Posts Tagged ‘Phillies’

2011 Free Agent All-Star Team

The following is a team comprising of the best of the available free agents in 2011.  Here we go. (ages are projected for 2011 season)

C- Victor Martinez- Age 32, 162 game averages- .297 AVG/20 HR/ 103 RBI-  V-Mart is…

Play?

The game I’m referring to of course is “What if the season ended today?”  Today’s specimen is the San Diego Padres.  Now I’m not condoning this as a means of predicting the future.  If living on the West Coast has…

Good Contract, Bad Contract? Pre-FA Extensions Struggling in April

In an effort to save some organizational dollars, we’ve recently witnessed a handful of MLB clubs sign their budding stars to multi-year extensions. The upside? The team saves a good chunk of change if their youngster continues to produce at…

Not-So-Preseason Predictions

I’ve just returned from my annual pilgrimage to New York for Opening Day in Flushing. Unfortunately I didn’t get my predictions up before the first pitch of the season.

So here goes with my picks…

Spring Fling: Phillies, A’s & Rays

Philadelphia Phillies (Bright House Field, Clearwater, FL) Built To Win? You bet. On paper the NL East is strong but the Phils are still the class of the division. The roster has undergone some minor re-tooling. Overall the core is…

Friday Free-Agent Chatter: Contreras, Tatis & Edmonds

The Philadelphia Phillies signed right-handed pitcher Jose Contreras yesterday for 2010, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The contract is worth $1.5 million. The Phillies plan to use Contreras out of the bullpen as a middle reliever. He’s…

Top 5 Free Agent Signings of Last Off-Season

1 Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees (8 years $180,000,000) The Yankees gave Teixeira the largest contract of the off-season. In response, he delivered the best 2009 season of any hitter from this free-agent class. Tex lead the American League…