A couple of good Blue Jays echoes for your Sunday reading pleasure: Are Happy Jays Here Again? by John Brattain and John Brattain on the Jays by mark w at Bluebird Banter. … Read more »

I had only just heard the news of a potential Royce Clayton acquisition by the Nationals when the trade materialized. Finalized yesterday, the minor league signing sets up an interesting spring training competition between incumbent shortstop Christian Guzman and the new boy on the block with the dreadlocks (yeah mon!), Clayton. When … Read more »

I was reading Jim Molony's new article on MLB.com today, Teams seek strength up the middle, an analysis of the shortstop-second baseman tandems around the majors. One very short sentence caught my eye: "The Nationals are also talking with free agent shortstop Royce Clayton." This is news to me! We certainly need more production and better defense from … Read more »

echo: Nationals Maintain Their Interest in Free Agent Sosa … Read more »

There's alot of uncertainty being voiced in comments on various blogs in reaction to the Monday signing of free agent catcher Mike Piazza to the San Diego Padres. I for one like this move: $2M is not a big commitment, and the combination of Doug Mirabelli and Piazza will surely sport more offensive pop than last … Read more »