(Photo Courtesy of Ron Chenoy – USA Today) According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Atlanta Braves have signed former Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman, Sean Rodriguez. The deal is for two years at $11 million per Rosenthal and is pending a physical. Rodriguez, 31, is coming off a fine season for Pittsburgh, hitting to a .270/.349/.510 batting line with 18 homers and 56 RBI. All of...
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As both the owners and players continue their talks on a new collective bargaining agreement, one of the main issues brought up was adding a 26th roster spot. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported on the possible change which included adding a 26th man to the everyday roster of a team. One extra player could make all the difference for a team, especially in an extra-inning situation. This also...
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The New York Post indicated that the Mets remain interested in signing Yoenis Cespedes to a four year contract, but a fifth year could wind up being a deal breaker. We can spend all day speculating about the actual reason for this rumored line in the sand. Many fans still think the Wilpons have no intention of signing Yo and are just trying to give the impression that they made their best effort...
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According to a report by Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Major League Baseball and it’s Players Union ae currently at an impasse when it comes to coming to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. Rosenthal states that the owners will consider voting to lock out the players if the two sides cannot come to an agreement on a new CBA by December 1, when the current deal between the two...
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Roger and Brian said so long to two beloved players – Bartolo Colon and Eric Campbell, and hello again to Neil Walker, and wondered if the additions and subtractions will equal better things. Then the two ran down the top free agents in baseball and figured out who would make excellent new Mets. Brian again made it very clear he will be very upset if Yoenis Cespedes left, and gave Jay...
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