The Seattle Mariners just spent $114 million dollars on two of the big time free agent power hitters on the market. They landed 1B Richie Sexton for $50 million and 3B Adrian Beltre for $64 million.
Their offense was horrible last year, but with these two sluggers hitting behind Ichiro and Bret Boone lookout.
Moving on up, Moving on up to eastside, to those deluxe apartments in the sky!!!.
The Oakland Athletics continued the mass exodus of pitchers today by trading All-Star pitcher Mark Mulder to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitchers Danny Haren, Kiki Calero and catcher Daric Barton, basically for some minor leaguers.
Moving on up, Moving on up to eastside, to those deluxe apartments in the sky!!!.
The Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers are getting very close to pulling off a major trade that will send Randy Johnson to the Yankees, Shawn Green and 3 others to the Diamondbacks, and Javier Vasquez and 3 others to the Dodgers.
Peter Gammons thinks the trade will be done by Sunday....
Moving on up, Moving on up to eastside, to those deluxe apartments in the sky!!!.
Here is a list of the Free Agent Signings so far...
Free agents signing with a new team
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PLAYER/POS NEW TEAM PREV TEAM TERMS
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Sandy Alomar, Jr., c Texas Chicago (AL) 1 year, undisclosed
Armando Benitez, rhp San Francisco Florida 3 years, undisclosed
Henry Blanco, c Chicago (NL) Minnesota 2 years, undisclosed
Paul Byrd, rhp Anaheim Atlanta 1 year, $5 million
Vinny Castilla, 3b Washington Colorado 2 years, $6.2 million
Juan Castro, if Minnesota Cincinnati 2 years, $2.05 million
Royce Clayton, ss Arizona Colorado 1 year, $1.35 million
Wil Cordero, if Washington Florida 1 year, $700,000
Craig Counsell, if Arizona Milwaukee 2 years, undisclosed
Einar Diaz, c St. Louis Montreal 1 year, undisclosed
Jermaine Dye, of Chicago (AL) Oakland 2 years, $10.15 million
Jeff Fassero, lhp San Francisco Arizona minor league
Steve Finley, of Anaheim Los Angeles 2 years, undisclosed
Troy Glaus, 3b Arizona Anaheim 4 years, undisclosed
x-Chris Gomez, ss Baltimore Toronto minor league
Cristian Guzman, ss Washington Minnesota 4 years, $16.8 million
John Halama, lhp Boston Tampa Bay 1 year, undisclosed
Dustin Hermanson, rhp Chicago (AL) San Francisco 2 years, $5.5 million
Jose Hernandez, if Cleveland Los Angeles 1 year, $1.8 million
Richard Hidalgo, of Texas New York (NL) 1 year, $5 million
Todd Jones, rhp Florida Philadelphia 1 year, $1.1 million
Jeff Kent, 2b Los Angeles Houston 2 years, undisclosed
Corey Koskie, 3b Toronto Minnesota 3 years, $16.5 million
Ricky Ledee, of Los Angeles San Francisco 2 years, undisclosed
Jon Lieber, rhp Philadelphia New York (AL) 3 years, $21 million
Al Leiter, lhp Florida New York (NL) 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Mantei, rhp Boston Arizona 1 year, undisclosed
Pedro Martinez, rhp NY Mets Boston 4 years, $54 million
Mike Matheny, c San Francisco St. Louis 3 years, $10.5 million
