It’s the week of November 4th and you’re a baseball fan. What’s going on in your world?
- The Elias rankings for free agent draft pick compensation were released.
- ARod and Scott Boras demanded a $350 million offer to begin negotiations with the Yankees.
- Crazy trade rumors are starting to circulate, mostly because there isn’t much going on. Names like Tim Lincecum, Erik Bedard, and Scott Kazmir have been mentioned along with more viable candidates such as Johan Santana.
- Players continue to file for free agency.
- The debates over the major awards (RoY, CY, and MVP) are starting up again, in anticipation of the upcoming announcements.
What else? Any major events this week? Any deadlines? Any news stories that we’d want to remember next off-season?
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Sky is a baseball fan and racket sport afficianado living in upstate NY. His favorite color is orange and is just about ready to give up on his life-long dream to become the next Magnus ver Magnuson (World's Strongest Man). His favorite baseball teams are the Yankees and Red Sox, proving that there's hope in the Middle East.
November 6th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Small thing, but this is the 2nd time I’ve noticed so I figured I’d point it out… “Boras” is spelled with an “a”, not a “u”. Love the blog :)
November 6th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Thanks, James — spread the word!
When I read, I notice every typo and mis-spelling, but when I write, I commit every stupid mistake — even mixing up there/their/they’re, which annoys the crap out of me. Probably more than you wanted to know.
November 6th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
I’m exactly the same way :) We should be each other’s editors… except that I don’t have a blog… and I can’t write… :-D
Finding your site has made the daily baseball blog read-through WAY more interesting than before!
November 6th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Hey, can I join the club?
Although, I don’t read well either : )
November 7th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Sky, you failed to mention the new Marlins Fire Sale. Dontrell and Cabrera on the blocks. I think this is more significant than possible Santana trades (but that’s just me).
One ongoing item of interest for me as a fan is watching teams try to maximize the trade value of guys they figure they can’t re-sign. While I understand what the Twins are doing (and why), I think what the Marlins are doing is despicable. They get far more in luxury tax and revenue sharing than they spend on their payroll. (Correct me if I’m wrong.) That is perverse. No wonder no one goes to their games. It’s really not the stadium, it’s the scumbag do-nothing owner. Sorry, that got off topic.
November 7th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Good call on the fire sale story, WD. Cabrera’s a real catch, but Willis has been overrated for a few years now. Definitely an interesting story and I’ll probably attack it in-depth once back from Kentucky.
I’m also adding the Gold Glove awards to the big events of the week. Nothing like letting managers vote on something to create a hullaboo.