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The New York Yankees signed a left-handed hitter to hit second in their lineup in 2010 and itÆs not Johnny Damon. ESPN.comÆs Buster Olney, via Twitter , is reporting that the Yankees have signed 1B Nick Johnson to a one-year, $5.5 million contract. The deal also includes a mutual option for 2011 for $5.5 million. Signing Johnson essentially ends the Damon era in the Bronx. Damon played the same game Jason Bay ...

Chicago area deep dish pizza places bewareûCarlos Silva is coming to town! According to various sources, the Seattle Mariners have traded RHP pitcher Carlos Silva to the Chicago Cubs for OF Milton Bradley. This is essentially a swap of contracts as Silva has two years and $24 million remaining on his deal and Bradley has two years and $21 million remaining on his deal. This is a heist by Seattle GM Jack ...

As if the New York Yankees needed more good news. According to the Newark Star Ledger , Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez will not need a second surgery on his right hip. Rodriguez visited his hip specialist on Monday, Dr. Marc Phillippon. Phillippon informed Rodriguez that a second surgery will not be needed and he is free to begin his offseason workouts. No more surgery for ARod Rodriguez, who had hip surgery last March, ...

Update: The terms of the deal are for two years and $3 million total. Original Post: The New York Mets have looked to Japan for talent nine times in their history. And nine times the results have not been what the Mets were looking for. The Mets are hoping the results from their latest import from Japan are more favorable than in years past. Today, the Mets have signed 30-year-old RHP Ryota Igarashi ...

Finally, finally, I can write about the big trade. As I mentioned in a post earlier, I was very hesitant to write about this trade because it was never official and there were so many moving parts. Now that all the parts are in place and everything is written in stone, let's take a look at what went down between the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland AÆs. Phillies ...

For those of you who read The Ghost of Moonlight Graham on a regular basis are probably wondering why I have not yet even written a sentence about one of the biggest trades in recent memory. What is going on today is the reason why. There have been rumors circulating around the web that one of the players involved in the four-team trade between the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue ...

Guess which team has been the most aggressive this offseason? The New York Yankees? Nope. The Los Angeles Dodgers? Not even close. The Boston Red Sox? Maybe. How about the Chicago White Sox? Bingo. On top of adding Jake Peavy and Alex Rios towards the end of last season, the White Sox have added Mark Teahen, Omar Vizquel, Andruw Jones, JJ Putz, and now they have added Juan Pierre this offseason. According to various ...

It’s getting ugly for a baseball team in New York and it’s not the New York Yankees. With the John Lackey signing and the potential Roy Halladay trade (I say potential because it is not official yet) taking place yesterday, Mets fans are up in arms. Mets fans are growing angrier by the minute. Going into the offseason, I thought there were three teams whose offseason was more important than the other ...

The Boston Red Sox signing of John Lackey earlier today symbolized a coffin for the Jason Bay era in Boston. Tonight, the Red Sox put the final nail in that coffin and the final nail in the Jason Bay era in Boston. The Associated Press is reporting that the Red Sox have signed OF Mike Cameron to a two-year, $15.5 million contract. Cameron will either play center field or left field ...

Over the last couple of weeks, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim lost their leadoff hitter and third baseman to their division rival (Seattle Mariners) and their number one starter to their playoff rival (Boston Red Sox). That is a lot of fire power to lose over a span of a couple of weeks. Well today, the Angels added some fire power of their own. According to SI.comÆs Jon Heyman, the Angels ...