Given their unlikely hot start to the season, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports that the Florida Marlins (of the $22M team payroll) may actually look to add veterans as the trade deadline approaches if their success continues. Frisaro write that “a high-ranking team source on Friday said the team would seriously entertain making moves to upgrade in […]
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According to Juan C. Rodriguez of The Florida Sun-Sentinel, Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez has “told an acquaintance he has agreed to the framework of a six-year, $70 million extension.”
The contract, which is pending a physical and will not be announced until at least early next week, would rank as the largest contract in the Marlins […]
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MLB.com is reporting that the Florida Marlins and San Diego Padres are interested in recently released outfielder Jacque Jones.
Jones, who was recently DFA’d by Detroit, got off to a slow start with the Tigers, batting .165 (13-for-79) with just one home run, one triple, two doubles and five RBIs. He has a less than stellar career OBP of .327, […]
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According to mlb.com, outfielder Josh Willingham of the Florida Marlins has been placed on the 15-day DL retroactive toApril 8th, due to lower back soreness. Willingham has been hot to start the year, batting .341 with 6 homers and 16 RBIs. The Marlins have managed to hang tight in the N.L. East race thus far, […]
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In keeping with today’s trend of dollar signs, Yahoo Sports! released a piece today (citing Forbes magazine) detailing how much each major-league franchise is worth. No real shocker that the Yankees were at the top of that list, valued at $1.306 billion, a rise of 9 percent from the previous year. The Bronx Bombers were […]
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The 2008 payrolls were released earlier this month by Major League Baseball, and there were a few surprises. What isn’t much of a surprise is that the New York Yankees were once again #1 on that list, topping $209 million (yet another payroll record).
Of interest though is that both the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets have leap-froged the […]
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UPDATE: (4/8, 10:25am EST) - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the Phillies will pay Wes Helms’ entire 2008 salary as part of this trade. Not a bad deal for Florida, who will only have to pay Helms’ $750K buyout next winter (or excerise a $3.75M club option, but this is the Marlins so let’s […]
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The voters have spoken and ”Florida Fleeces Their Fans” can now be called the worst fleece of this past offseason. Congratulations to Marlins management for this Golden Fleece Award. Your fleecing of your own fanbase has been voted the largest fleece of the winter. MLB Fleece Factor sure hopes you’re proud of yourself.
For those that are just tuning in, on March 24th […]
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REMINDER: Today is the last day to vote for The Golden Fleece Award of this past offseason. It is a close battle between the two fleeces, so make sure to get your vote on and spread the word!
On March 24th, MLB Fleece Factor kicked off the 2008 Sweet Sixteen of Offseason Fleeces. This tournament - whose winner will be […]
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REMINDER: Don’t forget to vote in our FINAL FOUR OF OFFSEASON FLEECES! We have some very close ballgames below that will be determined by late voters. Polls close tonight.
On March 24th, MLB Fleece Factor kicked off the 2008 Sweet Sixteen of Offseason Fleeces. This tournament - whose winner will be determined by you - is Fleece […]
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On March 24th, MLB Fleece Factor kicked off the 2008 Sweet Sixteen of Offseason Fleeces. This tournament - whose winners will be determined by you - is Fleece Factor’s version of the NCAA March Madness Tournament. The last FLEECE standing in this tournament will be awarded the 2008 Offseason Golden Fleece Award.
After an incredibly impressive turnout for first […]
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Because March Madness shouldn’t just be for college hoops fans…
MLB Fleece Factor introduces the Sweet Sixteen of Offseason MLB Fleeces!
We’ve set up the brackets, and we’re leaving it up to you to determine the winner of this honor…let’s call it the 2008 Offseason Golden Fleece Award!
Here’s a complete set of brackets for you:
Click Here For Your “2008 Sweet […]
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UPDATE: (Mar 23rd, 4:00pm EST) - Danny Knobler of MLive.com reports that the 8 year extension includes the 2008 season, so the deal will run through 2015, not 2016 as ESPNdeportes had originally reported. This is what you need to know: Cabrera will make $11.3 million in ‘08 and then $142 million between 2009 and 2015, or […]
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ESPN.com’s Buster Olney checks in today with some more of his usual great rumors from around baseball:
The Chicago Cubs have a scout possibly watching the Nationals Felipe Lopez. Lopez seems to have lost the team’s second base competition, and could be trade bait. The Cubs, frustrated in their quest for the Orioles’ Brian Roberts, may turn to Lopez […]
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The Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting that the San Francisco Giants have claimed 3rd baseman Jose Castillo off waivers and the Marlins have elected not to pull him back, effectively making him a Giant.
Castillo will compete with Kevin Frandsen and Rich Aurilia for playing time at 3rd base in San Francisco. His .297 career OBP will […]
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Many in South Florida are excited to see what might be Jeremy Hermida’s breakout season, especially after a second half last year where he seemed to really find his groove. Looks like that breakout season will be delayed according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald. Hermida is still being held out of baseball activities […]
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Jeff Connine was a member of the inaugural Florida Marlins team, and he was on both of the World Championship clubs as well (1997 & 2003). He has signed a 1-day deal with the club in order to retire with the team.
Connine played 17 big league seasons. He hit .285 with 214 career homers and […]
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As you may have noticed, The Fleece Factor crew is working hard to complete in depth previews of all thirty major league teams as the 2008 season approaches quickly. These outlooks should be finished soon, at which point we will put ourselves on the line and make our own individual predictions.
