Justin Morneau had tough competition in his team itself, when it came to earn American League Most Valuable Player awards.
Morneau received 15 first-place votes, eight seconds, three thirds and two fourths for 320 points in voting by a panel of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Jeter got 12 firsts, 14 seconds, one fourth and […]
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Howard had a season that challenged convention, one that made him only the second player voted Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in consecutive years. Howard becomes the second player in Major League Baseball history to win the Rookie of the Year and MVP Awards in consecutive seasons, following Cal Ripken in 1982 […]
The team without a World Series title since 1908 has attempted the offseason with a passion and has signed an eight year contract for $135 million with Alfonso Soriano, one of the game’s top offensive players.
If the terms are correct, it would be the richest deal in Cubs history, topping the five-year, $73 million deal […]
The Tigers had baseball’s second-longest active streak of losing seasons when president/general manager Dave Dombrowski hired Leyland last October. The veteran skipper from three other stops, including a World Series championship with Dombrowski in Florida in 1997, had spent the past six years observing the game as a scout for the Cardinals. He couldn’t refuse […]
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Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won a wide-open race for the NL Cy Young Award, beating out San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman.
The Arizona right-hander obtained 15 out of the possible 32 first-place votes and 103 points based on a 5-3-1 point system. Webb, who went 16-8 with a 3.10 ERA and made his first […]
New York Yankees acquired Jaret Wright for $21 million on a 3 years contract, but they traded him to Baltimore Orioles with $ 4 million for rookie reliever Chris Britton for 2007 season. Now, the Orioles will pay Wright rest $3 million for next season. Thirty year old, Jaret Wright, is the second oldest and […]
Bud Black had to wait long for this opportunity to manage a team, and today he is going to fulfill his long awaited dream. He is now ready to start at the highest level.
Black signed a two year contract with padres on Tuesday after being initially interviewed with Towers. He was selected over five other […]
Like father like son, Josh Barfield ultimately reached the big leagues. Barfield, who as a rookie second baseman aided San Diego win a division title, was hired by the Cleveland Indians, who traded infielder Kevin Kouzmanoff and right-hander Andrew Brown to the Padres. Josh will also play for Cleveland’s defense. He has .987 fielding percentage, […]
Washington Nationals hunt for a new manager knows no bounds. Five weeks ago when Stan Kasten, the Nationals’ president, first spoke about the replacement of Frank Robinson, he guaranteed that it would be comprehensive and methodical search. Many contenders appeared for interview but with big price tags. Kasten confirmed, he didn’t mind paying high to […]
