Yes. New season, new commitment to write as much as possible before flaming out. Huzzah! So very many things have happened since the last post: Giants win the World Series, Cliff Lee goes back to Philly, The Red Sox retooled and the Yankees are hot on the trail of Andruw Jones (the sound of one hand clapping).
In the coming weeks, posts will remain sporadic until spring training, when God willing we'll be able to put together previews for each division (gotta wait till the rosters are at least semi-formed before that can happen). So until our own content is available, enjoy other people's content, through the magic of the internet!
Apparently, Brian Cashman didn't care much for the Rafael Soriano deal. 35 million for a set-up man is only reasonable in Yankeeland, and even then it's not reasonable. In signing Soriano, the Yankees also surrendered their first round draft pick to the Rays, who have a pretty good history of turning those picks into valuable pieces.
Joey Votto got a nice extension from the Reds. The deal will cover him through his age 30 season, encompassing what is generally considered a player's peak years.
Albert Pujols has set a deadline for his contract extension. If a new deal isn't in place by spring training, Pujols says he'll test free agency next winter.
The Mets are on the verge of signing Chris Young. Reclamation projects like this make sense for the Mets right now; they have a spacious ballpark that can yield positive results for a fly ball pitcher like Young and if they can keep him healthy, he could become trade bait by July.
Fangraphs asks, What is Tom Gorzellany? The answer: confusing, like an original movie idea from Christopher Nolan.
Here's a video of Carlos Pena signing a taco for a fan. You are a better person for watching it.
Who will be this year's Jose Bautista? Lewie Pollis has a suggestion.
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