The first two picks from the 2009 MLB Amateur draft waited until there was just two minutes left until the signing deadline to ink deals with their respective clubs.
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As The Big Lead has pointed out many times this season, the big market teams are destroying the standings right now. Of the top seven teams salary wise, only the New York Mets are not realistically in their division or wild card race. Here is how the rest of those teams stack up: 1. [...] It took two tries to get Jake Peavy to the South side of Chicago, but getting Peavy at the last second before the 2009 MLB Non-Waiver Trade Deadline proved vital for the White Sox as their AL Central opponents had already been making moves to better their squads. With literally seconds to go before [...] The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded shortstop Jack Wilson and starting pitcher Ian Snell to the Seattle Mariners and second baseman Freddy Sanchez to the San Fransisco Giants. These two recent moves complete a line-up’s worth of trading that the Pirates have done over the past six seasons. Since 2003, the Pirates have traded a [...] Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder, and Adrian Gonzalez. While all first baseman, those are the NL sluggers that will be participating in the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby. It’s quite an impressive group, with Pujols having 32 jacks, Howard having 22, Fielder having 22 and Gonzalez having 24. However, it’s a different [...] The battle between the Washington Nationals and Stephen Strasburg‘s agent Scott Boras will begin tomorrow at 6 PM ET when Stephen officially becomes the number one pick in the draft. With Strasburg being a lock at number one, the rest of the draft is really up in the air, just like every other year. [...]
New York Yankees 5 – Cleveland Indians 2: Despite the bugs, Joba Chamberlain was able to deliver eight innings and five strikeouts for the Bronx Bombers. Joba also made a diving catch on a bunt attempt, which topped ESPN’s top ten. Unable to will his team to victory was Victor Martinez, hitting just one [...] We are only a week into the season, and there are already question marks popping up for teams. Most of those questions involve the guy who has been entrusted by the manager to get the final three outs of the game. Here are the guys who are already making their managers look bad for [...] |
     
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