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By Christopher Chavez The Yankees' projected pitching rotation looks like this: 1. CC Sabathia 2. AJ Burnett 3. Joba Chamberlain 4. Chien-Ming Wang 5. Chad Gaudin. Andy Pettitte is the only Yankee starter that will hit the free-agent market. The Yankees will probably re-sign Pettitte, if he decides to return to the m...

By Al View full size photo » Demolition barricades surround the former Yum Yum Donut Shop on Clark St. next to Wrigley Field. The building has been used for Cubs offices in recent years; it will soon be demolished, the first step toward clearing the site for construction of the Triangle Building.

The panel has lost a lot of respect for the Giants during this three-game losing streak. Four guys picked the Chargers to walk into Giants Stadium and hand New York its fourth consecutive loss. Eric Allen, Mike Golic, Mark Schlereth and Seth Wickersham all picked the Chargers.

Her two highlights were attending the Eldred Theater to watch her granddaughter in a play and going to a Cleveland Indians home game. Cleveland has a lot to ... and more »

Joe Amon, The Denver Post ) Red Sox, Phillies, Mets, Dodgers and Cubs being other examples. No one ever talks about how many Yankees came up through their ... and more »

By John Conniff While many San Diego Padres’ farmhands took big steps forward this year no one came close to matching the season Cody Decker had with the AZL Padres.

Reliever J. J. Putz, previously with the New York Mets, and Minnesota Twins pitcher Carl Pavano filed for free agency Saturday.

By arnec I haven’t found many other details about this Looie Curse, and it certainly never became Chicago legend, but a look at Luis Aparicio over at White Sox Interactive says: This curse came from one of the team’s favorite sons. Luis Aparicio was furious when the Sox traded him to Baltimore in 196...

By gondeee Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami took one month of the regular season to adjust to American baseball. His April starts produced a 7.06 ERA. While it was only four starts, including one really bad start, Kawakami made the adjustments and compiled ERAs of 3.03 and 3.33 the next two months...

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez, closer Brad Lidge and reliever Scott Eyre are due to have surgery this upcoming week, the team announced Saturday.

In what wasn't much of a surprise, Los Angeles Dodgers left-fielder Manny Ramirez has decided to exercise his player option for 2010 and will return to the Dodgers next season. His agent Scott Boras let Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti know about Ramirez's decision on Friday night.

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By dobrien@ajc.com Atlanta could likely try to trade starter Lowe (above), Vazquez or Kawakami.

By Dylan Sharek After the 2011 season, the Chicago Cubs will have to make a choice: keep third baseman Aramis Ramirez and purchase his club option for $16 million, or let him hit the market and buy the remainder of the contract for $2 million. That’s an $11.5 million decision the Chicago Cubs will have to make...

By Nick Piecoro The Diamondbacks are discussing a trade that would send catcher Chris Snyder to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Lyle Overbay.

By kranepool I’ve been fortunate enough to see the Mets win two Championships, maybe it’s just experience as I thought after the each one, the World Series trophies would come in droves. Well I learned they don’t. I thought Gil Hodges would the Mets manager forever. He wasn’t. Of course Tom Seaver “The Fran...

By Greg Fertel GF: What are you up to this offseason? Do the Yankees have you doing anything specific or are you just getting some rest? GF: Have the Yankees given you any indication about where you’ll be next season? Where would you like to start the season?

By Adam J. Morris In not-really-Rangers-news, but interesting anyway, Tony Massarotti says the BoSox were in on J.J. Hardy before he was dealt to the Brewers, with the Brewers asking for Clay Buchholz or Daniel Bard for Hardy, and Boston only being willing to part with Michael Bowden.

By Administrator On Sunday, the guest list is highlighted by Boston Celtics HOFers Bill Russell, Tommy Heinsohn and Robert Parish. Also appearing will be MLB great Pete Rose and the following former Red Sox players: Bronson Arroyo, Jose Canseco, Keith Foulke and Dave Roberts.

By Administrator In 2004, in winning Game 2, Curt Schilling became the first starting pitcher to win a World Series game for three different teams… his 8-2 lifetime post-season record included wins for the Phillies (1993) and Diamondbacks (2002) in the Fall Classic.

By Charlie At 27, Virgil Vasquez is little more than a vaguely convenient guy to have on your AAA roster--homers ate him alive in his 14 appearances with the Pirates this year, just like they did in his major league debut in 2007. There's no real reason to think that will change.

By Tom Dakers BLUE JAYS ADJUST 40-MAN ROSTER PHILLIPS, 25, appeared in five games for the Blue Jays this past season, batting .278 with three doubles and two RBI. The San Diego California, native is a veteran of eight pro seasons, spending the last three in the Blue Jays organization.

By Aaron(noreply@blogger.com) Twins Give Up On Gomez, Get Hardy From BrewersTwo winters ago the Twins got Carlos Gomez from the Mets as the centerpiece of the Johan Santana trade and made the 22-year-old Torii Hunter's replacement in center field despite little evidence that he was ready. He predictably struggled, ba...

By KLSnow Rickie Weeks tosses his bat to one of the five other Brewers to play his position in 2009. The bat was later stolen by Prince Fielder, who used it to win the Home Run Derby, if I recall correctly. Craig Counsell Projected: .231/.322/.332 Actual: .285/.357/.408

Though Belcher never pitched for the Indians, he had his opportunity to pitch in Cleveland as a visiting player through stops with Detroit, Seattle, ... Ex-Dodger Tim Belcher is the new pitching coach for the IndiansLos Angeles Times

By cbwilk Tom Glavine was supposed to be the Braves' fifth starter in 2009, but nagging injuries prevented him from ever pitching for Atlanta this season, and the Braves legend and future Hall of Famer was released June 3rd, just as he was, according to him, ready to assume his role in the Braves rota...

