Hot Stove League: The Insanity is Just Beginning
Jayson Werth landed the first big contract in free agency this winter. The consensus is that Werth is not even remotely worth the kind of deal he got, but is Cliff Lee really worth the amount of money he is about to sign for?
Categories: Baseball, Hot Stove League, Sports Tags: Baseball, Carl Crawford, Cliff Lee, Hot Stove League, Jayson Werth, MLB, Washington Nationals
MLB: Remember When…
Eric Engberg reminisces on some of the storylines from the beginning of this year and how things have changed since then. Do you remember when...
Categories: Baseball, Sports Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Chone Figgins, Cliff Lee, Colorado Rockies, David Ortiz, Ichiro Suzuki, Jason Bay, Jason Heyward, Joba Chamberlain, Johan Santana, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Omar Minaya, Phil Hughes, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tim Lincecum, Todd Helton
MLB: Handicapping the 2010 AL Cy Young Race
With the just a few weeks left in the season Eric Engberg checks in with his favorites to be in the running for the Cy Young Award when the season wraps up.
Categories: Baseball, Sports Tags: American League, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, C. C. Sabathia, Carl Pavano, Clay Buchholz, Cliff Lee, Cy Young Candidates, David Price, Felix Hernandez, Jon Lester, Minnesota Twins, MLB, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Phil Hughes, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Trevor Cahill
MLB: Cheers and Jeers From The Bleachers
With one week of the freshly minted baseball season in the books Eric Engberg is here to give his thoughts on the Cards, Red Sox, Mariners, and early season surprises, duds, and more.
Categories: Baseball, Sports Tags: Adam Wainwright, Adrian Beltre, Albert Pujols, Alex Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Barry Zito, Baseball, Ben Sheets, Boston Red Sox, Brad Penny, Carlos Lee, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chone Figgins, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Cliff Lee, Colby Rasmus, David Freese, David Ortiz, Doug Fister, Dustin Pedroia, Geoff Blum, Houston Astros, Hunter Pence, Ian Snell, Ichiro, J. D. Drew, Jaime Garcia, Jake Peavy, Jason Frasor, Jason Vargas, Javier Vazquez, Jon Lester, Jon Rauch, Jose Lopez, Josh Beckett, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Gregg, Mark Teixeira, Matt Garza, Matt Holliday, Mike Gonzalez, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Raul Ibanez, Roy Halladay, Ryan Howard, Ryan Ludwick, Ryan Madson, Ryan Rowland-Smith, San Francisco Giants, Scott Rolen, Seattle Mariners, Shanve Victorino, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
MLB: Breaking Down Halladay to Philly, Lee to Seattle
After months of speculation Toronto has apparently agreed to finally trade ace right-hander Roy Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for three prospects. The Phillies, in turn, have agreed to send ace lefty Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for three prospects. The deal is contingent upon Halladay agreeing to a contract extension with Philadelphia and passing a team physical.
Categories: Baseball, Hot Stove League, Sports, Trades Tags: Baseball, Brett Wallace, Cliff Lee, Hot Stove League, Juan Ramirez, Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor, MLB, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillippe Aumont, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis d'Arnaud, Tyson Gillies
MLB: Trade Deadline Winners and Losers
The trade deadline has come and passed for 2009 and there were some big names changing uniforms this week including a stunner that nobody saw coming. PopPickle is here to fill you in on who the winners and losers were at the deadline including a couple of teams that made some interesting moves to say the least.
Categories: Baseball, Sports, Trades Tags: Andy Pettite, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chien-Ming Wang, Cliff Lee, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Freddy Sanchez, J. A. Happ, Jake Peavy, Jarrod Washburn, Jason Bay, Joba Chamberlain, Kyle Drabek, Losers, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, Minnesota Twins, MLB, New York Yankees, Orlando Cabrera, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Garko, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Trade, Victor Martinez, Winners
MLB: Phillies and Indians Agree on Deal for Cliff Lee
After weeks of speculation as to whether the Phillies would land Roy Halladay or not ESPN is reporting that the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a deal that would send ace Cliff Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco to Philly in exchange for four prospects: Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, Jason Knapp, and Jason Donald.
Categories: Baseball, Sports, Trades Tags: Baseball, Ben Francisco, Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, J. A. Happ, Jason Donald, Jason Knapp, Kyle Drabek, Lou Marson, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Trade
