- Alex Gonzalez's Hot Start
Matthew CarruthSigned to a one-year contract with a team option for 2011 by the Blue Jays this offseason, Alex Gonzalez did not attract much attention on the free agent market after being cut loose by the Red Sox
- Firing Fredi Gonzalez
Alex RemingtonYesterday, Fredi Gonzalez became the second third managerial casualty of the year, following Trey Hillman's ouster in Kansas City (update: and Dave Trembley in Baltimore. Thanks, Rob Stratmeyer
- Josh Reddick and Alex Gonzalez: Waiver Wire Help
Howard Bender type guy.
Alex Gonzalez, MIL |SS| Ownership: ESPN - 21.5% Yahoo - 16.0%
Gonzalez might be a tough sell for a lot of you, but given his power production and the current state of the shortstop
- The Power Will Not Return for Adrian Gonzalez
Eno SarrisAt the beginning of last year, we took some heat for leaving Adrian Gonzalez near the top of the first base rankings. Our reasoning, if I can speak for the consensus ranking crew, was that power
- Should MLB Punish A-Rod Based on News Reports?
Alex Remington nicknamed "BALCO East."
Of course, as Cameron notes, "Rodriguez is going to get the most attention, because he’s Alex Rodriguez." The Yankees are reportedly exploring all avenues to void the last five
- Team Preview: Atlanta Braves
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3. 3B Chipper Jones^ (38 years old)
4. 2B Dan Uggla (30 years old)
5. C Brian McCann* (27 years old)
6. SS Alex Gonzalez (34 years old)
7. 1B Freddie Freeman* (21 years old)
8. CF Nate McLouth
- Brewers Lose Gonzalez to Injured Knee
J.P. Breen disabled list with a left hamstring injury. Finally, over the weekend against the San Francisco Giants, shortstop Alex Gonzalez landed on the disabled list with what appears to be a very serious leg
- Wally Pipping Jason Heyward
Alex Remington with more than the Braves' inconsistent offense and the slumping Jason Heyward. Fredi Gonzalez is a first-year manager, and I think he is trying to send a message and set a clear precedent that will last
- Arlington Power Struggle: Jon Daniels vs. Nolan Ryan
Alex Remington in team history have been connected to performance-enhancing drugs, including Rafael Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez, Alex Rodriguez, and the single best player in team history, Ivan Rodriguez
- Marlins Close Upper Deck: Can Loria Admit Fault?
Alex Remington one year in; his replacement, Fredi Gonzalez, was fired midseason in 2010 after three and a half years' service. Gonzalez's replacement, Edwin Rodriguez, resigned a month ago amid rumors that he too
- Does It Matter If a Manager Was a Major Leaguer?
Alex RemingtonOf the 30 managers in the major leagues today, eight of them never made the major leagues as players (Manny Acta, Terry Collins, Fredi Gonzalez, Jim Leyland, Joe Maddon, Jack McKeon, Mike Quade
- Airing the Marlins' Dirty Laundry in Public
Alex Remington did," said Dan Uggla. Really, just about everyone, from Uggla to Posnanski to our own Jack Moore approved of manager Fredi Gonzalez's austere treatment of his moody star. Hanley finally apologized
- Nyjer Morgan Wants A Piece of the Marlins. I Don't Blame Him.
Alex Remington Gonzalez at first when Adam Kennedy hit a slow double-play ball to Dan Uggla; Uggla flipped to Hanley Ramirez at second for the first out, but Hanley double-clutched and threw home to get Morgan, who had
- MLB DNA Testing — Is Baseball Breaking the Law?
Alex Remington are understandable: teams want to avoid being defrauded out of millions of dollars by players who falsify their name and age.
The Nationals gave a $1.4 million signing bonus 16-year old Esmailyn Gonzalez
- Why the Pirates Always Limp to the Finish
Alex Remington in 2009, and so on.
But they weren't always sellers, and actually have made their share of misguided win-now trades. They traded Mike Gonzalez for Adam LaRoche in 2007, and a few days later traded Rajai
- If You Vote for Surhoff and Tino, You Have to Vote for Everyone
Alex Remington, Rafael Palmeiro, and Kevin Brown, not to mention Juan Gonzalez, who after all has more MVP awards than Don Mattingly.
In fact, to vote for Jack Morris, Don Mattingly, Tino Martinez, Edgar Martinez
- 2011 Organizational Rankings: #5 – Atlanta
Alex Remington pretty adept at everything, and well-positioned in the National League with a playoff caliber team for at least the next several years. Time will tell whether new skipper Fredi Gonzalez is a better
- Wilson Ramos Is Home. Now What?
Alex Remington that every player will continue to think long and hard about how long they want their family to live there.
Carlos Gonzalez's reaction may be representative of many players. He returned home
- Ozzie Guillen, Fidel Castro and Why No One Cares
Alex Remington in the Cuban-American community may have had two primary catalysts. First, the Elian Gonzalez case — which demonstrated to many within the community that knee-jerk, anti-Castro sentiment didn't necessarily lead
- When Should San Diego Trade Adrian Gonzalez?
