Clubs Buying Out Arbitration and Free Agent Years
bizofbaseball.com 4/22/2008 — For Evan Longoria, Christmas came early. After only seven days of Major League service, the Tampa Bay Rays third baseman signed a contract guaranteeing him $17.5 million over the next six years. The deal could be worth a total of $44 million over nine years if the club exercises certain options. Because Longoria didn’t begin the season in the Major Leagues, he ...

How many legit hitters do you see?
waitingfornextyear.com 4/22/2008 — Les Levine on the struggles of the Tribe’s offense…

Frank Thomas Suitors
mlbtraderumors.com 4/22/2008 — The Blue Jays are on the hook for the rest of Frank Thomas ' salary this year, making him a fine bargain for a team looking for a DH.  It seems that the signing team will not be liable for his 2009 vesting option.  As an injury-prone DH ...

Sheets' next start will be skipped
blogs.jsonline.com 4/22/2008 — The Brewers have decided to skip the next start of right-hander Ben Sheets to give him additional time to recover from tightness in his triceps. Sheets' next turn would have been Wednesday against Philadelphia but manager Ned Yost said this ...

Rosenthal's Latest: Gross, Rios, Perez
mlbtraderumors.com 4/22/2008 — The tireless Ken Rosenthal has another column up today . Not a whole ton in the way of trade rumors, but let's see what we can salvage from the article. The A's could be a team interested in trading for the Brewers' Gabe Gross , who is the likely ...

Pair of doubles lift Cards in ninth over Brewers — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 4/22/2008
Derrick Turnbow is finally throwing strikes now. Unfortunately for the Brewers, the Cardinals are well aware of that. Skip Schumaker ...

Yanks to see some old faces in the Windy City — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 4/22/2008
Greetings from the President’s Club in Terminal A at Newark Airport. Pleasure to be here. The Yankees’ April road journey continues today with the start of a three-game series at Comiskey Park against the White Sox, then they will travel to Jacobs ...

Crossman: Ten one-of-a-kind facts about the Brewers — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 4/22/2008
Every clubhouse is full of stories. The Brewers' has more than most. Fact 1 Man...

Crossman: Prince Fielder's legend just continues to grow — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 4/22/2008
Prince Fielder casts a LARGE shadow and delivers PRODIGIOUS blows for a Brewers team with BIG plans. And he does it all with a HUGE smile.

Indians put Westbrook on 15-day DL — FOXSports.com News for MLB 4/22/2008
Starter Jake Westbrook was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a pulled muscle in his side Tuesday, more trouble for the struggling Cleveland Indians. Westbrook, one of the few players the defending AL Central champions could count on so far this ...