The first division for which […]
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As per Joe Frisaro at MLB.com, mega-stud shortstop Hanley Ramirez is comfortable hitting in the leadoff spot, and Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez sees no reason to change things up. Really? Even despite the fact that the team traded slugger Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers, and Ramirez is developing into a legitimate power threat? With his speed […]
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Baseball America has issued it’s list of the 100 best prospects heading into the 2008 season. I’ve listed the top 25 below, but definitely check out Baseball America’s list in it’s entirety. And don’t forget to also check out MLB Fleece Factor’s very own interview with Baseball America’s Jim Callis.
Without further ado, here are the top 25 according […]
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According to Sarah Talalay at the Sun-Sentinel, the Marlins have finally reached an agreement on a new stadium deal with Miami-Dade County, the city of Miami and MLB. The deal is said to be for $515 million at the site of the old Orange Bowl.
The club has been trying for many years to finance a […]
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According to Tom Gage at The Detroit News, Tigers manager Jim Leyland said on Thursday that there is “a strong possibility” that 3B Brandon Inge will be traded, when the question was posed to him. As we all know, the Tigers went out and made a blockbuster trade this offseason with the Florida Marlins, acquiring 3B […]
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Understandably, there has been a lot of talk recently about Johan Santana - arguably the majors top pitcher who was just fleeced from the Twins by the Mets, where he will now fleece the Mets into the largest financial deal ever for a pitcher. But hey, where did this guy come from anyway? Strangely, the answer is that Johan Santana’s major league career was […]
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According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, the Florida Marlins signed former Angels 3B Dallas McPherson to a 1-year deal, worth $425,000. McPherson will compete with Jose Castillo and Jorge Cantu for the starting job at the hot corner.
McPherson missed all of 2007 while recovering from back surgery. In 2006, he batted .261 with 7 HR’s […]
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UPDATE: (1/31) 12:16pm (EST) - Gonzalez has apparently had a change of heart, according to Ken Rosenthal. He will sign a one-year deal with Florida, and join an outfield that already has Josh Willingham, Cameron Maybin, and Jeremy Hermida. Gonzalez could serve as a mentor to the youngsters, while spelling Willingham vs. righties. Expect the […]
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When Pedro Feliz fleeced the Phillies, he joined Wes Helms and Greg Dobbs at the hot corner in Philly. Well, that’s too many 3rd baseman for one roster and according to Paul Hagen of the Philadelphia Daily News, the odd man out appears to be Wes Helms. Dobbs is likely to be retained because he can also play […]
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MLB.com’s Mark Bowman brings us some reaction from the Atlanta Braves on their rival, the New York Mets, acquiring ace Johan Santana today via trade with the Minnesota Twins. Tom Glavine, whose departure basically opened the void in the starting rotation that was filled by Santana said, “This certainly evens the balance within the division. I […]
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Just wanted to bring you all up to date on some Chicago White Sox rumors that came out today, so here goes…
According to Scott Merkin at MLB.com, free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon, 34, has apparently turned down an “an incentive-based offer, with a low-base salary” from the White Sox, as quoted by general manager Ken Williams. Colon, a stand-in […]
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Once again, we’ve already brought you a bunch of these today, but here - courtesy of Rotoworld.com and Yahoo Sports - we bring you a list of the important Friday signings that avoided arbitration for the players and teams involved. All deals are for 1 year.
OF Rick Ankiel, Cardinals: $900,00; incentives could be the total of the pact to $1 million
SP […]
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Jason Beck at MLB.com tells us that The Detroit Tigers and newly-acquired third baseman Miguel Cabrera have come to terms on a 1-year deal, worth a reported $11.3 million, up from his ‘07 salary of $7.4 million. The article also notes that the team has expressed interest in signing Cabrera to a long-term contract, and […]
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We’ve touched on a few of these today, but here - courtesy of Rotoworld.com - we bring you all of Thursday’s signings that avoided arbitration for the players and teams involved. A few players are in their final year of arbitration, and will be free agents after the 2008 season:
RP Jason Frasor signed a 1-year deal […]
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Joe Frisaro at MLB.com tell us that the Florida Marlins have signed left-hander Mark Hendrickson to a 1-year deal. The deal is expected to be worth $1.5 million. Hendrickson, 33, is expected to add a veteran presence to the team’s youthful starting rotation.
Last season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hendrickson had a 4-8 record, with a 5.21 […]
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According to the Miami Herald, free agent catcher Mike Piazza has communicated that he would welcome finishing his career in Florida as a Marlin. But the Marlins have shown no interest, largely because of Piazza’s horrendous defense. Currently, the Fish are content with the tandem Mike Rabelo and Matt Treanor. Piazza, as noted in the piece, […]
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As Ken Rosenthal reports, the Florida Marlins are showing interest in free agent outfielder Luis Gonzalez. How does this fit their plan of going with pure youth? Well, the Marlins are hoping Gonzalez can become a mentor to the young players on the team, while playing left field and a little first base too.
Gonzalez, 40, […]
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According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, the Florida Marlins have come to terms with infielder Jorge Cantu, formerly of the Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays. The deal is reportedly for 1-year, and will be worth $500k. Cantu will be able to earn an additional $100k based on plate appearances. He will likely battle fellow newcomer […]
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