Grant Balfour

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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Rodriguez’ Struggles, The 6-Man Rotation, And A Giraffe’s New Heights

  August 6, 2011 at 9:12 am 6 comments

  The One Where We Discuss Rodriguez’ Struggles, The 6-Man Rotation, And A Giraffe’s New Heights

   
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  Grant Balfour Quits Australian National Team Because He Hates All The Drug Testing

  June 7, 2011 at 10:00 am 0 comments

  Grant Balfour Quit Australian National Team Because He Hated All The Drug Testing

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Longo’s Trade Value, The Duke’s New Deal And The Mad Australian

  January 19, 2011 at 7:11 am 8 comments

  Want to know just how valuable Evan Longoria and his contract are to the Rays, then read THIS PIECE from The Orange County Register. Sam Miller takes an even-handed look at what it might take for the Angels to trade for Longoria. The conclusion: “Mike Trout, Jered Weaver, Dan Haren, [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Bullpen Market, Lee’s Optimism And Andruw Jones

  January 17, 2011 at 9:30 am 5 comments

  Two potential relievers for the Rays signed with the A’s over the weekend. First it was Grant Balfour signing a deal that is reportedly a two-year contract for $8.1 million. Then the A’s signed Brian Fuentes to a two-year deal for $10.5 million. The Rays came into the off-season needing to completely [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Extra 2%, The Trop And Balfour’s

  January 12, 2011 at 7:29 am 10 comments

  Jonah Keri asked us to pass along a note that a free preview is now available for his new book “The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team from Worst to First.” This is the long-anticipated book about the Rays front office. The free preview [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss The Mad Australian And Hunting Qualls

  December 30, 2010 at 10:23 am 5 comments

  Might Grant Balfour be pitching in Baltimore next season? According to Roch Kubatko of MASN.com, that is a definite possibility. Kubatko says the Orioles have “definite interest” and notes that the compensation price must not be a deterrent. The Mad Australian is a Type A free agent, but since the [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Crawford’s Late Thank You, Dealing Garza And Little Hope For Balfour’s Return

  December 27, 2010 at 7:48 am 9 comments

  Ken Rosenthal takes a look at Grant Balfour’s situation and says it is only a small chance that he returns to the Rays. Even though Balfour is a Type A free agent, Rosenthal notes that there are only nine teams that would lose a first-round pick for signing The Mad [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Crawford Not In A Hurry And Balfour’s Big Deal

  December 1, 2010 at 7:29 am 4 comments

  Ken Rosenthal suggests it is in Carl Crawford’s best interest to wait until after Cliff Lee finds a new home before signing a contract.. The Red Sox are interested. The big loser in the Lee sweepstakes — the Yankees or Rangers — could be, too…Thus, it’s in Crawford’s interest to [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Balfour’s Arbitration Decision

  November 30, 2010 at 7:17 am 0 comments

  Today is the deadline for free agents to accept or reject the arbitration offers from their teams. While players like Carl Crawford and Rafael Soriano will certainly decline arbitration for the opportunity at multi-year deals with other teams, Grant Balfour is a bigger question. As a Type A free agent, [...]

   
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  [THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss Pena To The Nats, St. Pete’s Loss And CC’s iPads

  November 29, 2010 at 7:08 am 3 comments

  Buster Olney had the following to say about the Nationals’ interest in Carlos Pena… Heard this: Some team officials that have talked about Carlos Pena view the Washington Nationals as being the club most enthusiastic about acquiring the first baseman. The key here, is this is what officials from other [...]