Michael Young's No.10 To Be Retired By Rangers

The Rangers are retiring Michael Young's number, completing a summer of honoring three prominent players from the teams that went to two World Series in 2010-11.

Texas Official Site

Esteban Loaiza Gets Three Years On Drug Charges

Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges involving 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of cocaine that he admitted he planned to distribute.

USA Today

Esteban Loaiza Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who earned more than $43 million over 14 seasons, pleaded guilty Friday to federal drug charges in California.

Greenwich Time

Esteban Loaiza Faces Federal Charges

Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who last month pleaded not guilty to drug charges in California, had his case moved to federal court Wednesday.

MY Web Times

Esteban Loaiza Arrested For Alleged Possession Of Drugs

Mexican pitcher Esteban Loaiza was arrested in the United States for possession of drugs last Friday and his hearing was scheduled for next Wednesday, February 14.  (Translated)

ESPN Deportes

Matt Morris & Dmitri Young Dismissed From Hall Of Fame Ballot

While the BBWAA screening committee was keeping up with the Joneses — Jacque and Todd, to be precised — it left a bunch of superior players off Tuesday’s Hall of Fame ballot reveal.

Hardball Talk

It's Time To Ban Booze In All Clubhouses

The Tigers are supporting Miguel Cabrera in his battle with alcoholism. They placed him in an employee assistance program after his well-publicized October binge. Their health plan provides for the counselor who has guided him through the crucial months since.

Fox Sports

Ahead Of The Count: For The Long-Term Investors

Last week, we discussed when bad teams should attempt to sign free agents. The primary scenarios in which this makes sense are when the team stands an outside chance of competing, and when there also will be a valuable market for that player at the trade deadline in the likely scenario that the team is not competitive. In this case, the premium that competitive teams should place on having players for the stretch run is often to allow the team to recoup some of their lost money on the player.

Baseball Prospectus

Roster Moves At VEB

some of you correctly read the hint i dropped yesterday: i’m stepping aside as the main blogger at VEB. there are various reasons behind the decision, but it’s mostly a question of work / blog / family balance.

Viva El Birdos

Potential Free Agent Pitchers For After 2008

In the second of our two-part report, we look ahead to the free agent starting pitchers potentially coming available next year at this time.

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