K.B.'s Baseball Blog

Yesterday’s Trivia answer: Lou Gehrig hit 23 career grand slams in his career, taking the tittle for most in that category, but Manny Ramirez is creeping up on that record. He currently has 20.

Today's Trivia: When we think of homeruns in 1998, we think of Mark McGwire amazing 70 homeruns, but, there were actually 3 other players who hit more that 50 homeruns. Who were those players?
A: Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr.
B: Alex Rodriguez, Jeff Bagwell, Sammy Sosa
C: Ken Griffey Jr., Sammy Sosa, Greg Vaughn
D: Barry Bonds, Jeff Bagwell, Greg Vaughn

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With the 2008 opening day only 100 days away, team's preparation for the next season hasn't stopped. Even though many and most of the big name players (Alex Rodriguex, Torii Hunter, Curt Schilling, David Eckstein ECT.) have already being signed, many deals are still occurring around baseball.

One of the top pitching free agents, Carlos Silva, apparently is no longer a free agent. According to reports, he signed a 4-year, $44 million dollar total, $11 million a year, deal with the Seattle Mariners. He had been talking with many teams, but Seattle seems to have come out on top. Silva, 28, has spent the last 4 seasons as a starting pitcher with the Minnesota Twins. Before that, he spent to relief seasons with the Philadelphia Philles. All total, he has a 55-46 record with a 4.31 ERA. In the 2007 season, he went 13-14 with a 4.19 ERA.

Again, according to reports, pitcher Dontrell Willis has signed an extension to his contract with the Detroit Tigers without ever even pitching a game for the Tigers. The extension will keep him in Detroit until 2010. The three year extension is worth $29 million total, or $9.6 million a year. Willis, 25, was traded along with Miguel Cabrera for prospect Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller. Willis has played 5 seasons in the Majors, all full season with the Florida Marlins, and has a 68-54 career record with a 3.78 ERA. 2007 was undoubtedly his worst season going 10-15 5.17 ERA. He posted a 22-10 record with a 2.63 ERA in 2005.

Today, Michael Barrett signed a 1-year, $3.5 million dollar deal with the San Diego Padres. Barrett, a veteran catcher, played 44 games with the Padres in 2007 after being traded there from the Chicago Cubs. At age 31, he has played 7 full seasons in his 10-year career with a .266 career batting average.

Also, Geoff Jenkins has signed a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies to fill their void in the outfield, but later today, the official deal will be made, so I’ll report back on this later.

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