This Guy Is Playing Golf Right Now: Russell Branyan
walkoffwalk.com 10/8/2009 — As the playoffs and award season gets underway, we want to take a gander at some players who had outstanding seasons in 2009 but whose teams ended up just shy of making the postseason and who will (most likely) not pick up any fancy trophies. ...

Free Agent Friday: First Base 2010
beyondtheboxscore.com 16 days ago — Click charts to enlarge. Full data after the jump.   2009 STATS & VALUE First basemen AGE TYPE CLUB OPTION WAR UZR/150 wOBA ISO Russell Branyan   34 2.8 2.4 0.368 0.269 Adam ...

Free Agent Market: First Basemen
mlbtraderumors.com 9/8/2009 — The free agent market for first basemen is lacking a monster bat, but there are some interesting names. Nick Johnson is one of the game's best at getting on base. His .421 OBP this year in 496 plate appearances for the Nationals and Marlins ...

Hot Stove Baseball Free Agent Tracker: 1B
baseballreflections.com 23 days ago — There aren’t many top first basemen available this year. Last year’s free agent class was led by Mark Teixeira , who was the top free agent according to the Elias rankings that determine pick compensation allocation for teams which sign multiple Type A free agents. Teixeira’s new team, the  ...

2009/2010 Free Agent Tracker: DH
baseballreflections.com 10/16/2009 — The designated hitter only applies to the American League , sorry National League fans. Love the position or hate it, it exists, and warrants its own free agent category. I hate it. I grew up with Edgar Martinez , perhaps the best designated hitter in the history of the position (is it ...

It's a trap !!! Russell Branyan
metsfever.blogspot.com 10/10/2009 — Russell Branyan is just the type of trap that the Mets seem to always fall for, a guy who had the prospect tag but never lived up to expectations, finally puts up solid numbers and the Mets choose to see him as a late bloomer instead just having a career year... In 1997 at AAA Branyan hit ...

Branyan Rejects One-Year Deal; Makes A Mistake?
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 11 days ago — According to various sources, Seattle Mariners free agent 1B Russell Branyan rejected a one-year deal from the Mariners. No terms of the deal have been disclosed, but Branyan rejected the deal because he feels he can get a multi-year deal on the open market.