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Red Reposter - Again with the speculation
The Reds have no money and are talking to nobodyWalt Jocketty checked again under the couch cushions, but the money for a splashy free agent signing isn't there. Per Fay, Jocketty spent last week in budget meetings and hasn't even reached out to repr...
Posted: 11/14/2011 12:00 PM
Setting the market for Cordero
Jonathan Papelbon was given a 4 year, $50M contract by the Phillies last week. If he averages 65 innings a year in Philly, he'll be paid at a rate of $192K per inning. There are plenty of celebrities and pundits on the speaking circuit who have comma...
Posted: 11/14/2011 8:01 AM
Mike Matheny will be named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow
Mike Matheny will be named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow The new enemy has been identified.
Posted: 11/13/2011 6:31 PM
Time travel is possible, but no, you cannot change anything
Time travel is possible, but no, you cannot change anything Sam Menzin in the Community Research section at FanGraphs has uncovered a nearly-100-year-old article that lays out the basic arguments for sabrmetrics. This is like discovering that cell ph...
Posted: 11/12/2011 3:22 PM
Red It, Watched It, And Wept - Week of 11/11
Covering what other writers are too scared too preoccupied with actual news to cover. We here at RIWIAW don't need to resort to unsubstantiated rumors in order to reward our readership. However, that's only because we're not that clever. Normal.dotm ...
Posted: 11/11/2011 3:01 PM
SBNation NL MVP
Happy 11/11/11. It's a lucky day, so they say. Especially if you somehow thought to bet on the SBNation NL MVP. And your bet was Matt Kemp. Or if you actually are Matt Kemp (I suspect one of you must be). Matt Kemp is another in a long line of good p...
Posted: 11/11/2011 1:01 PM
Trade Rumors: CKershaw CKoming to CKincinnati?
It's been a quiet month in Redsland, but things just got interesting. According to an unnamed source, the Dodgers are not only listening on their ace Clayton Kershaw, but are close to a deal that would send him to Cincinnati. As is well known, the Do...
Posted: 11/11/2011 11:19 AM
D-Train Bidding War?
Jon Heyman (on Twitter) says he's hearing that Dontrelle Willis is "drawing lots of interest" on the free agent market. I always look at "I'm hearing" rumors a little cockeyed because - while they avoid the passive voice - they're rarely attributed t...
Posted: 11/11/2011 8:01 AM
SBNation Awards: American League Most Valuable Player
Today we acknowledge the first-best player in the second-best baseball league. That kinda-prestigious honor goes to Blue Jays outfielder and bazookaman Jose Bautista (who will not be traded for Joey Votto), who edged out Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ell...
Posted: 11/10/2011 12:02 PM
Reds mercilessly plunder Cardinals' organization
Reds mercilessly plunder Cardinals' organization Via Matty Eddy of Baseball America, news that the Reds signed minor league free agent OF Daryl Jones. So, OK, he wasn't technically part of the Cards' org any more. Jones was a 2005 3rd round draft pic...
Posted: 11/9/2011 10:22 PM
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