Damian Miller, c Milwaukee Oakland 2 years, undisclosed
Russ Ortiz, rhp Arizona Atlanta 4 years, undisclosed
Troy Percival, rhp Detroit Anaheim 2 years, $12 million
Mike Redmond, c Minnesota Florida 2 years, $1.8 million
Dennys Reyes, lhp San Diego Kansas City 1 year, $550,000
Rudy Seanez, rhp San Diego Florida 1 year, $550,000
Richie Sexson, 1b Seattle Arizona 4 years, undisclosed
Kelly Stinnett, c Arizona Kansas City minor league
Omar Vizquel, ss San Francisco Cleveland 3 years, $12.25 million
David Weathers, rhp Cincinnati Florida 1 year, undisclosed
David Wells, lhp Boston San Diego 2 years, undisclosed
Woody Williams, rhp San Diego St. Louis 1 year, undisclosed
Esteban Yan, rhp Anaheim Detroit 2 years, $2.25 million
Eric Young, if-of San Diego Texas 1 year, undisclosed
Free agents re-signing with their previous team
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PLAYER/POS TEAM TERMS
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Manny Alexander, if Texas minor league
Kevin Appier, rhp Kansas City minor league
Kris Benson, rhp New York (NL) 3 years, $22.5 million
Doug Brocail, rhp Texas 1 year, $1 million
Rheal Cormier, lhp Philadelphia 2 years, $4.75 million
Mike DeJean, rhp New York (NL) 1 year, $1.15 million
Elmer Dessens, rhp Los Angeles 1 year, undisclosed
Damion Easley, if Florida 1 year, $750,000
Cal Eldred, rhp St. Louis 1 year, undisclosed
John Flaherty, c New York (AL) 1 year, undisclosed
Julio Franco, 1b Atlanta 1 year, $1 million
Nomar Garciaparra, ss Chicago (NL) 1 year, undisclosed
Lenny Harris, of Florida minor league
Cory Lidle, rhp Philadelphia 2 years, $6.3 million
John Mabry, of St. Louis 1 year, undisclosed
Doug Mirabelli, c Boston 2 years, $3 million
Matt Morris, rhp St. Louis 1 year, undisclosed
Greg Myers, c Toronto minor league
Orlando Palmeiro, of Houston 1 year, $800,000
Todd Pratt, c Philadelphia 1 year, $750,000
Brad Radke, rhp Minnesota 2 years, undisclosed
Glendon Rusch, lhp Chicago (NL) 2 years, $4 million
Russ Springer, rhp Houston minor league
B.J. Surhoff, of Baltimore 1 year, undisclosed
Jose Vizcaino, if Houston 1 year, undisclosed
Todd Walker, 2b Chicago (NL) 1 year, undisclosed
John Wasdin, rhp Texas minor league
Bob Wickman, rhp Cleveland 1 year, $2.75 million
Dan Wilson, c Seattle 1 year, undisclosed
Paul Wilson, rhp Cincinnati 2 years, undisclosed
Moving on up, Moving on up to eastside, to those deluxe apartments in the sky!!!.
There has been alot of baseball moves that have happened since I updated this...
Carlos Bletran signed a 7 year $115 million deal with the NY Mets today.
J.D. Drew signed a 4 year $55 million deal with the LA Dodgers.
Randy Johnson was traded from Arizona to the Yankees for Javier Vasquez and some prospects.
Shawn Green has been traded from the LA Dodgers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for some prospects.
Moving on up, Moving on up to eastside, to those deluxe apartments in the sky!!!.
Here's the updated list of moves so far... for you baseball freaks out there.
