Archive for December 2008

A look at the fantasy ramifications of C.C. Sabathia signing with the Yankees.

Looking at how the Tigers-Rays trade will affect fantasy owners.

Randy Johnson’s agent is talking about San Francisco, but if he’s being honest, there is a lot of interest in the Big Unit right now: Randy Johnson is being wooed by both Bay Area teams. He seems to prefer the Giants. “Randy’s really interested,” one of his agents, Barry Meister, said Thursday, the final day […]

I’m not usually a fan of trash talk, accusations of overratedness, or discussions that center around the word “choke.” But with just about every important baseball figure on an airplane heading home from Las Vegas this afternoon, it’s a slow news day, and I thus have no choice but to wade into those waters a […]

Boras. Tellem. Greenberg. Hendricks. Levinson. Saberhagen? Bret Saberhagen, the two-time Cy Young Award winner from Cleveland High in Reseda, has just joined the agent business. West Coast Sports Management, the Pasadena-based firm headed by former Dodgers general manager Dan Evans, hired Saberhagen this week, and his primary responsibilities will be to evaluate and recruit pitchers. […]

So sayeth Robo: The Cubs’ pursuit of Jake Peavy is over. Padres general manager Kevin Towers said he was told by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry on Thursday that the Cubs were no longer interested in pursuing a deal for the former Cy Young winner. The teams had spoken for weeks about a potential trade […]

A look at the fantasy ramifications of these moves for Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz.

A look at the fantasy ramifications of these moves for Aaron Heilman, Brandon Morrow, Franklin Gutierrez, and for the closer market as a whole.

Someone thought it was worth asking Brian McNamee’s opinion about something: Roger Clemens will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2013. Brian McNamee, the trainer whom Clemens is suing for defamation as a result of allegations he made in the Mitchell report, says there’s no chance the right-hander will be enshrined. “He’s done. […]

As was mentioned the other day, the A’s still might move to San Jose, but if they do, they’d better not be expecting any handouts: Amid all the talk this week that new challenges in Fremont could be thawing San Jose’s long-frozen hopes for landing a showpiece A’s stadium, city officials Wednesday were cool to […]