The World Champion Phillies think they will be stronger with Raul Ibanez instead of Pat Burrell in left field. Spring Training is officially underway, and all is right with the world again. That means it’s time for us to step up our baseball coverage, starting with the completion of our free agent...

We’re through round nine now. Take a look back and read the write-ups for round 1, round 2,  round 3, round 4, round 5, round 6, round 7, and round 8. Round 9 : Pick 1(97) - @crookedpitch - Ryan Zimmerman - This is a risky pick here. He missed two months with a shoulder injury last season, and I&...

This article originally appeared on Dugout Central. The Philadelphia Phillies have signed free agent outfielder Raul Ibanez to a three-year deal. It’s the first major move in the Ruben Amaro Jr. era, and, at first glance, this does not seem like a winner.  The price, around $30-million, seems rea...

The Phillies and outfielder Raul Ibanez have agreed to a three-year, $30 million deal, reports Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com. According to Rosenthal, and multiple reports throughout the week, the Mets, Cubs, Nationals and Angels had also expressed interest in signing Ibanez. In November, ESPN&rsquo...

According to Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News, Brian Fuentes' agent told the Mets he's looking for three years and $10-11MM per.  The article headline says this demand "rocks" Omar Minaya, but the body of the article just says Minaya finds it "a bit high."  It's ha...

According to Jayson Stark at ESPN.com, the Mets, Phillies, Cubs, Cardinals, Nationals, Braves, Royals, Rays, Blue Jays, Rangers, Angels and Mariners have all expressed interest in free-agent OF Raul Ibanez. In fact, “The Mets, Cubs, Cardinals, Braves and Mariners have him at the top of their p...

Mariners beat writer Geoff Baker has a new blog post up this morning about the team's trade candidates.  In a well thought-out piece, Baker names Arthur Rhodes, Erik Bedard, Jarrod Washburn, Raul Ibanez, and Adrian Beltre as the most likely to go (in that order).  A few highlights from the...

The possible career-ending injury to Moises Alou means the Mets have to look at the trade market for a replacement, and baseball sources are telling Newsday's Anthony Rieber the Mariner's Raul Ibañez is a possibility. Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports that if the Mets are willing to take some mon...

News out of Seattle today is that Mariners GM Bill Bavasi has been fired.  Manager John MacLaren can’t be that far behind him.  What this means to fantasy owners (aside from the M’s fans among us having a good reason to crack a beer and celebrate) is that it should mean the beginning o...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 1 W: Masa Kobayashi (2-0) L: Mark Lowe (1-2) HR: Sea: Richie Sexson (6) Asdrubal Cabrera singled with two-outs, and the bases loaded in the 11th inning, as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle...