Why Byrd over Reed?
Jim Hendry went to the free agent market to get his center fielder for 2010. Marlon Byrd was signed this week to a 3-year contract worth $15 million. I took a look at his stats and was astonished by how close his numbers are to that of now former Cub Reed Johnson. Nearly every category [...]
January 2, 2010
Tags: contract, Gary Matthews Jr, Mark DeRosa, Marlon Byrd, Reed Johnson, Rudy Jaramillo Posted in: biz of baseball, Hot Stove, Jim Hendry, players, roster, stats 
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DeRosa is no Six Million Dollar Man
Today the San Francisco Giants made former Cub Mark DeRosa the six million dollar man – per year. I like DeRo plenty, but 6mil is a big payday for a guy like him. He has made just over $15 million in his professional baseball career (in salary, exluding endorsements). Today he signed a 2-year deal [...]
December 29, 2009
Tags: Aramis Ramirez, contract, free agent, Mark DeRosa, San Francisco Giants Posted in: biz of baseball, Hot Stove, players One Comment
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