Sports 4 Dorks

Former Red Sox outfielder Gabe Kapler is coming out of retirement and returning to the major leagues.
Kapler, an eight-year veteran who managed in Boston’s farm system in 2007, today signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
“Gabe brings versatility and athleticism to the outfield position,” Brewers GM Doug Melvin said. “He has […]

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The Phillies have signed Geoff Jenkins to a 2 year, $13M deal with a vesting option for a 3rd year at $7.5M. The plan is to have Jenkins platoon in right field with Jason Werth, and when you look at the career numbers between the two, you can see why this makes sense. […]

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A supposed “insider” on an Orioles message board says the Cubs trading for Brian Roberts is almost a done deal.
Roberts for Gallagher, Murton, and Patterson.

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It’s your dime…

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Still not much news, the big thing yesterday being Mark Redman and Kip Wells becoming members of the team officially. As discount rotation insurance -possibly found over the Internet or on the midnight commercials of local TV- they aren’t terrible options. If Hirsh, Jimenez and Morales don’t live up to expectations, we were going to […]

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Bit of a shocker, but yet again those Dayton Moore led Royals have signed a sought after reliever. This time it’s Mahay who gets 2 years, 8 million for essentially being a specialty guy. Frankly I think it’s a bit much to pay a LOOGY, but if one of the lefties on the market should […]

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Four - eight - zero - zero - zero - zero - zero - zero. That’s size zeros. Six. For this: A pitcher who just a year ago was detrimental to his team is now making 12 million annually. In fairness to Silva he did allow more line drives than before in […]

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The new guy, Jaryd Wilson, over at The Bard’s Room has a few suggestions for the Sox Holiday shopping list: With the Holiday season in full swing, I thought I would write my inaugural column about what the White Sox need to have on their Holiday shopping list. Here’s what should be on the […]

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I loves me some bullets. At MetsGeek, Jeff Mathews breaks down the Matt Wise signing. The Phillies signed Geoff Jenkins to a two-year, $13 million deal with a vesting third year option worth an extra $7 million. Jenkins is 33, can’t hit lefties, and hasn’t OPS-ed .800 since […]

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The Tigers have looked the situation over and are doing what any sensible team would do. The Tigers have begun negotiations with left-hander Dontrelle Willis on a long-term contract, according to one person with knowledge of the discussions. The deal would likely be for three or four years. The […]

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