Archive for the 'Free Agency' Category
After doing all he could to remain an Arizona Diamondback, Randy Johnson filed for free agency. Although, Johnson was willing to take a 50% pay cut to remain a Diamondback, the economic situation did not lend itself to an agreement.
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It’s on. Some of the big names remain unsigned (yes, that means Mats Sundin, who is being courted by four teams), but many have signed.
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Will LeBron want to stay in small-market Cleveland?
Will the Lakers be able to make room for LeBron?
Will Jay Z convince his friend LB to come to Jersey?
Will LeBron be able to overlook the Knicks to play in the second market in NY/NJ?
All questions worth asking… read more.
Randy Moss signed with the NE Pats to win a Super Bowl, upset by the NY Giants, the big prize eluded him.
A free agent for the first time in his career, he’s toying with the idea of reuniting with his one-time QB Daunte Culpepper.
Will that get him closer to getting a ring? I don’t know. […]
From Juan Gonzalez returning to the Rangers to many more, here is SI’s top 10 worst free agency signings in MLB in the past 10 years.
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For a second, you’d think the NHL teams’ coffers were as full as those of the NFL:
The Sabres matched the Edmonton Oilers‘ seven-year, $50 million offer to the second-year player Friday, announcing their move at a news conference shortly after Vanek’s agent went public with news of the Oilers’ offer sheet.
Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier […]
Fantastic post by Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. Agree or disagree with some of the picks, I love the angle he takes.
Sorting through the free agent market in July is like trying to pick the Oscar winners based on theatrical trailers. There’s no telling how the August dog days, the postseason and the impact of media and […]
Oh, how quickly we forget. The NHL’s salary cap bumped up to $50.3M per year for each team, and that meant that checkbooks would be flying when the free agency began yesterday, July 1.
All in all, 70 years and $335M worth of deals were doled out, the highlights:
- Daniel Briere left the Buffalo Sabres and […]
Roger Clemens signed a pro-rated $28M deal, for about 25 starts, meaning that he’ll make about $1M per start. The Yanks are weak this year, their bullpen has been rocked, and as much as I respect the Rocket, the man is 44.
Will this pay off? We’ll see.
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