The Washington Post is reporting that Orioles starting pitcher, Erik Bedard, has informed the Orioles that he will not sign any extension to remain with the team. The Orioles were rumored to have been working on a possible extension, but now that is out the window.For those teams that lose out on Santana, there still is no shortage of attractive pitchers available on the trade market. Perhaps...
Read MoreThis is getting old, but get a load of Wallace Matthews latest comments in this morning’s Newsday.He tries to make a case for the Mets trading Jose Reyes, and he makes that case by using Lastings Milledge as his example.With regards to Milledge he writes this…There’s a lesson to be learned in the fate of Milledge and it has nothing to do with hip-hop lyrics, high-fiving fans or...
Read MoreWhether you love the Milledge trade or absolutely hate it, there’s no going back. In 2008 the New York Mets will feature new faces at starting catcher and right field. I wanted to take a closer look at Ryan Church. Ryan Church has always been ones of those guys that Omar Minaya has always loved going back to his days with the Expos. There is so much to like about Ryan Church...
Read MoreSitting at my desk, I pondered over the Milledge exile. Well, I wasn’t excited about it at first. Actually, I’m still not excited about it. But, much like the Professor X trade, I guess we’re all going to have to move on. Then, I thought of something. We currently have three catchers, one of them is most likely gonna go. Sorry Estrada, but I don’t see you as a Met...
Read MoreWhen I first heard that the Mets had traded Lastings Milledge to the Nationals for Brian Schneider and Ryan Church, I screamed. I screamed not because we traded away Milledge, but because we traded away Milledge and didn’t get any pitching out of the deal. That and he went to the Nationals. If this trade is a total bust, Blastings Thrilledge will come back to haunt us for many...
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