Mike Mussina

Jays will be hung up waiting for Burnett

Baseball free agents, start your engines. As of midnight, hunting licenses were officially handed out to 30 major-league GMs allowing them to participate in a frenzied free-for-all that is the free-est free-agency in pro...

Unit, Burnett act before filing deadline

Final two among most prominent to join free-agent market Randy Johnson struck out 173 batters in 184 innings with the D-backs in 2008. (Matt York/AP) Five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson will likely pursue his 300th...

Rivera, Mussina garner Cy Young votes

Right-handers played big role in keeping playoff hopes alive Mariano Rivera converted 39 of 40 save opportunities in 2008. (Al Bello/Getty) NEW YORK -- The two Yankees perhaps most responsible for keeping their team afloat last...

Yankees bring back Damaso Marte

By Kat O’Brien / Newsday Thursday, November 13, 2008 - Updated 1m ago re-signed lefthanded reliever Damaso Marte to a three-year contract on Wednesday, a week after declining his $6-million option for 2009. "We wanted to see if...

Mussina will decide on future next week

New York Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina, who won 20 games this year for the first time in his career, told the New York Daily News Wednesday that he plans to make his decision early next week on whether to retire or return...

Twins: Free agent signing starts tonight

There is no shortage of quality free agents this offseason. The Angels sat back last year while other teams wined and dined former Twins center fielder Torii Hunter. There's plenty of star power on the market -- headlined by...

Mussina decision due next week

Right-hander 'up in the air' over whether to play in 2009 Right-hander Mike Mussina has won 123 games in eight seasons with the Yankees. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) NEW YORK -- Mike Mussina finally broke his public silence this...

$500,000 Per Pound

According to Joel Sherman, the Yanks won't waste any time in their pursuit of C.C. Sabathia. Sherman pegs their initial offer at $150M/6 years and thinks that could be only the starting point. Sherman says they'll submit their...

Deserving Halladay won't win Cy

The '08 AL Cy Young results are announced today and Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay deserves to win ... but won't. Instead, Halladay's solid 20-11 record and 2.81 ERA will duke it out for second place with Angels reliever Francisco...

Yankees bringing back LHP Marte

By PETER ABRAHAMGANNETT NEWS SERVICE • November 12, 2008 NEW YORK — Damaso Marte has been an effective left-handed set-up man for the better part of eight seasons in the majors and last year served as the closer for the...