Orlando Cabrera, who was arguably the best free agent shortstop still available on the open market, has signed a deal with the Oakland A’s. The contract will pay him $4 million over the course of one season. The deal will become official once Cabrera passes a physical.
Last season, Cabrera played for the Chicago White Sox and hit .281 with eight homers and 57 RBI. The 34-year-old native of Colombia will step right into the starting shortstop spot for Oakland.
Cabrera gives Oakland a proven defensive player who has a history of being a decent-to-good hitter. His lifetime batting average is a …read more

Ten years doesn’t seem so long ago. The Big Lebowski hit the silver screen, That ’70s Show debuted on TV, and Baseball America released its list of top 100 prospects for 1998.
Lebowski became a cult classic, while That ’70s Show has seen its share of success over the years. But how about those prospects? What ever happened to them?
Thanks to the magic of the Internet, we now have instant access to all BA top 100 lists dating back to 1990. Over the next several weeks, we’ll revisit the top prospects of 1998 and see how they fared.
Our first installment covers …read more