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Toronto Blue Jays Off Season Report
Toronto Blue Jays Off Season Report
Season Wrap Up The 2008 season found the Jays in 4th place behind the Rays, Red Sox and Yankees, but was not without its highlights. The pitching staff, despite injuries toJanssen and Halladay (to begin the year) and McGowan for good parts of the year, were still the best in the MLB with ...
Teams starting to make pitches
boston.com — Just as the Red Sox were announcing a new $40.5 million contract for Dustin Pedroia yesterday, baseball's... sputtering offseason finally began to whir. The pitching market began to develop, and the price appeared to be going up. (more) Teams starting to make pitches
Jayson Stark Blog
sports.espn.go.com — Posted by Jayson Stark The hot topic in baseball Thursday was which initial-laden free-agent starter will be... the first to sign -- A.J. Burnett or CC Sabathia ? For weeks now, I'd have guessed it would be Sabathia. But not anymore. I'm flip-flopping ... (more) Jayson Stark Blog
Braves make offer to free-agent pitcher Burnett
ajc.com — The Braves have made an offer to free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett, who is considered the second-best starter... available this offseason behind CC Sabathia. General Manager Frank Wren confirmed Thursday that an offer had been made to Burnett, who spent ... (more) Braves make offer to free-agent pitcher Burnett
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