Cardinals release Brad Thompson, make roster trims
baseballthinkfactory.org 21 days ago — In an attempt to cleanup their 40-man roster for the offseason, the St. Louis Cardinals made a series of moves this morning that included releasing reliever Brad Thompson. The roster moves started last night with Jarrett Hoffpauir being picked up ...

Blue Jays Claim Hoffpauir From Cardinals
mlbtraderumors.com 21 days ago — The Toronto Blue Jays claimed infielder Jarrett Hoffpauir off of waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. Left-handed pitcher Bill Murphy was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Hoffpauir. Hoffpauir, 26, is an intriguing ...

Yes, I’m Really Retiring
bugsandcranks.com 21 days ago — After a little over 32 months writing about professional baseball here at Bugs & Cranks, it’s clearly time to stop. I still love this site and the people who make it great, so I may stick around and cover amateur baseball, but I’m ...

Twigs For the Stove
seamheads.com 21 days ago — First off, congratulations to the Yankees. I’m not a Yankee hater, due to their tradition mainly. I’m not big on the fact that they spent so much and won, but when you look at how often they spent a ton and lost, you can see that’s not completely the reasoning. Besides, ...

The bad news sure can pile up
taoofstieb.blogspot.com 21 days ago — We've been otherwise engaged in earning a living for the past week, and so here we are, trying to sift through the piles of disconcerting and discouraging news from the past week. Frankly we don't even know where to begin, or whether if we've already whinged electronically about half this ...

Jays have interest in veteran trio — Major League Baseball News 21 days ago
Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has expressed an interest in bringing back catcher Rod Barajas and shortstops Marco Scutaro and John McDonald, all of whom can file for free agency.

World Series ratings rebound from '08 record low — Boston.com -- Baseball News 21 days ago
World Series television ratings bounced back from last year's record lows. The Yankees' six-game victory over the Phillies on Fox averaged an 11.7 rating and 19 share. That's the highest since a 15.8/26 in 2004, when the Red Sox swept the Cardinals to ...

Seven Cards file for free agency — Major League Baseball News 21 days ago
The offseason is officially under way. Seven members of the 2009 Cardinals filed for free agency on Thursday, the day after the World Series ends. It was the first day that potential free agents were able to file.

Millar takes plunge into free agency — Major League Baseball News 21 days ago
Veteran first baseman Kevin Millar filed for free agency on Thursday, becoming the first of four eligible Blue Jays to take a step toward the open market.

Yankees already favorites for 2010 — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 20 days ago
The Yankees haven't even gone down the Canyon of Heroes yet, but they've already been established as the World Series favorites in 2010. Courtesy of our friends at Bodog.com, here are the odds for the 2010 World Series. Odds to win the 2010 ...