Whirlwind courtship ends with Hunter in Angels' OF

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Good morning
Published 11/26/2007 by Beau Dure at Sports Scope
... . - Find out how Torii Hunter picked a new team . In a mere couple of hours, we'll have the updated bracket for our hypothetical college football playoff.

Valuing Torii Hunter’s Deal
Published 11/26/2007 by JC at Sabernomics
... . Generally considered to be the best of the three top free agent center fielders—an assessment with which I disagree—Hunter agreed to a five-year, $90 million contract with the LA Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday. ...

Links of the Day
Published 11/27/2007 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... Wood to a deal that actually makes sense. Wow. (Bugs & Cranks) Cooper Manning is better than Eli Manning. (Hugging Harold Reynolds) There is no such thing as a moral victory in sports, including for the Philadelphia Eagles’ near win over the Patriots. (Larry Brown Sports) My favorite baseball quote ever. Is it really still November? It seems like an eternity since baseball ended. (Center Field) Two Torii Hunter links. USA Today did a great story detailing how the Hunter signing happened, and ...

Angels Sign Hunter
Published 11/28/2007 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... Serious catch-up mode here. Free agent center fielder Torii Hunter has signed with the Angels. The deal is 5 years, $90 million, which is just nuts for a 32-year-old with a career OBP of .324. Hey, at least it’s not my money. ...

Season's Meetings: Day 3: Eastern front quiet; Kenny not
Published 12/6/2007 by Jim at Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog
... . Like the All-Star guards that signed elsewhere, Hunter, too, spurned Chicago. Unfortunately, the front office has been so noticeably distraught by Hunter's change of heart that it overwhelms the notion that the Sox are much better off without his salary on their ledger. They've been described as bothered , ...

Pitching Fuels Rangers’ 6-3 Victory Over Dangerous Rays
Published 6/9/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... buried deep underneath a massive pile of league-wide notes: A comparison that might surprise you: Milton Bradley (.340-.456-.640) vs. Josh Hamilton (.315-.362-.596); Bradley leads the A.L. in OPS and Hamilton is second, but Hamilton is receiving far more attention. Here’s another: Aaron Rowand (.330-.396-.526) vs. Torii Hunter (.268-.335-.442). Rowand went for $30 million less than Hunter as a free agent last off-season . . . Thank you, Torii Jr. Scout.com’s Jason Cole is reporting that the Texas Rangers ...