The deadline to file for free agency in the MLB was November 19. At that point, 171 players had filed. Teams had until midnight last night to offer arbitration to the players who had filed for free agency and most recently played a professional season for that particular team. Out of the 171 players who […]
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Back in 2007, Andruw Jones was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers for a two-year, $36.2 million contract. During the second year of his contract, Jones was released by LA and picked up by the Texas Rangers. Jones was recently signed (after this past season) by the Chicago White Sox for a one-year deal worth $500,000 with […]
Apparently the recession is finally hitting the Bronx Bombers. After spending $429 million last season for four players, the Yankees are not willing to match that number for next season. Yesterday, the Yankees GM Brian Cashman said he won’t meet with the Steinbrenner’s until next week to discuss the payroll, but that regardless, he isn’t […]
Scott Boras and company have landed another top MLB client. Two league sources confirmed that Mike Gonzalez of the Atlanta Braves has switched to Scott Boras, leaving Dan Lozano of the Beverly Hills Sports Council. According to Mark Bowman of MLBBlogs, the move to Boras is not suspected to cause any problems between Gonzalez and […]
Tim Hudson and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a 3-year/$28 million contract yesterday. Hudson agreed to take a pay cut in order to stay with the Braves, since he is from Alabama, which I guess it close enough to ATL. Here is how the contract is laid out: 2010 – $9 million 2011 – $9 […]
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The World Series Defense
The New York Yankees have won their 27th World Series championship and are now looking to lock up some key free agents in hopes of defending the trophy. However, the title of this article has nothing to do with the Yankees defending their title and winning number twenty-eight. Those of you who watch the show […]
Ken Griffey Jr. is proclaimed by his Seattle Mariners team as the “world’s best teammate.” After his contract expired this past season, the Seattle Mariners invited him back for his 22nd season in the majors. Although not finalized yet, sources say that Griffey will be signed to a contract close to the one he signed […]
Mark Kotsay has inked a new deal with the Chicago White Sox on November 5th (15 days before he is slated to become a free agent and hit the open market). According to RotoWorld.com (my #1 source for contract info), Kotsay and the Sox agreed to a 1-year, $1.5 million contract. This contract total was […]
This is my first post on Sports Agent Blog after getting my start at Entertainment Agent Blog. Being from outside the Philadelphia area, I’m heartbroken the Phillies lost to the Yankees. But now that the season is over, the Phillies should reflect on their season and think about who will be returning next year. The […]
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The Phillies Get Defeated
After a 8-6 win in game one of the NLCS last night, the defending World Series Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, haven’t had to deal with many defeats this season…until last week. They were defeated by a 12 year old girl for possession of Ryan Howard’s 200th home run ball. If you haven’t heard about the […]