Where Will The Rest Of Baseball’s Free Agents Land?
December 22, 2008
Total Pro Sports - So far the New York Yankees have flashed huge money at free agents, well over 200 million dollars to be exact, but don’t take that as proof that Baseball is safe from this economic recession we are going through. The Yankees may have shelled out that kind of outrageous money, but realize that their payroll is actually going down heading into 2009. Once Mark Teixeira signs look for players to have to settle for a lot less than what was first expected.
Let’s take a look at who’s still available, where they might sign and for how much.
Mark Teixeira, First Base - Teixeira has the best agent in the game in Scott Boras, but even he can’t get clients what they want in this economic time. He tried to bluff the Red Sox and it seems to have backfired. The Angels have stated they are out of the running because Owner Arte Moreno (easily the best owner in all of baseball) feels he’s being used by Boras to drive up Teixeira price. Teixeira has stated he wants to return closer to home on the east coast. This leaves the Orioles, Nationals and dark horse Yankees as teams in the running. Only the Yankees in that group offer a chance at winning in the near future other than the Red Sox.
Who he will sign with? New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox
The Yankees have to realize that if they sign Teixeira, it leaves the Red Sox with no other option on the market who will make a significant impact. The Sox will not sign Manny, who is the only other big power hitter on the market. If the Yankees were to sign Teixeira they would deal a serious blow to the Sox, and easily regain the pre-season edge in the AL East. On the other hand the Red Sox have to realize this as well, but the current economy might not allow them to make the final push to get this deal done.
What Money he will get? 7 years $160 Million, I don’t think he will get the 180-200 Million he desires.
2009 MLB Free Agent Projections
December 3, 2008
Total Pro Sports - Next week, in lovely Las Vegas, Nevada the Major League Baseball General Manager meetings will take place. This is where the top 2009 MLB Free Agents will be discussed and most likely have new teams after the meetings are done.
If you ask me Las Vegas is the #1 city in the world (Gambling, Alcohol and beautiful Women) how can you beat the those big three? Especially if you have money you can bet this time spent in Vegas will be 100 times better.
So do you think Las Vegas is good spot for the General Manager's to meet? People with money and Vegas are no to good mixtures. These meetings should be held in a location where nobody could get themselves into trouble, (Naples, Florida, Scottsdale Arizona, San Diego, California).
Hopefully by the end of these meetings we will see which teams will dig deep into their pockets to sign these 2009 MLB Free Agents.
Derek Lowe On The Mets Radar
October 24, 2008
Total pro Sports - When it comes to off season rumors and who teams are interested in is it not a surprise when you hear the New York Yankees and the New York Mets are courting top notch free agents? Surprise to some not to us!!!!!
If the MLB wants parody then they better find a way for large market teams as both the Yankees and Mets spend their money.
GO RAYS GO, It will be great for baseball if you win. From worst to first!!!!!!!
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The Mets New York Mets plan on targeting Derek Lowe and Brian Fuentes in the free agent market, an NL executive who has talked to team officials told the Post.
The Mets are promising to be creative and explore many avenues. But Lowe (a dependable innings eater) and Fuentes (a proven closer) fit the Mets' top two needs, and are going to be pursued by the organization this offseason.
Manny Ramirez To The Jays?
October 24, 2008
Total Pro Sports - If they want to take the shot, then why not? Look what Manny has done for the Doders ever since getting traded to the. After moving to the Dodgers in 53 games Manny hit an astounding .396 average, with 17 home runs and 53 RBI's.
The best part about all this is that Manny Ramirez mentioned before that he would be interested in playing for the Toronto Blue Jays........Go Figure!!!!!!
Is it worth $20 million plus a year, you be the judge?
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Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi, still hoping to bring back pitcher A.J. Burnett, told FoxSports.com yesterday that there is another high-profile player on his radar: Manny Ramirez.
"Manny is not priority No.1. I can't even say he's priority No.2," Ricciardi was quoted as saying.
"It would really be a long shot for us to bring him to Toronto. He's on our radar, but maybe not on our radar like some people will report. I don't see us getting involved in unbelievable, astronomical numbers. We would not go down that path," Ricciardi added.
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