I’m going to continue believing that the Ibanez talk is to try and drive Damon’s price down until they actually waste their money. Do all teams worry about their platoon DH’s and 5th outfielder’s defense? Shoulda had an intermission at some point in...

If that is a non-issue, then he’s the better bat of those available and he still has some speed and is still a smart baserunner. He otherwise is not needed defensively. The team is flexible enough to only need him in LF in an emergency. If he wants...

I’m hoping I am right and he resigns for something that doesnt break the bank. He’s not like other professional athletes coughDDcough Lake Forest, That’s what agents are for! Quick may not seem like the money guy, but his agent makes a living at...

CLEARWATER, Fla. No more posting fees. No more free agents jetting into Miami for a tour of the gleaming new Ballpark That Ozzie Guillen Didn't Build But Will Definitely Tweet In. No more surprise quizzes on the proper spelling of C-E-S-P-E-D-E-S. No...

I’m hoping I am right and he resigns for something that doesnt break the bank. He’s not like other professional athletes coughDDcough Lake Forest, That’s what agents are for! Which player, both are the same age, would you want? Rick Nash – 18 goals,...

Class A and AA last year and is a longshot bet to make the Mariners as quickly as this spring. Paxton told me that, while he barely pitched in 2010, he did work out extensively with lower level minor leaguers at a training facility in Aliso Viejo,...