fangraphs.com - 11/14/2008
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With free agency kicking off tomorrow, the off season is just about to kick into high gear. Teams are going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire new talent, and potential contenders are going to be trading away young players to acquire the proven star to put them over the top. If ...
The 2007-08 Winter Trading Season in Review
baseballanalysts.com 10/28/2008 — With the World Series underway it means that the off-season is not far off. In baseball, though, the off-season is never a quiet one; there is always something going on. Last year, the stretch from November to February was a busy time with a number ...
For free-agent pitchers, it's buyer beware
boston.com 11/12/2008 — History has shown that mediocre pitching (or worse) can carry a very steep price on the free-agent market, which is why Theo Epstein appears content to let other clubs make the mistakes.
The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
athleticsnation.com 11/10/2008 — So the A's have acquired a big bat in the Rockies Matt Holliday . And he's right-handed. And he's young. The A's haven't acquired someone like this since they landed Jermaine Dye and they had Giambi and Dye powering them towards ...
A’s Inch Closer on Environmental Impact Report for Ballpark Development
bizofbaseball.com 11/20/2008 — Over a year and a half in the making, the A's have finally seen some movement on the long-awaited Environmental Impact Report process for the proposed 32,000 seat facility located on 226-acres of land in the Pacific Commons area in Fremont. (see details and computer renderings of Cisco Field)
Sabathia's Future? Look to the Past
nydailynews.com 12/3/2008 — A year ago, the big name on the pitching market was not a free agent, but a trade candidate, Johan Santana. As the Santana sweepstakes heated up, I wrote an entry for this blog asking a very simple question, Is Johan Santana worth it? The answer I ...
A's Set To Trade For Holliday
sfgate.com 11/10/2008 — Holliday, who will be a free agent after the season, would provide Oakland with the big bat the club has been seeking for the middle of the lineup. The trade could be official as soon as Tuesday. A's left-hander Greg Smith said he will fly to Denver ...
Phils not favored to repeat | Philadelphia Daily News | 11/04/2008
philly.com 11/4/2008 — Yes, the 2009 odds to win the World Series are out already, courtesy of Bodog. No, the defending world champions are not favored to defend. With that: Boston Red Sox 11/2 New York Yankees 6/1 Chicago Cubs 15/2 Los Angeles Angels 17/2 New York Mets ...
Huston Street to the Tigers?
spotstarters.com 11/2/2008 — The Oakland Athletics have been one of the model baseball franchises over the past fifteen years, both figuratively and literally. You know how a lot of teams now focus on adding guys who can get on base while building their farm system (the Red Sox ...
It May Be Time To Bid Lowe
athleticsnation.com 11/12/2008 — As wretched as the A's offense has been lately and as solid as the pitching has been for years, it is counter-intuitive to think that if the A's plan to contend in 2009 they most urgently need to use their resources to add a starting pitcher, not ...
Evaluating CarGo
fangraphs.com 11/12/2008 — On Monday, we looked at Matt Holliday ’s potential value to the A’s, and how his acquisition could boost Oakland’s chances for the postseason in 2009. We know the A’s are getting a good player. But what about the Rockies? Is ...
