December 2009
33 posts
Big Day
1. The Orioles signed Mike Gonzalez to fill their closer spot to a two year deal, and 3B/1B Garrett Atkins to a 1 year deal. Low risk/high reward guys, can’t complain here. Both are place holders anyway for Josh Bell and (hopefully) Kam Mickolio/Jim Johnson. 2. Former Sun writer, now Fox blogger/reporter Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Orioles are in talks with Scott Boras for Matt...
End of the Designated Hitter?
From ESPN:
“Baseball commissioner Bud Selig proudly announced the formation of his “special committee for on-field matters” on Tuesday. Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune wonders if Selig may have set up the mechanism that could at some point lead to the elimination of the designated hitter.
The committee, which meets for the first time next month in Phoenix, will examine...
Lackey to the Sox, Halladay to the Phils, & Lee to...
winstonwolfe:
I can live with that. Not good news for either New York team who could both use another big starting pitcher.
In related news I hope Clay Buchholz has started looking for a new place in San Diego, I would recommend La Jolla, and Adrien Gonzalez prepares for the move to Boston.
Doc Halladay out of the AL East = Great news Doc Halladay out of the AL all together = FANTASTIC news.
Offseason
We’re back to posting after a long hiatus. The annual end of season collapse was a bit much to deal with, but once again we head into a new year with optimism. A few key veteran additions can go a long way this year, as the young talent is poised to breakout. Here’s to 2010.