This past offseason, we projected the salaries for 155 arbitration-eligible players who received one-year contracts. The results were significantly better than I expected. In my first article on the projections, I estimated that we would be within $700... »
Six years ago today, Julio Franco hit a pinch-hit home run for the Mets against the Padres in Petco Park. At 47 years and 240 days old, the blast made Franco the oldest player to ever hit a homer. He went on to hit two more homers in his career, extend... »
Scott Baker had Tommy John surgery on Tuesday according to LaVelle E. Neal III of The Star Tribune. He was supposed to have surgery on his flexor tendon, but Dr. David Altchek found damage to the ligament and repaired it. The Twins hold a $9.25MM club ... »
Let's take a look back at a week that was filled with contract extensions... The Indians extended franchise cornerstone Carlos Santana with a five-year deal that will guarantee the switch-hitting backstop $21MM. The contract has a club option for Santa... »
The Twins have claimed Clete Thomas off waivers from the Tigers, reports MLB.com's Jason Beck (on Twitter). The team confirmed the move and announced that they've placed Scott Baker on the 60-day DL to open a 40-man roster spot. Detroit designated Thom... »
Eight years ago today, Barry Bonds passed Willie Mays on the all-time home run list by taking Ben Ford of the Brewers deep. His 661st career blast put him in third place all-time. The ball was caught by the same fan in McCovey Cove who caught Bonds' 66... »
10:49am: Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times hears that the Mariners will not be signing Wuertz (Twitter link). Heyman confirms that there's no agreement in place (Twitter link). 10:22am: The Mariners have agreed to sign free agent reliever Michael Wuertz... »
A few items of note to share out of the Queen City ... The Reds funded Joey Votto's big contract extension with the $25MM per year they've received in revenue sharing over the past 10 years, writes Bill Madden of the New York Daily News. We've heard wh... »
Terry Ryan returned as Twins GM, attempting to keep his team afloat by dabbling in the middle of the free agent pool. Major League Signings Josh Willingham, LF: three years, $21MM. Jamey Carroll, SS: two years, $6.75MM. Includes $2MM club/player option... »
The Reds have claimed Alfredo Simon off of waivers from the Orioles, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun tweets. The Orioles had placed the 30-year-old right-hander on waivers over the weekend. Simon posted a 4.90 ERA with 6.5 K/9, 3.1 BB/9 and a 43% gro... »
Here's a look back at the original reporting and analysis from MLBTR's writing team this week.. Tim Dierkes reported that Red Sox lefty Jon Lester and Rangers reliever Mike Adams changed agencies to follow former SFX agent Josh Yates over to ACES. Our ... »
New Padres GM Josh Byrnes transformed the team with a series of bold trades. Major League Signings Mark Kotsay, OF/1B: one year, $1.25MM. Micah Owings, P: one year, $1MM. Arbitration eligible for 2013. Total spend: $2.25MM. Draft Picks Received: #33 an... »
The Twins are coming off the second-losingest season since moving to Minnesota in 1961, in part because they only got 21 starts out of Scott Baker. The right-hander has been a stabilizing force in their rotation over the last half-decade, though he's n... »
Twelve years ago today, the Cardinals traded Kent Bottenfield and Adam Kennedy to the Angels for Jim Edmonds. Edmonds went on to hit .285/.393/.555 in eight years with St. Louis, a stint that included six Gold Gloves, three All-Star Game appearances, t... »
The Marlins quieted skeptics by signing three of the top 20 free agents, improving the chances of a winning season under manager Ozzie Guillen as their new ballpark opens. Major League Signings Jose Reyes, SS: six years, $106MM. Includes $22MM club opt... »
