I just finished tabulating the results from our own personal online MVP polls. If the voting were up to BDD readers, Matt Holliday would have been the National League MVP while Alex Rodriguez would have been the American League MVP. Here are the final tallies:   more »

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have acquired infielder Cesar Izturis and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named.  The announcement was made by Dave Littlefield, the Pirates' Senior Vice President and General Manager.  No other terms of the deal were announced.
 
Izturis, 27, hit .246 (47-for-191) with 11 doubles and eight RBI in 65 games with the Cubs this season while making 60 appearances (48 starts) at shortstop.  He was acquired by Chicago from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for pitcher Greg Maddux on July 31, 2006.
      
The switch-hitting Izturis was named to the National League All-Star team while playing with the Dodgers in 2005.   He also won the Rawlings Gold Glove award in 2004, after making just 10 errors in 159 games at shortstop (674 total chances).  In his major league career, Izturis has made 640 appearances at shortstop, 43 at second base and 28 at third base.

Hat tip to the Pirates media relations departmnent

We've posted our latest poll question:

What do you think of Ichiro's contract?

1) The Mariners overpaid

2) The contract is on target

3) Ichiro is still underpaid

4) It's just plain worrisome

To vote, head on over to the BDD Articles page now!

 

Did I get your attention?

 

Ok...so the latest poll is... 

Who will be the first player taken in the 2007 First Year Player Draft?
David Price, Vanderbilt   Rick Porcello, Seton Hall Prep   Josh Vitters, Cypress HS   Matt Wieters, Georgia Tech   Ross Detwiler, Missouri St.

Have an opinion? Head on over and VOTE!

 

 

Final results of recently closed polls on BDD

Who were the big winners of this off-season?
Chicago Cubs
122   29.2%
Boston Red Sox
112   26.8%
New York Yankees
77   18.4%
Los Angeles Dodgers
65   15.6%
San Francisco Giants
22   5.3%
Chicago White Sox
20   4.8%

 

 

Does Bert Blyleven belong in the Hall of Fame?

Yes

279   77.1%

No

83   22.9%

 

 

Who is the top prospect in baseball today?
Alex Gordon
218   37.3%
Delmon Young
144   24.6%
Philip Hughes
130   22.2%
Homer Bailey
55   9.4%
Brandon Wood
38   6.5%

 

 

What is your favorite baseball web site (besides BDD of course!)?
Other
107   28.6%
MLB.com
76   20.3%
Baseball Prospectus
57   15.2%
Baseball America
49   13.1%
The Hardball Times
33   8.8%
Baseball Think Factory
23   6.1%
Fox Sports Baseball featuring Ken Rosenthal
19   5.1%
Baseball Musings
10   2.7%