By Charlie Scrabbles They are retelling the stories of how some of today's stars came up through the minors. They havent done the feature for the Reds yet, but former Red Reporter Favorite Adam Dunn is profiled for the Nationals. It's an incredibly interesting read. Here's a snippet:

By Chris Moderately big news item: Freddy Sanchez has signed a two-year contract with the Giants valued at $12M. After trading RHP Tim Alderson for Sanchez at the deadline, Freddy never really hit for the Giants. Or played much, either. Sanchez appeared in just 25 games with the Giants and hit a disap...

The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees minor league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine, long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles.

The hot stove season has begun for the Sox, who today acquired outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins in exchange for left-handed pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose...

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By Kurt Mensching So the Yankees won the World Series last night, officially closing the curtains on the 2009 Major League Baseball season. Minnesota and Chicago should still be a challenge. Chicago should be considered the favorites. Cleveland is young, but not there yet, and I never expect anything out of...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) I have been taking a bit of a break from the blog of late, but I wanted to return briefly and review the situation with the McCourt divorce, and how it's affecting the Dodgers. Jon today links to a Bill Shaikin piece in the Times that ultimately shows what's perilously wrong with the Dodgers, a...

By MJD • San Francisco re-leapfrogged Arizona as the AFC West Champion on the strength of their loss to Indy, and the weakness of Arizona's loss to Carolina. That remains a really tough race to call. Hopefully, the insane amount of rushing yards put up on Arizona this week is a one-time aberration a...

By Matthew Cerrone In a post to Amazin Avenue, Sam Page lists 13 moves he would make as GM of the Mets, to re-shape the team for 2010. …i can support page’s plan… i like it… he assumes a lot, though, such as suggesting the Royals even wanting Luis Castillo; that the Cubs will want to acquire Jeff Francoeur [...]

By Charlie Scrabbles 15 for adults and $7 for the kiddos. "Over 50 current and former Reds players are expected to attend including Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Bronson Arroyo, Dusty Baker and 2010 Reds Hall of Fame inductees Chris Sabo and Pedro Borbon.  In honor of the recent RR Monday Morning Quiz...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays.  In return, the Pirates are getting second baseman Akinori Iwamura.

By Josh Thomson The Yankees are on the field, loosening for one or two more games at Yankee Stadium. They’re all here, and all say they are emboldened by taking the field tomorrow night behind Andy Pettitte — even on short rest. A great deal of Joe Girardi’s press conference today dealt with Pettitte. The 37-y...

By jbox Trading the most popular player.  Players come and go.  I'm not giving up the Padres for any one player.  Only if they would have traded and disgraced Tony the Gwynn could I even consider turning my back on the Padres.  Since the Gwynn has already retired, I can't see myself ever caring so much ab...

By tom-stephenson Continuing along with our review of the Rockies players in 2009, we get to the left side of the infield today. Troy Tulowitzki: Tulo had an MVP-caliber season in 2009, though he obviously won't be so honored with the season that Albert Pujols had.  Actually, from June on, he may well have been...

By Kurt capitalize off the fame of the ballpark by selling naming rights you will face staunch opposition from the vast majority of the fans.  They apparently don't realize that Wrigley Field was the first ballpark to be named after a brand.

By Taj Adib Carson- nice story and all but he doesn't have much of a future with this team or with MLB baseball. 2 - Duke 5 - Gio 8 - Ziggy 19 - Ellis 20 - Barton Bench 24 - Chavez (DH) 3B - Glaus LF - Cust C - Suzuki 1B - Barton SS - Hardy 2B - Ellis CF - Rajai 2B - Ellis 3B - Glaus C - Suzuki DH - Cust SS - Hardy 1B - Barton

By Dashiell Bennett McGwire's return to Cardinals as hitting coach makes sense [Post-Dispatch] Stunner: McGwire back in baseball? [SF Chronicle] Cardinals schedule midday news conference [AP] Keep the head down and inject 2 cc of nandrolone: Mark McGwire to be hitting coach at St. Louis [Steroid Nation]

Ryan Howard and the defending champs are back in the World Series -- proving last year was no fluke and looking even more dangerous this time around. Jayson Werth homered twice, Shane Victorino and Pedro Feliz also connected and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4...

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By ESPN.com news services The owners of the New York Mets baseball team made about $48 million in dealings with swindler Bernard Madoff, court documents showed.

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Ryan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth's single as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Monday night to reach the NL championship series.

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The Chicago Cubs are seeking Chapter 11 protection, a step that will allow its corporate parent to hand the team to new owners.

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Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski says he met with Miguel Cabrera following the season to address the slugger's decision to get drunk between games last week.

The Twins got a champagne dousing after a 6-5, 12-inning victory over Detroit for the AL Central title Tuesday at the Metrodome.

By mattwelch More from the 2009 Baseball Prospectus: What about the Prospectus prognosis for this year's Angels? Some individual player comments are worth noting, too. For instance, Chone Figgins: Still, if we lose to the Red Sox again, we get what we deserve....

The Marlins won their fourth consecutive game to clinch second place in the NL East as Hanley Ramirez secured the batting title.

ATLANTA - Ricky Nolasco struck out nine straight Atlanta Braves and set a Marlins record with 16 strikeouts - the most by a major league pitcher in more than two years - in Florida's 5-4 victory Wednesday night.