Divorce takes a bite out of both SoCal NL franchises’ future commitments.
Sometimes teams have to bite the bullet and pay players just to go away.
A look at the division that houses the game’s biggest spenders.
Welcome to the odd fistful of clubs that has payrolls which fit in anyone’s budget.
The day is dawning when the Cardinals must re-sign Albert Pujols and the Brewers must do the same with Prince Fielder.
Starting in the middle, a six-part evaluation of the payroll picture of the 30 clubs.
The arbitration case of Tim Lincecum figures to become another record set by the Giants’ superstar.
Baseball’s rumor mill got an early kick-start last week when the San Diego Padres reached an agreement to trade ace right-hander Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox. The news was not welcome for Peavy’s fantasy owners. The 2007 Cy Young award winner had thrived at San Diego’s Petco Park, baseball’s best environment for pitchers….
Last year, before his team’s magical 2008 season began, Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon gave his players t-shirts featuring an unlikely mathematical message: “9 = 8.” Nine players, playing hard for nine innings each game, could make the Rays one of the eight clubs to reach the post-season, he told the team. After Tampa…
Bio: Hi, I’m Jeff Euston. I’m a fan who follows baseball from a cul-de-sac in Kansas. I also track the market for MLB players at Cot’s Baseball Contracts. If I win, I would hope it’s because I’ve dared to write about the Nationals and I’ve written something worth reading. Entry: Payroll by Position We’re not…