MySportsRumors (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... at those available via trade it makes even more sense. There have been rumors of Dan Uggla and Brandon Phillips are available in the right trade. Both of those players would be perfect fits in the Red Sox lineup and on the field. Uggla would provide the power Big Papi has been calling for, while Phillips could provide even more speed, some pop and solid defense. Unfortunately...
Red Reporter (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP Brandon Phillips knows the Reds' D is better than grandma's pecan pie. Browse more photos » Lisa Winston at MLB.com wrote a nice overview of the Reds' farm system The AAA team looks stacked next year, as the Reds have a ton of good prospects at the higher levels. The most interesting nugget in the article is that it looks like the Reds have...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... create flexibility, allowing the Sox to pass on Marco Scutaro and pursue Orlando Hudson or even Brandon Phillips . As you know, other offseason considerations for the Red Sox include trading Mike Lowell and acquiring a third baseman, signing Jason Bay or Matt Holliday , and a possible Roy Halladay trade. Gammons downplays the idea of Boston acquiring Doc, saying the chances of them...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
This is a look at baserunning runs, excluding stolen base attempts. Here's the basic method: For all plays, we consider the lead runner only. We figure out the average change in run expectancy for the lead runner for each non-discretionary running event - typically a ball in play (either a hit, error or out). Those plays are grouped by: The number of outs in the inning. The type of event - single,...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Over the last month or so, we've been taking a look at the decade's biggest trades. Here are some of the moves that defined, enabled and inhibited teams throughout the 2000s. Runners Up Mark Mulder for Dan Haren Erik Bedard to the Mariners Ken Griffey Jr. to the Reds Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano Bartolo Colon for Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee and Brandon Phillips A.J. Pierzynski for Joe...
