Johan Santana News

Months later, it's still not entirely certain whether Johan Santana's bat hit the baseball two or three times over the course of one play.

OVER the past few months, as the economy has tanked, I have received a higher volume of e-mails from fans frustrated at the amounts being offered to players.

By Bob Klapisch Special to ESPN.com It was four years ago that Pedro Martinez was lured to New York by the Mets, a $53 million check stuffed in his pocket.

Did the acquisition of Johan Santana last winter put the 2007-08 offseason at the top of Marty Noble's all-time list for Mets? Which offseason do you think was the best in the Mets' history? With Kevin ...

Sad as it to contemplate on a bitter November night, there will come a sunny day seven or eight months from now when Johan Santana and his New York Mets are going to shut our world champion Philadelphia ...

The Angels , a Mariners foe in the American League West, appear reluctant to guarantee more than seven years in a contract for Teixeira, said a source familiar with the club's thinking.

Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this year. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse.

Prior to a 2008 season that dramatically reduced his trade value and made Aaron Heilman something of a pariah to Mets fans, the notion of returning the Notre Dame product to the starting rotation didn't seem so ...

Concerned about his role for next season, Aaron Heilman called general manager Omar Minaya yesterday to talk about possibly moving back into the rotation for the start of spring training .

CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal.

Here's a prediction: By the time this is over, win or lose, the Red Sox effectively will have made Mark Teixeira the largest contract offer in the history of your storied franchise.

A Hot Stove season without the Yankees driving the news coverage is like a day without a new bailout request.

Lightning fire Melrose...Yankees prepare offer for Sabathia...John Lynch... Nov 14 2008 7:08PM KXNewsTeam AP-8th SportsMinute Lightning fire Melrose...Yankees prepare offer for Sabathia...John Lynch retires ...

Let the CC Sabathia sweepstakes begin. Sabathia and nine other Brewers hit the open market Friday after teams' 15-day window of exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents expired.

A mid-season acquisition, C.C. Sabathia led Milwaukee to the National League playoffs in 2008.

On the eve of players hitting the free agency market, I can't help but wonder what the Mets first move will be.

While the big-market options appear to be dwindling for free-agent closer Francisco Rodriguez, the Mets nevertheless have checked in with the White Sox regarding a potential trade for their closer, Bobby Jenks ...

The Baseball Writers' Association of America will continue to dole out their postseason awards on Thursday, as the American League's Cy Young Award winner will be announced.

The National League Cy Young Award winner will be announced today, and it's hard to identify Tim Lincecum's chief competition.

Derek Lowe recorded 147 strikeouts last season and pitched to a 14-11 record with the Los Angeles Dodgers.