Free Agents

Free-agent outfielder B.J. Upton, who was with the Rays for his entire career, has agreed to a five-year, $75.25 million contract with the Braves – it’s actually the largest free-agent contract in Braves history. Last season, Upton batted .246 with 28 dingers, 78 RBIs, and 31 stolen bases. [...]

Torii Hunter, a free agent, wants to play on a team that will get him to the World Series, but it seems as if he has quite a bit of options to choose from. Earlier this month, it was reported that the Red Sox, Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers, and even the Braves want Hunter, but according [...]

Back in April, when the Tigers were playing the Yankees on the road, Delmon Young had a bit of an incident with some Jews outside a Manhattan hotel. If you remember, it was 2:30 in the morning, and Young was in a drunken state. He decided to shout out an anti-Semitic slur at that group [...]

A source told John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus this week that Josh Hamilton is seeking a seven-year contract that’s worth $175 million. That’s exactly $25 million a year. Hamilton might have trouble finding a team that’s willing to make a long term commitment. He struggled to stay consistently healthy during his tenure with the Rangers, [...]

June 12, 2012 – Josh Dhani According to Gregor Chisolm of MLB.com, the Toronto Blue Jays have granted the request of Vladimir Guerrero to be released from his minor-league deal on Tuesday. Guerrero gave the Blue Jays two options: put him on the team in the big leagues, or release him. Toronto went with the [...]

June 11, 2012 – Josh Dhani The Chicago Cubs have now won the bidding to get 20-year-old Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler, according to ESPN Chicago. Soler will reportedly come to the US soon and then take his physical. Although the terms of his deal have not been released yet, it’s said that the rumored deal [...]

January 14, 2011 – Evan Hill Back in October I wrote a speculative piece on the top seven free agents of 2011, and where they might sign. I was right on a couple, and wrong on others (come on, nobody saw Jayson Werth signing with the Nats). Now that the big guns have all signed, [...]

November 8, 2010 – Michael Cahill As free agency opens in baseball we are reminded that there are only a few premium free agents, and fewer teams that have the money to acquire them. We expect Cliff Lee to make the biggest payday and we expect that the Yankees will be willing to break the [...]

October 12, 2010 – Evan Hill For the many of us who are hopelessly obsessed with the sport of baseball, the season is never over. Sure, the World Series will end and there won’t be a game of any importance until April of 2011, but that doesn’t stop the most devoted fans from scouring the [...]

December 2, 2009 – Casey Greer The market for starting pitchers is perhaps the most interesting, and arguably the most important market heading into any offseason. While casual baseball fans were given a crash course on Type A and B free agents last year, as there were some very high-profile free agents leaving mid-budget teams, [...]