Boras. Tellem. Greenberg. Hendricks. Levinson. Saberhagen? Bret Saberhagen, the two-time Cy Young Award winner from Cleveland High in Reseda, has just joined the agent business. West Coast Sports Management, the Pasadena-based firm headed by former Dodgers general manager Dan Evans, hired Saberhagen this week, and his primary responsibilities will be to evaluate and recruit pitchers. […]

So sayeth Robo: The Cubs’ pursuit of Jake Peavy is over. Padres general manager Kevin Towers said he was told by Cubs general manager Jim Hendry on Thursday that the Cubs were no longer interested in pursuing a deal for the former Cy Young winner. The teams had spoken for weeks about a potential trade […]

A look at the fantasy ramifications of these moves for Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz.

A look at the fantasy ramifications of these moves for Aaron Heilman, Brandon Morrow, Franklin Gutierrez, and for the closer market as a whole.

Someone thought it was worth asking Brian McNamee’s opinion about something: Roger Clemens will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2013. Brian McNamee, the trainer whom Clemens is suing for defamation as a result of allegations he made in the Mitchell report, says there’s no chance the right-hander will be enshrined. “He’s done. […]

As was mentioned the other day, the A’s still might move to San Jose, but if they do, they’d better not be expecting any handouts: Amid all the talk this week that new challenges in Fremont could be thawing San Jose’s long-frozen hopes for landing a showpiece A’s stadium, city officials Wednesday were cool to […]

Step 1: Buy World Series tickets; Step 2: Sell them on the secondary market for a huge markup; Step 3: Quickly call the stadium ticket office and report the now-sold tickets stolen; Step 4: Get the tickets you sold voided, and receive fresh new tickets. Step 5: Catch all kinds of hell from the guy […]

Even if Blagojevich hadn’t gotten all extorty with Sam Zell, the state-helping-the-Cubs-with-Wrigley thing would have been sunk by the Tribune’s bankruptcy: Before Gov. Blagojevich’s arrest, his administration and Tribune Co. were discussing a $250 million bond deal for the purchase of Wrigley Field, the chairman of the Illinois Finance Authority said Wednesday. William Brandt Jr., […]

The Daily News has the Yankees trading Melky Cabrera to Milwaukee for Mike Cameron: The Yankees have found their center fielder for 2009, as they are set to send Melky Cabrera to Milwaukee for veteran outfielder Mike Cameron on Thursday, according to two major league sources . . . Many believed Cabrera would be the […]

I was part of a 12-blogger trade late last night involving MVN, FanHouse, and Baseball Prospectus, but someone screwed up the paperwork and I somehow ended up back here. The lesson: people should just try to keep things simple. Colin Wyers wonders whether more actual butts in the seats gives the home team an advantage. […]