I wondered what was up Zduriencik’s sleeves, and now we know. The Mariners have just traded fat slob pitcher Carlos Silva to the Cubs for Milton Bradley.
Here’s the dealio. Bradley and Silva make essentially the same amount over the next two years, and Milton doesn’t suck. That on it’s own makes the move passable. What makes it great, is that Bradley is ~10x better than Silva, so the Mariners just upgraded …

Mike Cameron’s deal with the Red Sox should be announced sometime today, along with the Red Sox signing of John Lackey. While Lackey’s contract was a bit much, it’s still not an awful deal for Boston. However, I have heard some people say that Cameron was a bad signing, due to the team losing offense in the process. While the chicks dig the long ball, it doesn’t mean it’s the …

Have you heard of John Baker, the catcher for the Florida Marlins? Didn’t think so. However, he has some interesting numbers the past few years.
In his rookie year (2008), Baker put up a line of .299/.392/.447, and a line of .271/.349/.410 in his 2009 campaign.
I was thinking about the line, and saw his insane BABIP numbers the past few seasons, so I did some investigating.
BABIP (MLB)
2008 – .375
2009 – .336
To …