriguez signed free agent contracts with the Mets, the Braves, and the Rangers, respectively. I mention it because that thumping you hear …
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