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[NL East Chatter: The Real Dirty Mets Blog] - Trading Stars For (Mostly) Prospects: Does It Work? Part 3, 2000-2004

GravediggerHebner — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:13:07 GMT

... P Curt Schilling to the Boston Red Sox for OF Mike Goss , P Casey Fossum , P Brandon Lyon and P Jorge de la Rosa . Schilling was in his 16th ML season at the time of ...

[FanGraphs] - Houston’s Management Issues

Jack Moore — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:36:19 GMT

... ontracts was over multiple years. Between these five players ( Pedro Feliz , Brandon Lyon , Jason Michaels , Brett Myers , and Cory Sullivan ), the Astros brought in ...

[Houston Chronicle: Astros with Chip Bailey] - How the Astros might have looked different in 2010

Chip — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:15:42 GMT

... rde, Tigers, 2 years, $14 million. Yes, give me Valverde for $14 in place of Brandon Lyon for $15 million anyday. But, like Tejada, those numbers were undoubtedly not ...

[SB Nation: The Crawfish Boxes] - Pitching Mechanics/Terms To Look/Listen For

baggs — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:07:05 GMT

... have near perfect mechanics so I will refrain from showing any pics of them. Brandon Lyon : Overall, looks pretty good. No major mechanical issues. Brett Myers : Over ...

[Bleacher Report] - Fantasy Baseball 2009: Best/Worst Offseason Moves

George Fitopoulos — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:30:14 GMT

... season. Honorable Mentions: Mike Gonzalez (signed by the Baltimore Orioles), Brandon Lyon (signed by the Houston Astros), Jose Valverde (signed by the Detroit Tigers) ...

[NY Daily News: Touching Base] - Kevin Gregg better off as setup man for Blue Jays

Jesse Spector — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:22:13 GMT

... e years has a rate of 8.8, 25th-best in the majors and far better than, say, Brandon Lyon (5.99), who got a three-year, $15 million contract this winter to not be the ...

[Michigan Live] - Justin Verlander says he 'can't even fathom' his $80 million deal with Tigers

Steve Kornacki — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:43:42 GMT

... were traded and the back of the bullpen disappeared with Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon leaving as free agents. Had his confidence that the Tigers wanted to win bee ...

[NY Baseball Digest] - Innings Limits – Follow the Money?

Mike Silva — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:33:56 GMT

... p notch middle reliever gets about $3 – $5 million dollars a year. The dopey Brandon Lyon contract sets a precedent towards the higher number. Even if you keep starte ...

[Detroit Free Press] - Right-hander says $80-million deal won't change effort on the mound

GEORGE SIPPLE — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:19:25 GMT

... decisions this off-season -- letting go Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon, and trading popular outfielder Curtis Granderson and pitcher Edwin Jackson. ...

[MLB: Tigers] - Verlander, Cabrera part of bigger plan

Jason Beck — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:11:11 GMT

... randerson and Edwin Jackson while letting go of free agents Placido Polanco, Brandon Lyon and Fernando Rodney. "That was tough," Verlander admitted. Knowing what the ...

[Bleacher Report] - 10 Things the Houston Astros Need To Do To Contend in 2010

Joseph Fernandez — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:55:53 GMT

... lost his job as closer for the Marlins. The fortune the Astros have is that Brandon Lyon has experience as a closer making him an insurance policy if Lindstrom can't ...

[Arizona Daily Sun] - AP source: Tigers & Verlander agree to $80M deal

LARRY LAGE — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:12:44 GMT

... let second baseman Placido Polanco along with relievers Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon leave in free agency. Detroit did, though, instill some hope for this season ...

[Wisconsin State Journal] - AP source: Tigers & Verlander agree to $80M deal

LARRY LAGE — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:09:49 GMT

... let second baseman Placido Polanco along with relievers Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon leave in free agency. Detroit did, though, instill some hope for this season ...

[The Seattle Times] - AP source: Tigers & Verlander agree to $80M deal

LARRY LAGE — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:44:44 GMT

... let second baseman Placido Polanco along with relievers Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon leave in free agency. Detroit did, though, instill some hope for this season ...

[The Baltimore Sun] - Source: Tigers, Verlander agree to $80M, 5-year contract

LARRY LAGE — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:23:47 GMT

... let second baseman Placido Polanco along with relievers Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon leave in free agency. Detroit did, though, instill some hope for this season ...