Dave CameronWhile it has generally been assumed that Adrian Gonzalez won't be in San Diego much longer, the Padres front office confirmed these beliefs with some public comments last week, stating
- Alex Liddi and the Greatest European Players Ever
Alex RemingtonYesterday, Alex Liddi hit a grand slam, which the AP noted was "the first major league grand slam by an Italian-born player in half-century." That actually understates the true rarity of Liddi's
- Deep League Waiver Wire: Heisey & Gonzalez
Mike Podhorzer as he's starting, he may even earn some shallow mixed league value.
Alex Gonzalez | 3% Owned
What is this, 2010 (when Gonzalez actually earned positive fantasy value)? The 37 year old former
- Dallas Braden Attacks Alex Rodriguez Again. Is Baseball's "Code" Really Still Relevant?
Alex RemingtonEvery time Alex Rodriguez does anything -- poses in Details Magazine, slaps a ball out of a glove, shouts to distract a fielder from a pop-up, admits to taking banned drugs, runs across the pitcher's
- Crawford and Gonzalez
Dave Cameron Sox this week. That's right, over the last five years, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford have been virtually identical in value.
They're nine months apart in age. Gonzalez has a shoulder problem
- Alex Gordon is...
Eno SarrisIt's like a mad lib! Alex Gordon is... sexy? Misunderstood? Pretty good with a chance of more? Not as good as last year? Better than this year? Let's try something else. Let's try to answer
- Is Gio Gonzalez Worth the Hype?
Chris CwikStep aside, C.J. Wilson. There's a new pitcher in town commanding the attention of major league teams. Following his best season as a pro, the Oakland Athletics are looking to deal Gio Gonzalez
- Adrian Gonzalez and the Petco Challenge
Brian JouraWhen fantasy players think of the top first basemen in the game, Adrian Gonzalez is not the first name that comes to mind. But the first overall pick in the 2000 draft put up his third straight
- Adrian Gonzalez to Boston
David GolebiewskiWhile the deal is not quite official, the San Diego Padres and the Boston Red Sox have agreed in principle to a swap that would send 1B Adrian Gonzalez to Beantown in exchange for RHP Casey Kelly, 1B
- Adrian Gonzalez's Walks
Dave Cameron speculation is Adrian Gonzalez, the Padres star first baseman. With two years remaining on an unbelievably team friendly contract (he's owed just $10.25 million over both years), and coming off a +6.3 win
- Gonzalez vs Teixeira
Dave CameronAdrian Gonzalez is the new Roy Halladay. Given his agent's statements that he is not willing to give San Diego a hometown discount and sees Mark Teixeira's contract as the comparison for what his
- Is Gio Gonzalez Learning?
David GolebiewskiAs a lefty who can spin curves that put Beyonce to shame (okay, not really), Gio Gonzalez garners attention. Gio whiffed 10.3 batters per nine innings on the farm and rated among Baseball America's
- Joey Votto or Adrian Gonzalez?
David Golebiewski seasons, with one posting the third-best wOBA in the majors at first base, and the other ranking sixth at the position.
Cincinnati's Joey Votto and San Diego's Adrian Gonzalez seem to be valued about
- Gonzalez vs Beltre
Dave CameronFaced with a decision between two Adrians, the Red Sox finally settled on the younger, left-handed one, and have agreed to a deal that will bring Adrian Gonzalez to Boston. In return, the Padres
- Mike Gonzalez Potentially an Oriole
R.J. Anderson it appears likely that Mike Gonzalez will join the fray on a two-year deal worth at least $12M and up to as much as $16M. The deal is currently contingent on Gonzalez passing a physical – usually a given
- Alex Rodriguez News Summary
Jeremy Blachman
Alex Rodriguez is probably the most despised player in baseball history. Rodriguez' contract is considered among the worst in baseball. Alex Rodriguez has vehemently denied reports he
- Four Factors: Carlos Gonzalez
Jack Moore series, this time a request: Colorado Rockies uber-outfielder Carlos Gonzalez. Gonzalez is in his third season in the majors, and this is the first in which he will likely approach 600 plate appearances
- Adrian Gonzalez: Resetting Expectations
Mike PetrielloIf you’d done nothing in 2012 but read the local papers, you might think that Adrian Gonzalez was among the biggest busts of modern times. Coming off a stellar 2011 Boston debut, his production
- Will Adrian Gonzalez Rebound?
Chris CwikAdrian Gonzalez was a disappointment last season. While his overall slash line of .299/.344/.463 isn't terrible for most players, it represented a pretty big fall from the elite production he's
- Adrian Gonzalez's Power Outage
Mike AxisaAdrian Gonzalez has been pretty much everything the Red Sox expected him to be and then some after sending three top prospects (and Eric Patterson) to the Padres to acquire the now-29-year-old
- Adrian Gonzalez's Power Outage
Mike AxisaWhen I published our updated first base tier rankings last week, I mentioned that Adrian Gonzalez had hit just 13 homers in his previous 478 plate appearances dating back to last year. That stretch