Just a short post on the GM rankings I came across on the Fox web site. He ranks Friedman pretty low. Its real easy to say the Rays did not impove the pitching with household names. However, if you take a detailed look at what came the Rays way from the Dodgers , Royals(Gathwright) , [...]
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Fox’s Perry on Andy Friedman
Posted in Free Agent Signing, Rays, Trade on January 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Will The Real Jorge Sosa Please Stand Up
Posted in Braves, Free Agent Signing, Mets, MLB, Rays on January 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The New York Mets trying to find magic in a bottle have signed free agent pitcher Jorge Sosa. Sosa started his baseball career as a position player before being converted to pitcher, and got his first chance at starting in majors with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Known at times to have some nasty stuff, [...]
Lugo Compliments Abound
Posted in Astros, Dodgers, Free Agent Signing, Rays, RedSox on January 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Devil Rays were fortunate enough to have the services of Julio Lugo the past several seasons. His tour with the Rays only happened because the Houston Astros were trigger happy in releasing Julio Lugo when charges were brought forth on spouse abuse. But, the charges never stuck and the Rays were the ones who [...]
Missed Opportunity by Many on Huff
Posted in American League, Astros, Free Agent Signing, Orioles, Rays on January 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The date was Januray 2004. It was Chuck LaMar announcing they signed Aubrey Huff to the first contract of its kind where they locked up a player who came up through their system to a three year deal worth $14.5 million over three years. Now fast forward three years and with baseball’s escalating pay scale, [...]
Frank Cashen Rule Violated in Zito Sweepstakes
Posted in Athletics, Free Agent Signing, Giants, Mets, MLB, National League on December 29, 2006 | 3 Comments »
The S.F. Giants found their #1 pitcher to make up for the Jason Schmidt defection. However, several points come to mind. It was thought Zito wanted to step into a big market where he could market himself as a media darling off the field. In signing with the Giants, he does not make himself any [...]
Dodgers: Got Schmidt
Posted in Free Agent Signing, National League on December 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The Dodgers have added an Ace to their pitching rotation. Now, its hard to tell which Jason Schmidt they are getting. The one prior to 2006 was a dominant pitcher who was one of the best pitchers in the National league. Was he hurt last season or was it just the start of a decline. [...]
