TOP 10 MLB Free agents

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | MLB | No Comments

1

Mark Teixeira

POSITION: First base
AGE: 28 | BATS: B | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Los Angeles Angels
STATUS: Free agent

Teams talking to him: Yankees, Orioles, Red Sox, Nationals, and Angels

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GM	R	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG
157	102	33	121	.308	.410	.552

2

CC Sabathia

POSITION: Starting pitcher
AGE: 28 | BATS: L | THROWS: L
2008 TEAM: Milwaukee Brewers
STATUS: Agreed to deal with N.Y. Yankees (12/10)
TERMS: 7 years, $161M

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GS	IP	W-L	ERA	CG	SHO	SO
35	253.0	17-10	2.70	10	5	251

3

Manny Ramirez

POSITION: Left field
AGE: 36 | BATS: R | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Los Angeles Dodgers
STATUS: Free agent

Teams talking to him: Yankees, Dodgers

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GM	R	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG
153	102	37	121	.332	.430	.601

4

A.J. Burnett

POSITION: Starting pitcher
AGE: 31 | BATS: R | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Toronto Blue Jays
STATUS: Agreed to deal with N.Y. Yankees (12/12)
TERMS: 5 years, $82.5M

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GM	IP	W-L	ERA	BB	SO	WHIP
35	221.1	18-10	4.07	86	231	1.34

5

Derek Lowe

POSITION: Starting pitcher
AGE: 35 | BATS: R | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Los Angeles Dodgers
STATUS: Free agent

Teams talking to him: Yankees, and Phillies

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GS	IP	W-L	ERA	BB	SO	BAA
35	211.0	14-11	3.24	45	147	.246

6

Rafael Furcal

POSITION: Shortstop
AGE: 31 | BATS: B | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Los Angeles Dodgers
STATUS: Signed $33 million, three year deal with Dodgers 12/18

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GM	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP
36	34	5	16	8	.357	.439

7

Adam Dunn

POSITION: Left field
AGE: 29 | BATS: L | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Arizona Diamondbacks
STATUS: Free agent

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GM	HR	RBI	BB	AVG	OBP	SLG
158	40	100	122	.236	.386	.513

8

Ryan Dempster

POSITION: Starting pitcher
AGE: 31 | BATS: R | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Chicago Cubs
STATUS: Re-signed with Chi. Cubs (11/18)
TERMS: 4 years, $52 million

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GS	IP	W-L	ERA	BB	SO	BAA
33	206.2	17-6	2.96	76	187	.227

9

Milton Bradley

POSITION: DH/Left field
AGE: 30 | BATS: B | THROWS: R
2008 TEAM: Texas Rangers
STATUS: Free agent

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GM	R	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG
126	78	22	77	.321	.436	.563

And for 10 we have….

Oliver Perez

POSITION: Starting pitcher
AGE: 27 | BATS: L | THROWS: L
2008 TEAM: New York Mets
STATUS: Free agent

2008 SEASON STATISTICS
GS	IP	W-L	ERA	BB	SO	WHIP
34	194.0	10-7	4.22	105	180	1.40

Tags: A.J. Burnett, Adam Dunn, CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeria, Milton Bradley, Oliver Perez, Rafael Furcal, Ryan Dempster

Dodgers Win 7-2, Trail 2-1 in NLCS

Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Sports | No Comments

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series.  The Dodgers scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning to jump out to a commanding 5-0 lead.  Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake had RBI singles and Blake DeWitt drove in the final 3 runs of the inning with a crushing 3-run triple.  Dodgers Starting Pitcher Hiroki Kuroda pitched 6 strong innings giving up only 2 earned runs on 5 hits.  Kuroda walked one and struck out 3 in picking up the Dodgers first ALCS win of the 2008 post-season.   Phillies Starting Pitcher Jamie Moyer lasted only 1 1/3 innings giving up 6 hits, 6 earned runs and striking out only 2 Dodgers batters.  Tempers flared over whether or not pitchers were throwing at certain batters.  Moyer hit Russell Martin with a pitch in the 1st inning.  Kuroda later threw at the head of the Phillies Shane Victorino and Victorino shouted at Kuroda to avoid throwing at his head.  After Victorino grounded out, he and Kuroda exchanged words and Manny Ramirez also joined the fracas because he was upset when Phillies Starter Bret Myers threw behind him in Game 2 of the NLCS.  No punches were thrown and no players were ejected.  It will be interesting to see if the feud continues when the 2 teams face off in Game 4 of the NLCS on Monday night.  The Phllies will throw mid-season pick-up Joe Blanton, while the Dodgers will pitch Derek Lowe on 3 days rest.

Tags: Bret Myers, Derek Lowe, Hiroki Kuroda, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, MLB playoffs, Philadelphia Phillies, Shane Vict, Shane Victorino