short hops

  • How long until he tears up the ivy? The Chicago Cubs and Milton Bradley have agreed on a 3-year, $30 million dollar deal to bring...

  • The Reds are the proud new owners of Wily Taveras. Taveras was signed to a 2-year contract to fill the Reds’ need for a leadoff...

  • Case in point: the New York Yankees are going to trade their ‘Centerfielder of the future’ Melky Cabrera for a guy who is most likely...

  • So the Mets land K-Rod for 3 years, $37 million. Perhaps they learned about offering pitchers in their late 20’s and early 30’s long-term deals?...

  • Q & A with Kevin Goldstein, esteemed author for Baseball Prospectus.

  • Are you a bleacher bum? Are you a big league stat head? Well you can pre-order Baseball Prospectus 2009 right now, and while it won’t...

  • The Braves are trying to assemble a quality pitching staff. Just as they were finalizing a trade for Javier Vazquez, the Braves were preparing a...

  • Evan Longoria is your American League rookie of the year. Geovany Soto took it for the National League. It marks the first such award for...

  • Adam Dunn isn’t going to be playing ball in Arizona next year. “Adam will have a healthy market,” said Moorad, who also represented Dunn. “We...

  • He might be crushin’ in another big league city next year. The Milwaukee Brewers have indicated that they’re willing to listen to offers on first...

  • The Colorado Rockies are at least willing to listen to offers about Matt Holliday. If you’re the Cincinnati Reds and you want to pair a...

  • Tropicana Field will not die in vain. The Tampa Bay Rays do the undoable by winning game two 4-2, sending the series back to Philadelphia...