There was a little flurry of activity in the last couple of days of 2008. Brian Fuentes is signing with the Angels. Brad Penny appears to be headed to Boston. ... Read More

The New York Yankees' spending spree is renewing the calls for a salary cap in baseball. The vast majority of fans seem to be for it. And at least one ... Read More

There is one more huge, impact name on the free agent scorecard. A player coming off a huge second half, leading his team to the playoffs. And yet, the suitors ... Read More

Merry Christmas, Yankees fans. As if most baseball fans needed a reason to hate the New York Yankees just a little bit more more, they've come to an agreement with Mark ... Read More

We're just a few days from the New Year's Day launch of the MLB Network, which will become baseball's official TV channel. If you're familiar with the NFL Network, it's roughly ... Read More

Just about all of us hate buying cars, playing that stupid game with the salesman and his boss and the financing guy. The key for the buyer is to be ... Read More

So many things can affect the wins and losses of a baseball team. There's clubhouse chemistry, injuries, the marital status of their owner... That last thing? That's a new one, but ... Read More

Most pitchers are well into their retirement years at age 45. But Phillies lefty Jamie Moyer is signing two-year contracts. Two years and $15 million, to boot. Not too shabby -- ... Read More

It didn't take long for the New York Mets' new $37 million closer, Francisco Rodriguez, to stir up the budding rivalry between the Mets and the world champs. “Of course we’re ... Read More

So much for that Dodgers prediction: CC Sabathia is about to be fitted for pinstripes. (A lot of pinstripes, as Sabathia, listed generously at 6-7 and 290 pounds, is probably ... Read More

Here comes the avalanche of free-agent signings, and the first domino was toppled by Francisco Rodriguez. The 26-year-old reliever, who had a record 62 saves last season with the Los Angeles ... Read More

Predictions for this week's winter meetings in Las Vegas: Somebody other than the San Francisco Giants will sign a free agent. Bob Howry? Nice move. Edgar Renteria? Ehhh... Scott Boras will be ... Read More

Greg Maddux, who will likely go down as the best pitcher of the final decade of the 20th century, will announce his retirement on Monday at the winter meetings in ... Read More

It's been a horrible week for the Toronto Blue Jays. On Monday, team owner Ted Rogers, the founder of Rogers Communications Inc., died at age 75. The very next day, the ... Read More

Teams went through the formality of offering arbitration to their players this week, but there is a calculated risk. Under baseball's free agent rules, when players are offered arbitration, teams are ... Read More