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This is a totally unsubstantiated rumor but I’ve heard that Vlad Guerrero is having a physic done for the Tigers. Anyone else in the know about this?

The Orioles made another addition to their staff and they signed oft injured Justin Duchscherer to a one year, incentive laden deal.  His base salary is $700,000 but he could earn up to as much as $4.5 million if he pitches well all year.  Duchschere…

I’ve been a fan of Ryan Strieby for a few years now.  Way back when I was working on Tigers prospect lists, I took some heat for including him in there and was vindicated when he had a stellar season in 2008.  Injuries have plagued him though a…

After 1923, Yankees fans weren’t too used to World Series droughts but that’s what they had to go through in the last 1950s into 1960.  The Yankees won in 1958, went to the World Series and lost to the Pirates in 1960 so heading into 1961,…

Luis Gonzalez was one of the best hitters for the Diamondbacks in their short history and he’s well known for that big hit in 2001 World Series.  That probably went a long way towards him being named the All Star Game ambassador when the Diamond…

There have been a lot of rumors surrounding Chone Figgins and whether he’ll be with the Mariners in 2011.  Still, Figgins appears to want to stick with the Mariners and at least for the time being, the team appears to want to keep him.  The Mar…

Baseball America released their top ten Giants prospects list.  Of course the Giants have a ton of young talent but a lot of the top talent has found it’s way to the big league club.  At the top of the list is first baseman Brandon Belt.  This…

The Indians look like they’re headed for a rough season.  With a three headed monster in the division of the Tigers, White Sox and Twins, it looks like the Indians might be fighting the Royals for the bottom again.  With that, the Indians have …

A few years back, MacDougal was a hard throwing right hander who closed for the Kansas City Royals and had some nice seasons for the Chicago White Sox.  He had a really rough year for the Cardinals last year but the Dodgers look like they’re goi…

Looks like he’s going to the Diamondbacks.  More to follow.

Baseball America put out their list of the Diamondbacks top ten prospects and at the top of the list is right hander Jarrod Parker.  The D-Backs first round pick in 2007, and he missed all of 2010 after Tommy John surgery.  Parker has the distinction…

Kevin Goldstein unveiled his list of the top eleven Rockies’ prospects the other day.  The Rockies have a couple of blue chips but then it thins out pretty quick.  Coming in at number one is their first pick from 2009, Tyler Matzek.  The lefth…

The Orioles are supposedly close to signing Vlad Guerrero to one year deal.  No details on how much money he’d make, but he’d make a nice addition to the lineup that already has Derrek Lee in the mix so this would be another nice, low risk…

Vernon Wells has been one of the Jays best players for most of the past decade and while he was always one of my favorites, I like this deal.  Wells was set to make $86 million over the next four years and while I’m sure the Angels got some mone…

The Angels struck out in the free agent signing season but they eventually got a big bat they wanted, sort of.  They traded Juan Rivera and Mike Napoli to the Jays for All Star Vernon Wells.  Vernon had a come back season last year and he belted 31 h…

They may be old, but this is an interesting move.  After seeing free agent after free agent leave the team, the Rays signed aging veterans Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon for a combined $7.25 million this year.  They’re both one year deals so th…

Following an off-season of ups(Signing top free agent LH SP Cliff Lee) and downs(losing respected clutch performer RF Jayson Werth to the Washington Nationals), the Philadelphia Phillies approach spring training with no major needs. Rightfield is the o…

With a huge trade followed by a contract extension for all star 2B Dan Uggla , not a whole lot of news with the Braves. As a reporter with in this division(Covered the New York Mets in 09-10) , let me tell you what a great acquisition this was for the …

With the underrated signing of veteran 1B Adam Laroche last week, the Washington Nationals enter the 2011 season with the best infield group the organization has fielded in recent memory. 2nd year SS Ian Desmond, all star 3b Ryan Zimmerman and late sea…

A busy offseason featuring both a major trade and free agent signings could see almost a third of the 2011 Marlins roster  be newcomers to South Florida. 2B Omar Infante and LH RP Michael Dunn both came from Atlanta via the Dan Uggla trade while C Joh…

I only half the story this morning because the Tigers not only inked Armando Galarraga to a one year, $2.3 million deal, they also designated him for assignment.  I’ve had a few people ask me why they’d sign him then designate but it looks…

The Reds avoided going to arbitration Monday after signing 2010 MVP First Baseman Joey Votto to a new contract. The contract is a three-year deal for $38 Million. This is a substantial increase over the $525,000 that Votto made in 2010. Votto shouldn&#…

My analysis is coming later but the Tigers signed Armando Galarraga to a one year deal. This also keeps Dave Dombrowski perfect since coming on board with Detroit because he’s never gone to an arbitration hearing.

The A’s further strengthed their bullpen by signing left hander Brian Fuentes to a two year deal. Last week is was Grant Balfour and this week it’s former closer Fuentes.  Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed and he gives the A’…

The Twins locked up infielder Alexi Casilla to a one year deal and avoided arbitration with him in his first year of eligiblity.  The final tally is $865,000 which is a decent amount for a guy who’s played four seasons with the team.  He’…

The Blue Jays inked relief pitcher Carlos Villaneuva to a one year, $1.415 million deal and in the process, they avoided arbitration with the right hander.  Villaneuva came over from the Brewers for the infamous player to be named later after he had o…

The Cubs inked Geovany Soto to a one year, $3 million deal and in the process, they avoided arbitration with the backstop.  Soto hasn’t been able to find the stick that helped him win the Rookie of the Year back in 2008 but his 2010 wasn’t…

One of my plans for 2011 is, now that I have a little more freedom of movement, to hit up a new ballpark each month.  April will probably be tough with tax deadlines that month but beginning with May, I’d like to do some short road trips.  I…

This was more a matter of how much rather than if because getting Votto locked up was a neccesity. The final damage is a three year, $38 million deal that gives the Reds some price certainty for the time being. I really like this deal because if Votto …

Beginning in 2009 the Royals were Bruce Chen’s tenth major league team during his career.  Now the Royals signed him to a one year, $2 million deal and he’ll join Jeff Francis in the Royals rotation in 2011.  This is only the second time …