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Trades, Free Agents, and Rule 5 Selections in Franchise History
Alex Anthopolous recently re-stated that, while he is exploring all possible free agents, he would "exhaust [all possible trades] first before delving into free agency." It appears that Anthopolous' mantra is to focus on trades rather than free agency to improve the Blue Jays. As a prelude to the...
Purple Row Interviews Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn
Through a promotion sponsored by Pepsi Max, Purple Row was granted an ten-minute interview with former San Diego Padre Tony Gwynn. Gwynn, who retired following the 2001 season after posting a career 132 wRC+ (including never having a season below 100 - full or otherwise) and accumulating a lifetime...
GMs and PEDs: Reps versus Realities
When Sandy Alderson was hired as the Mets' new general manager, certain segments of the New York media felt he needed to make an accounting of himself. Not for virtually creating modern baseball front office management, or for mentoring Billy Beane and his many sabermetric acolytes, but for...
Ruben Amaro Replaces Pat Gillick as Phillies GM
The Phillies have promoted assistant GM Ruben Amaro to their GM spot, replacing Pat Gillick. I'm not sure whether taking over a team that just won the World Series would be a great job or a horrible one. Director of scouting and player development Mike Arbuckle, who had been the other main...
Tuesday Applesauce
Jerry Manual throws his support behind Fernando Tatis, and for good reason. The Mets don't have any better options right now, and Tatis continues to defy all logic by hitting incredibly well. Ryan church *may* be back soon, and the Mets *may* trade for Raul Ibanez, but right now...
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