Free agents signing with a new team
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PLAYER/POS NEW TEAM PREV TEAM TERMS
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Antonio Alfonseca, rhp Florida Atlanta 1 year, undisclosed
Sandy Alomar, Jr., c Texas Chicago (AL) 1 year, $550,000
Moises Alou, of San Francisco Chicago (NL) 1 year, undisclosed
Adrian Beltre, 3b Seattle Los Angeles 5 years, $64 million
Armando Benitez, rhp San Francisco Florida 3 years, $21.5 million
Henry Blanco, c Chicago (NL) Minnesota 2 years, $2.7 million
Paul Byrd, rhp Anaheim Atlanta 1 year, $4.5 million
Orlando Cabrera, ss Anaheim Boston 4 years, $32 million
Vinny Castilla, 3b Washington Colorado 2 years, $6.2 million
Juan Castro, if Minnesota Cincinnati 2 years, $2.05 million
Royce Clayton, ss Arizona Colorado 1 year, $1.35 million
Matt Clement, rhp Boston Chicago (NL) 3 years, undisclosed
Greg Colbrunn, 1b Texas Arizona minor league
Wil Cordero, if Washington Florida 1 year, $600,000
Craig Counsell, if Arizona Milwaukee 2 years, $3.1 million
Einar Diaz, c St. Louis Montreal 1 year, $600,000
J.D. Drew, of Los Angeles Atlanta 5 years, undisclosed
Jermaine Dye, of Chicago (AL) Oakland 2 years, $10.15 million
Jeff Fassero, lhp San Francisco Arizona minor league
Steve Finley, of Anaheim Los Angeles 2 years, $14 million
Andres Galarraga, 1b New York (NL) Anaheim minor league
Troy Glaus, 3b Arizona Anaheim 4 years, $45 million
x-Chris Gomez, ss Baltimore Toronto minor league
Alex S. Gonzalez, ss Tampa Bay San Diego 1 year, undisclosed
Mark Grudzielanek, 2b St. Louis Chicago (NL) 1 year, undisclosed
Cristian Guzman, ss Washington Minnesota 4 years, $16.8 million
John Halama, lhp Boston Tampa Bay 1 year, $1 million
Dustin Hermanson, rhp Chicago (AL) San Francisco 2 years, $5.5 million
Jose Hernandez, if Cleveland Los Angeles 1 year, $1.8 million
Orlando Hernandez, rhp Chicago (AL) New York (AL) 2 years, $8 million
Richard Hidalgo, of Texas New York (NL) 1 year, $5 million
Todd Jones, rhp Florida Philadelphia 1 year, $1.1 million
Jeff Kent, 2b Los Angeles Houston 2 years, $17 million
Steve Kline, lhp Baltimore St. Louis 2 years, $5.5 million
Corey Koskie, 3b Toronto Minnesota 3 years, $17 million
Ricky Ledee, of Los Angeles San Francisco 2 years, $2.5 million
Al Leiter, lhp Florida New York (NL) 1 year, $8 million
Jon Lieber, rhp Philadelphia New York (AL) 3 years, $21 million
Jose Lima, rhp Kansas City Los Angeles 1 year, undisclosed
Matt Mantei, rhp Boston Arizona 1 year, $750,000
Pedro Martinez, rhp New York (NL) Boston 4 years, $53 million
Ramon Martinez, ss Detroit Chicago (NL) 1 year, $1.025 million
Tino Martinez, 1b New York (AL) Tampa Bay 1 year, $3 million
Mike Matheny, c San Francisco St. Louis 3 years, $10.5 million
Kent Mercker, lhp Cincinnati Chicago (NL) 2 years, $2.6 million
Damian Miller, c Milwaukee Oakland 2 years, undisclosed
Kevin Millwood, rhp Cleveland Philadelphia 1 year, undisclosed
Eric Milton, lhp Cincinnati Philadelphia 3 years, undisclosed
Mike Myers, lhp St. Louis Boston 1 year, undisclosed
Russ Ortiz, rhp Arizona Atlanta 4 years, $33 million
Carl Pavano, rhp New York (AL) Florida 4 years, $39.95 million
Troy Percival, rhp Detroit Anaheim 2 years, $12 million
Joe Randa, 3b Cincinnati Kansas City 1 year, undisclosed
Mike Redmond, c Minnesota Florida 2 years, $1.8 million
