The Detroit Tigers announced this morning that they have released future Hall of Famer Gary Sheffield (OF/DH) when he was just one home run shy of becoming the 25th player in MLB history to hit 500 home runs.
Sheffield says that he is still in excellent shape and insists that he can still play the outfield if a National League team were interested. With 500 home runs on the horizon he could be an interesting pickup for a team that needs help selling tickets and some offense. He says that he prefers the Rays. Look for the Marlins, Blue Jays, Padres, Astros, Giants and perhaps even the Pirates to get involved.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Chipper Jones Sign Extension
Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves have signed a 3 year extension. The deal will take the two parties through 2013 and will be worth more then $40 million.
Trevor Hoffman Injured
Word out of Milwaukee Brewers camp is that Closer Trevor Hoffman will start the season on the disabled list. My speculation is that Charlie Villanueva will serve as the Closer until Hoffman returns.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Phillies News
We found out today that Cole Hamels (Philadelphia Phillies, SP) will not be ready for opening day. I suspect that he will miss two, three starts maybe. Don't be afraid to draft him in fantasy leagues because of this injury. Word out of Phillies camp is Joe Blanton is going to be the opening day starter.
Quick News
Just thought I would mention some things I saw today. The Tampa Bay Rays released Morgan Ensberg today after he hit .227 in 50 plate appearances this spring. Also Marcus Giles of the Philadelphia Phillies and David Newhan of the Huston Astros were released.
On a side note it appears that Brad Wilkerson (Boston Red Sox, OF,1B) will not make the team, and he will probably choose to become a free agent.
On a side note it appears that Brad Wilkerson (Boston Red Sox, OF,1B) will not make the team, and he will probably choose to become a free agent.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
2009 Predictions!
Today I will make my beginning of the year predictions for American League. Feel free to post your own predictions.
America League:
East Winner: Tampa Bay Rays Central Winner: Cleavland Indians
West Winner: L.A. Angles Wild Card Winner: Boston Red Sox
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore (Clevland Indians, CF)
AL Rookie of the Year: David Price (Tampa Bay Rays, SP)
AL CY Young: Josh Beckett (Boston Red Sox, SP)
AL HR Leader: Josh Hamilton (Texas Rangers, CF)
AL AVG Leader: Coco Crisp (Kansas City Royals, CF)
AL RBI Leader: Mark Teixeira (New York Yankees, 1B)
AL Wins Leader: Chein-Ming Wang (New York Yankees, SP)
AL ERA Leader: Josh Beckett (Boston Red Sox, SP)
AL Strike Out Leader: Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners, SP)
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Andruw Jones (Texas Ranger, OF)
Watch out for: Hideki Matusi (New York Yankees, DH/OF), Brad Penny (Boston Red Sox, P), Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners, DH)
Three Players to Watch:
Carlos Gomez (Minnesota Twins, CF)
Nick Markakis (Baltimore Orioles, RF)
Brett Gardner (New York Yankees, CF)
Outside Chance:
The Kansas City Royals have all the makings of a playoff contender. A lot of people don't like the moves that they did this winter, I am not one of them. I think Coco Crisp and Kyle Farnsworth will flourish in a small market like they did once before. Mike Jacobs adds power to the middle of a lineup that really needed it. The key to this teams success is going to be starters Zach Greinke and Kyle Davies if they can live up to there potential and put together strong season look for this team come October.
There is also a chance that Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox continues to come into his own and put up tremendous numbers. Look for him to be in the running for the AL home run lead and possibly the AL MVP chase.
America League:
East Winner: Tampa Bay Rays Central Winner: Cleavland Indians
West Winner: L.A. Angles Wild Card Winner: Boston Red Sox
AL MVP: Grady Sizemore (Clevland Indians, CF)
AL Rookie of the Year: David Price (Tampa Bay Rays, SP)
AL CY Young: Josh Beckett (Boston Red Sox, SP)
AL HR Leader: Josh Hamilton (Texas Rangers, CF)
AL AVG Leader: Coco Crisp (Kansas City Royals, CF)
AL RBI Leader: Mark Teixeira (New York Yankees, 1B)
AL Wins Leader: Chein-Ming Wang (New York Yankees, SP)
AL ERA Leader: Josh Beckett (Boston Red Sox, SP)
AL Strike Out Leader: Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners, SP)
AL Comeback Player of the Year: Andruw Jones (Texas Ranger, OF)
Watch out for: Hideki Matusi (New York Yankees, DH/OF), Brad Penny (Boston Red Sox, P), Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners, DH)
Three Players to Watch:
Carlos Gomez (Minnesota Twins, CF)
Nick Markakis (Baltimore Orioles, RF)
Brett Gardner (New York Yankees, CF)
Outside Chance:
The Kansas City Royals have all the makings of a playoff contender. A lot of people don't like the moves that they did this winter, I am not one of them. I think Coco Crisp and Kyle Farnsworth will flourish in a small market like they did once before. Mike Jacobs adds power to the middle of a lineup that really needed it. The key to this teams success is going to be starters Zach Greinke and Kyle Davies if they can live up to there potential and put together strong season look for this team come October.
There is also a chance that Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox continues to come into his own and put up tremendous numbers. Look for him to be in the running for the AL home run lead and possibly the AL MVP chase.
Welcome!
This is the first post on my brand new blog about any and all things baseball. I will try to focus on news, predictions and general things that I notice rather than talk about steroids and scandals. However if it is huge news, I will probably throw up a quick post. My name is Josh I am a huge Red Sox fan and have been my entire life. I am pretty fair about the things I say and actually get criticized by other Red Sox fans for not being more biased. I encourage everyone to give me your opinions, let me know if you think I am wrong and post any news you may hear.
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