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This little nugget about Felix Hernandez caught my eye: "Felix will be an affordable, young, dynamic budding superstar of a pitcher in 2010. And his home is at the moment unknown. The Mariners don't have the talent to contend against the Angels in the AL West, and it appears that they'd rather trade Felix now, while they can still get a boatload of young talent for him, rather than wait for ...

As Hideki Matsui looks toward his impending free agency, he's got to feel good about things. He's proven to the baseball world once again that he is one of the premier hitters in the American League and despite all the talk of injuries, age, and decline; Matsui can still rake with the best of them and should be in line for a nice contract. How will Matsui's tremendous 2009 season ...

The general consensus around baseball seems to be that if the Cubs are willing to trade Carlos Zambrano this winter, then they will have a tough time finding a team willing to take on Zambrano's $18 million salary, let alone give the Cubs any top prospects in return.So after scouring Cot's Baseball Contracts, we have come up with a number of hypothetical trades for the Cubs and Zambrano this off-season ...

With news breaking yesterday that the Cubs may look to deal Carlos Zambrano, I can't help but be skeptical. Firstly, I have a tough time believing that any team will take on the more than $50+ million owed to Zambrano over the next three years (probably more). Secondly, I doubt that the Cubs will be able to get a package for Zambrano that they find appealing. Zambrano has too much money ...

Over the next few seasons, some of baseball's brightest young stars will become free agents for the first time. And while baseball fans like myself are excited to see how much money these young stars will get on the open market, simply thinking about a new contract must be a scary thought for the mid-level teams who simply do not have the salary structure to take on huge contracts. How can the ...

There aren't too many players, who put up some of the best of numbers of their career at 35 years old. But Johnny Damon is doing just that. Even though Damon is past his supposed prime, he's still putting up fantastic numbers. While Damon remains a sub par outfielder with questionable arm strength at best, his offensive ability makes for a power hitting and run scoring machine. So as Damon turns ...

Even though I missed a week in documenting the race for Bryce Harper, not much has changed atop the leaderboard. To check out the Harper standings from two weeks ago, click here. Without further ado, here are the current standings in the race for Bryce Harper: 1. Washington Nationals-The Nationals are simply running away with the Harper sweepstakes. A 6.06 team ERA in September highlights why the Nationals are pulling so ...

After his mastery against the New York Mets last night, Pedro Martinez's numbers are officially ridiculous. In seven starts with the Philadelphia Phillies, Martinez is 5-0 with a phenomenal 2.87 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP.Hey Pedro, this isn't 1999!But in all honesty, I didn't think that he had much left in the tank. After watching him gut through the 2008 season with the Mets, where he was nothing more than a ...

Benjie Molina is one of the slowest players in baseball today. For that reason alone, he's one of my favorite players to watch. Benjie Molina also has two brothers, who play professional baseball and both brothers (Jose and Yadier) are catchers just like him. What are the odds of that? The genes in the Molina household must be ridiculous. But as Molina enters the twilight of his career, ...

Let the Matt Holliday free agent speculation begin. From Buster Olney: "But I'll venture a guess (and it's nothing more at this point): Holliday winds up signing with the Angels, effectively replacing Vladimir Guerrero within their salary structure." Now comes the obvious question: could it actually happen? YES—Angels have a ton of money coming off the books this offseason. Between Vladimir Guerrero, Chone Figgins, John Lackey, Bobby Abreu, and Kelvim Escobar, the Angels ...