Pokey Reese, if Seattle Boston 1 year, undisclosed
Desi Relaford, if Colorado Kansas City 1 year, undisclosed
Edgar Renteria, ss Boston St. Louis 4 years, $40 million
Dennys Reyes, lhp San Diego Kansas City 1 year, $550,000
Rudy Seanez, rhp San Diego Florida 1 year, $550,000
Richie Sexson, 1b Seattle Arizona 4 years, $50 million
Kelly Stinnett, c Arizona Kansas City minor league
Mark Sweeney, of San Diego Colorado 1 year, undisclosed
Jose Valentin, ss Los Angeles Chicago (AL) 1 year, undisclosed
Omar Vizquel, ss San Francisco Cleveland 3 years, $12.25 million
David Weathers, rhp Cincinnati Florida 1 year, $1.35 million
David Wells, lhp Boston San Diego 2 years, $8 million
Gabe White, lhp Atlanta Cincinnati 1 year, undisclosed
Woody Williams, rhp San Diego St. Louis 1 year, $3.5 million
Tony Womack, if New York (AL) St. Louis 2 years, $4 million
Jaret Wright, rhp New York (AL) Atlanta 3 years, undisclosed
Esteban Yan, rhp Anaheim Detroit 2 years, $2.25 million
Eric Young, if-of San Diego Texas 1 year, $1 million
Free agents re-signing with their previous team
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PLAYER/POS TEAM TERMS
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Manny Alexander, if Texas minor league
Wilson Alvarez, lhp Los Angeles 2 years, undisclosed
Kevin Appier, rhp Kansas City minor league
Kris Benson, rhp New York (NL) 3 years, $22.5 million
Doug Brocail, rhp Texas 1 year, $1 million
Jason Christiansen, lhp San Francisco 1 year, $1.1 million
Rheal Cormier, lhp Philadelphia 2 years, $4.75 million
Mike DeJean, rhp New York (NL) 1 year, $1.15 million
David Dellucci, of Texas 2 years, $1.8 million
Elmer Dessens, rhp Los Angeles 1 year, $1.3 million
Damion Easley, if Florida 1 year, $750,000
Cal Eldred, rhp St. Louis 1 year, $600,000
John Flaherty, c New York (AL) 1 year, $800,000
Julio Franco, 1b Atlanta 1 year, $1 million
Nomar Garciaparra, ss Chicago (NL) 1 year, $8 million
Todd Greene, c Colorado 1 year, undisclosed
Lenny Harris, of Florida minor league
Todd Hollandsworth, of Chicago (NL) 1 year, undisclosed
Cory Lidle, rhp Philadelphia 2 years, $6.3 million
John Mabry, of St. Louis 1 year, $725,000
David McCarty, 1b-of Boston minor league
Quinton McCracken, of Arizona minor league
Doug Mirabelli, c Boston 2 years, $3 million
Matt Morris, rhp St. Louis 1 year, $2.5 million
Terry Mulholland, lhp Minnesota minor league
Greg Myers, c Toronto minor league
Orlando Palmeiro, of Houston 1 year, $800,000
Odalis Perez, lhp Los Angeles 3 years, undisclosed
Todd Pratt, c Philadelphia 1 year, $750,000
Brad Radke, rhp Minnesota 2 years, $18 million
Glendon Rusch, lhp Chicago (NL) 2 years, $4 million
Russ Springer, rhp Houston minor league
B.J. Surhoff, of Baltimore 1 year, $1.1 million
Ismael Valdez, rhp Florida 1 year, undisclosed
Jason Varitek, c Boston 4 years, undisclosed
Jose Vizcaino, if Houston 1 year, $1.25 million
Todd Walker, 2b Chicago (NL) 1 year, $2.5 million
John Wasdin, rhp Texas minor league
Bob Wickman, rhp Cleveland 1 year, $2.75 million
Dan Wilson, c Seattle 1 year, $1.75 million
Paul Wilson, rhp Cincinnati 2 years, $8.2 million
Jamey Wright, rhp Colorado 1 year, undisclosed
Gregg Zaun, c Toronto 1 year, $950,000
Jeff Zimmerman, rhp Texas minor league
Moving on up, Moving on up to eastside, to those deluxe apartments in the sky!!!.
