Braves Sign Catcher Laird To Back Up McCann
The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a two-year deal with backup catcher Gerald Laird.
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The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a two-year deal with backup catcher Gerald Laird.
The Detroit Tigers have finalized their $26 million, two-year deal with outfielder Torii Hunter.
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The most important Sabermetrics statistic, and the one most easily measured, is OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
When the AL MVP award went to Miguel Cabrera on Thursday, it was a big hit back home.
Miguel Cabrera was named the American League Most Valuable Player this evening in voting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
In a debate that sometimes got more heated than Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney, Miguel Cabrera won the AL MVP tonight.
Even before Miguel Cabrera made the major leagues, coaches and scouts in Venezuela were predicting he would be a big star.
Price beat out 2011 winner Justin Verlander by only four points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
If Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski could have created a player to fill the Tigers offseason needs, I'm not sure that he could have done much better than Torii Hunter.
The signing of Torii Hunter to a two year $26-million deal is significant, if nothing else, it's a tremendous upgrade in RF for the Tigers.
CBS Sports has confirmed on Wednesday that outfielder Torii Hunter has signed a two-year, $26 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.
He's been consistent his entire career, he's coming off one of the best seasons he has ever put together, he's great defensively and he is a great clubhouse guy!
Outfielder Torii Hunter is expected to meet with the Tigers on Tuesday, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com.
He may be 37 years old, but free agent outfielder Torii Hunter would fit the Tigers perfectly.
