Mets and Giants Reach Deal to Move Carlos Beltran
The New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants have reached a deal to move Carlos Beltran to the Bay area for Giants pitching prospect Zach Wheeler. Wheeler is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the Giants system by MLB.com as well as being ranked No. 33 overall.
Beltran should be in Philadelphia tonight for the Phillies vs. Giants game. It is still not 100% that he will be in the lineup, but Tim Kurkjian of ESPN is reporting he will be in uniform.
Hall of Famer Duke Snider Dies at 84
Hall of Famer Duke Snider passed away Sunday morning at the age of 84 from natural causes in Escondido, California. Edwin Donald Snider was born on Sept. 19, 1926, in Los Angeles, California and nicknamed “Duke” by his father at age 5. Snider played basketball, football and baseball at Compton High School in Los Angeles before he signed with the Dodgers at 17 in 1943. He went on to play a HOF career batting .295 with 407 Homeruns and leading all
Rockies Announce Carlos Gonzalez Extension Today
The Colorado Rockies will announce a contract extension with Carlos Gonzalez sometime today. Sources on MLB.com say it will be a seven-year $80 Million deal. CarGo finished 3rd in NL MVP voting in 2010 putting up some great numbers. He finished the 2010 season playing in 145 games, batting .336, 34 Homeruns, 117 RBI’s, 34 doubles, 9 triples and 26 stolen bases. If you skipped over walks and OBP, Gonzalez might have been
Gonzo, Gonzo, Gonzo!
Can you imagine cheering “Gonzo! Gonzo! Gonzo!” as Adrian Gonzalez steps up to the plate? Wait no more. Multiple sources say that Adrian Gonzalez is coming to Boston today for his physical, and contract extensions are already being considered. Adrian Gonzalez’s shoulder injury is necessary of review, even though he is expected to be ready on Opening Day (in Texas). Prospects Casey Kelly and Anthony Rizzo would almost definitely be heading west along with one or two others.
10:51 AM- Sources say that the package heading to California includes
Adrian Gonzalez To Boston In The Near Future?
2010 MLB World Series: Edgar Renteria named Series MVP
Edgar Renteria’s odds of winning the 2010 World Series MVP were 20 to 1 through one betting site on October 26th. I figured they would actually be worse than that. If I would have told you someone batted .063 at the plate in the NLCS, I doubt anyone would think the