Well, the perfect thing will be announced at 2pm today to tie up yesterday’s pot and tie both articles together.  The Tampa Bay Rays will announce that they have given a long term deal to Jamie Sheilds.  More from the St. Pete Times Rays blog, which tells you a lot more about Jamie, who was [...]

Just a couple of quick stories to point you to today.  Matt Holiday discusses his interest and his willingness to compromise in coming to terms with a long-term deal with the Rockies with Troy E. Renck.  He’s careful though, making sure not to offend but really also making sure he says what is important to him. [...]

Sometimes you just find some great stuff being written about the game, and again, Gordon Edes has written a gem of a column about the oldest living Major Leaguer, Bill Werber.  Former Red Sox player (and former Red), he shares some stories of Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove that will leave you with a smile on [...]

In talking about the Rockies deals, I brought up arbitration, but dind’t go into the details. Gordon Edes, of the Boston Globe, wrote an article on Saturday about Kevin Youkilis and his case for arbitration, and the process  of arbitration itself.  Youkilis, who won a gold glove at first base, and had was in the [...]

We talked a couple of days ago about the need to lock up young talent at today’s rates, long before they become free agents.  It keeps everyone away from the contentious arbitration table, and it could be a real bargain.   David Wright, of late considered the 2nd best offensive third baseman in baseball, signed [...]