If there is anything equivalent to a nuclear bomb in Phillies-world, the New York Mets acquiring the game's best pitcher -- Johan Santana -- was it. Read more »
Baseball Analysis
Santana Shuts The Door
What May Have Been.. Dwight Gooden
Dwight Gooden combined a high 90?s fastball with a lethal curveball to become one of baseball?s best arms and a pitcher who was destined for the Hall of Fame. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Tulowitzki Signs Record Contract
Why exactly did the Colorado Rockies sign Troy Tulowitzki to a six-year, $31 million record contract despite having less than two years of MLB service? Read more »
The Future Of The Pirates: A Sinking Ship Or Buried Treasure?
In recent seasons, any small market team that has done well because a primary focus on maintaining a strong farm system. That is something that the 68-win Pirates of 2007, do not currently possess. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Pena Avoids Arbitration
Carlos Pena had the 18th highest season FIC total where he played to a $14 million salary and a Reina Value of 1,650%. He has been rewarded with a three-year, $24 million contract. Read more »
How Much This Year's Free Agent Class Was Really Worth
Teams overpay in free agency. Almost without fail, this happens. In this year's class, which included Alex Rodriguez, Andruw Jones, Torii Hunter, Mike Lowell, Mariano Rivera and others, which players will have the best value? Read more »
Grading The Deals: 3B Swap And Kotsay To Atlanta
While the A's continued their fire sale by sending Mark Kotsay to the Braves, the Blue Jays and Cardinals exchanged third basemen as Scott Rolen and Troy Glaus will be trading uniforms. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Cameron To The Brewers
Mike Cameron will be penciled in at the six or seven hole and have a .265 average with 20 home runs, and 90 RBI with 10 stolen bases, as well as an above-average centerfield. Read more »
The MLB Reina Value
The NBA Reina Value was recently released, and we have also created a similar contract valuation system for the MLB. Hanley Ramirez and Prince Fielder were two of the biggest bargains, but even Alex Rodriguez outperformed his contract in 2007. Read more »
Developing The Prospects
Current Tribe GM Mark Shapiro is taking a different approach from his trigger happy predecessor John Hart, as he has stockpiled his farm system and even dealt away veterans for prospects. With so much of that young talent already in Cleveland, who are the blue chippers that remain on the farm? Read more »
Grading The Deal: White Sox Pay A Fortune For Swisher
Nick Swisher hit 13 fewer homeruns in 2007, but the A's were still able to convert him into Chicago's two best pitching prospects. Read more »
Same Talk, New Walk: Hank?s New Plan
The newest Steinbrenner stealing the headlines isn?t everyone?s favorite grumpy, turtle-necked owner. This proclamation came straight out of the mouth of the new ?boss? of the Yankees, and though he may share his father?s sharp tongue and penchant for aviator sunglasses, Hank Steinbrenner is not his father. Read more »
Recent World Series Champs Struggling To Keep Pace
A year is a long time in baseball. Just ask Kenny Williams and Walt Jocketty. Read more »
Hypocrisy?
This article about what are performance enhancing drugs and what aren't first appeared on RealGM back on May 28th, 2006. Because of what learned in the Mitchell Report, we thought it would be an appropriate time to revisit the piece. Read more »
Looking Into The Names
We?ve taken the liberty of separating the more famous names from the Mitchell Report into three different categories: The Obvious, The Surprising and The Unnecessary. Read more »
How Do You Say ?Advertising? In Japanese?
Adobataijingu. That?s the rough enunciation of ?advertising? in Japanese. It?s tougher to say than Fukumori or Fukudome, but it's more applicable to today?s market in which teams pour money into foreign players for what they can also bring off the field. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Cubs Sign Fukudome
In his nine year career, Kosuke Fukudome has hit .305 with 192 home runs. He will be a power threat for the Cubs, but will also be able to hit for average and use his speed, a la Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Tejada Traded To Houston
For Houston, this deal has plenty of plusses. They don't trade any of their top prospects, and in return they get Tejada, who with Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee, will make up one of the better 3-4-5 in all of baseball. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Aaron Rowand Signs With Giants
In their first move to reshape their offense without Barry Bonds, the Giants signed Aaron Rowand to an affordable five-year, $60 million contract. Read more »
Grading The Deals: Bradley, Lo Duca And Wolf
As we all await the outcome of the bigger storylines, Milton Bradley signed with the Rangers, Paul Lo Duca stays in the NL East with the Nationals and Randy Wolf heads a two hours south to San Diego. Read more »