Manny, Boras to Negotiate With Dodgers

This just coming out of ESPN.
Scott Boras is ready to sit down and negotiate with the Dodgers today. This comes a day after Manny Ramiriez rejected the Dodgers one-year, $25 million deal, and after the Mets upper management made it clear they would make no more big moves.
I think Boras was holding out for Mets [...]

Cold Stove Getting Warm

After the Mets signed Oliver Perez, the remaining big names left in the market are all hitters. Adam Dunn, Bobby Abreu, and Manny Ramirez are all looking for teams as spring training quickly approaches.
Despite the impact one of these players could have on a team, the process has been slow. Manny is waiting for a [...]

Garland Reaction; Wolf and Looper

Yesterday, Dave Cameron at Fan Graphs questioned the Diamondbacks decision to sign Jon Garland. He said that for a short term deal, Arizona should have just kept Randy Johnson.
Deciding that you want Jon Garland instead of Randy Johnson is a disastrous decision. Yes, Johnson is old, but he’s still an excellent major league pitcher. Garland [...]

Wednesday Headlines

A lot of news, features, and opinions out there today. Let’s get to them.

A deal with Oliver Perez seems to be imminent. NJ.com reports the two are still far apart, but the Mets are now willing to up their offer. I speculate the final numbers will be around four-years, $48 million.
One pitcher the Mets were [...]