Posts Tagged ‘arbitration’

Sabathia’s Market Not So Super

According to MLB.com, Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim GM Tony Reagin’s focus is still Mark Teixeira and not CC Sabathia.  Proof: Reagins made it clear that Teixeira remains No. 1 on the club’s list of targets, with everything else lining up behind the power-hitting first baseman...
December 3rd, 2008 | Columns | Read More

Varitek is Worth the Gamble?

In a moment of desperatation to come up with some baseball news today, I stumbled upon this piece at the Boston Globe: The Red Sox offered arbitration to two of their free agents, catcher Jason Varitek and pitcher Paul Byrd, before last night’s midnight deadline to do so. Varitek and Byrd are the...
December 2nd, 2008 | Columns | Read More

Cashman Explains

Here’s a few words from Sir Brian Cashman about why the Yankees didn’t offer arbitration to anyone: “The determination we made today was to make sure that we control what amount we’d be spending at least in the event that we’re fortunate enough to bring those players back… We...
December 1st, 2008 | Columns | Read More

No Soup For Anyone

ESPN, SI, and my grandmother are now reporting that the Yankees offered arbitration to none of their eight free agents.   The Cashman said: “The determination that we made today was to make sure we control what amount we’d be spending.  We did not want to put ourselves in a position of...
December 1st, 2008 | Columns | Read More

What To Do About Abreu

Word is buzzing that the Yankees are getting cold feet about offering Bobby Abreu arbitration.  Mr. Abraham lays it out for us again: The slow market seems to be causing some consternation. Bobby Abreu, for instance, doesn’t have any offers in hand. Might he accept a one-year offer from the Yankees? Abreu...
December 1st, 2008 | Columns | Read More

Yankees Arbitration Rumination

You never used to hear that much about team’s offering free agents arbitration.  Now you hear it every year, presumably because people actually treat the draft like it’s important.  Imagine that.  Or it could be the fact that these guys get ridiculous money for amateurs. So, why should...
November 30th, 2008 | Columns | Read More