[Lefty Noob]

At this point in the free-agency signing period, which teams are the big winners and losers?

[Nuke]

Quick question for a new baseball fan please? Is Shawn Greeen gonna be with the Mets in 2007, what's his contract for?

[EmpireWF]

Originally Posted by Nuke

Quick question for a new baseball fan please? Is Shawn Greeen gonna be with the Mets in 2007, what's his contract for?

Yep, Shawn Green is still with the Mets. I'm not certain but I think his contract ends at the end of the 2007 season.

[MJHMarc]

I love Shawn Green. I hope he stays with the Mets and keeps on knocking in those runs.

Back to the topic, I think that the Cubs definitely came up on top with the Dodgers.

The Giants lost Schmidt, but got Zito so we'll call it even.

The Mets got...?

[EmpireWF]

Boston had a good off-season suring up the rotation and keeping Manny.

[MJHMarc]

What about the Yankees?

Lets not go give Boston an A, before Matsuku proves himself on the mound.

[legend]

If the Yankees can get rid of Johnson, that will be addition by subtraction and worth a B+ from me.

[shambala14]

Originally Posted by MJHMarc

I love Shawn Green. I hope he stays with the Mets and keeps on knocking in those runs.

Back to the topic, I think that the Cubs definitely came up on top with the Dodgers.

The Giants lost Schmidt, but got Zito so we'll call it even.

The Mets got...?

Zito is thoroughly better than Schmidt, so that is an upgrade, and this is coming from a Dodger fan

[MVB]

Big Winners:

Baltimore Orioles: The O's totally re-established their bullpen by bringing in LHP Jamie Walker, RHP Danys Baez, RHP Chad Bradford, and RHP Scott Williamson. Jaret Wright was added to the starting rotation (to go along side Bedard, Benson, and Cabrera), while UT Freddie Bynum, C Paul Bako, OF Jay Payton, and OF Adam Stern were brought in to fill some defensive and offensive holes. I highly doubt the Orioles will contend with the Yankees or Sox in 2007, but at least they're on the right track.

Chicago Cubs: The Cubs started things off right with the re-signing of Aramis Ramirez and for an encore, brought in Alfonso Soriano. Mark DeRosa and Daryle Ward also joined the club to provide more offense and defense to last year's bumbling team. As for the rotation, Ted Lily and Jason Marquis were added along side of Zambrano, Wood, and Prior. Neal Cotts, a lefty reliever, was signed for the 'pen.

Big Loser

Atlanta Braves: For a team that won 14 consecutive division titles, the Braves have done nothing to counter-act the surging Mets and Phillies. During the offseason the Braves have signed just two players- Rafael Soriano and Tanyon Sturtze. Real impact players there... I suppose Atlanta has just given in to the fact that they will not win their division, and has done nothing to keep some of the good players they had on their team. Marcus Giles, John Thomson, Horacio Ramirez, Todd Pratt, Brian Jordan, Chris Reitsma, Daryle Ward, and Danys Baez all left the Braves during the winter months. As bad as Atlanta's rotation was, it has only gotten worse. As bad as Atlanta's pen was, it has only gotten worse. As bad as Atlanta's season was, it will only be worse.

its going to have to be the red sox. they picked up that player from japan and that guy is supposed to be the next best pitcher in the league. hes getting about 10mil a year so this could be a good booster for the red sox but, the guy could be overrated and then suck. it probably wont happen though.