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Howie Kendrick and Los Angeles Angels have entered into an agreement for extending the 4-year contract of Howie for a price of 33.5 million, as the sources say. At 28, Kendrick had one of his best league seasons. In this season, he got 18 home runs and batted .285 and with .464percentage, he also made it to the All Star team of the American League. This was his last season of negotiation eligibility, and this deal bought three season of the free agency Kendrick had. After this agreement, only the formality of physical is pending for the next few days.

In his last season, he made 3.3 million dollars and with this deal, he is earning a whopping amount this season. Jerry Dipoto, general manager of the Angels signed C.J. Wilson and Albert Pujols together for an amount of 320 million dollars earlier and now he has started discussions with Erick Aybar, who is double-play partner of Kendrick. When it comes to the minor leagues, Kendrick was probably the best prospects of the Angels this season, as he batted .360. However, when his progress is measured, it seems far away from linear. In the 2009 season, his team also demoted Kendrick to the Triple-A midway.

After this multi-year agreement between Kendrick and Angels, the team now has 15 players for the season of 2012 and has paid out almost 130 million dollars as salary for the players under contract. There are three cases of arbitration still pending for the team. These include Alberto Callaspo, shortstop Erick Aybar, and Kendrys Morales, who is the first baseman. Career highs of Kendrick include six triples and fourteen stolen bases as well. Another good thing about Kendrick is that, he made starts in three different positions, starting from first base, to second base and the left field, when he bats .285.

Looking at the last six seasons that Kendrick played with the Angels, it seems that he is a .292 hitter all his career. It seems that the team has locked in Kendrick for four years now, instead of looking for free agency. Now, it will be interesting to see what will happen with the rest of three arbitration eligibility cases. With Kendrick agreeing to the contract of four-year extension, fans are looking forward to see him with the team this season. However, only time will tell how beneficial will Kendrick prove to be for the Angels in the minor leagues.

Again, news of retirement is coming from the sources, and this time it is about Jorge Posada, who is planning for his retirement. Posada, who is now 40, is talking about his retirement, as he considers it the perfect time to retire from the game, and the official announcement of his retirement is on its way in the coming two weeks. He is retiring on his terms and this is the right way for him to retire. However, this news broke The Core Four to just Core Two, with Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter left in the team.

Posada made the right decision of ending his career on a hitting and high note, by hitting .429 to lead Yankees to bat in their loss to Tigers. He also has a .579 on-base percentage to his credit over the last five games. Yankees has won 5 World Series Championship with The Core Four, and now Andy Pettitte and Posada are not a part of The Core Four. However, Posada was removed from the catching job prior to the last season, as he was struggling in the role of the hitter. He was also dropped to number 9 in batting order and was opted out in a game against Boston.

When it comes to catching, Posada said, “It is a very challenging position in the team, and one of the best thing to get involved in as you can enjoy all the parts of the game.” Talking about his achievements, Posada boasts of 264 home runs as a catcher and 275 home runs in his career. Apart from Posada, the only catcher, who has hit more home runs for Yankees, was Yogi Berra. He scored 306 home runs for Yankees. Even though the season was a bit struggling for Posada, yet he played his best game when his team needed him, and this what everyone will remember about Posada.

There was a chance for Posada to continue his career for the Yankees as a hitter, but he always loved being the catcher for the Yankees. There are more stars to his achievements, as he was the All-Star five times and played 125 games back in October. His achievements have made him a good contended for the Hall of Fame, but for now, his association with the Yankees is more important for him. George Posada will be missed just as his image wearing the catching gear for his team.

Baseball fans around the world have some news to disappoint them. Jorge Posada, the Yankee’s famous baseball player is reportedly going to announce his retirement. The 40 year old baseball star had won five World Series rings with the Yankees is going to announce his retirement in the next two weeks. Jorge Posada in his fiery 17 year career had caught 1, 574 games for his team.  In fact, he is a person who has all the potential to be in the Baseball’s Hall of fame. According to sources, the reason for Posada’s retirement seems to be adjustment problems. Posada’s problems started when he was listed ninth in the batting order during a game on May 14 against Red Sox.

He was also removed from his everyday DH duties which in turn frustrated him more. All said and done Posada could complete his season with several high notes. It was due to Posada, the Yankees could clinch the American League East Title. When Posada retires he will have an average of 273 runs. He ranks seventh in the franchise’s list with 379 doubles and 936 walks. Any way, let us wish Jorge Posada, a very all the best for his future.

Howie Kendrick entered into a deal with angels on a 4 year deal. The deal is thought to be worth $33.5 million will help Angels will help to keep him up for first three years.  The 28 year old second bats man has always been Angel’s offensive player. In his versatile career, he has hit so far a 285 with 18 home runs and. 464 slugging percentage. It was the Disney name which graced the last World Series champion in southern California. History may repeat again, if lady luck smiles on Stanley Gold. If he succeeds in his bid to buy Dodgers, the famous Disney name may grace World Series champions this year too. According to sources, the family of late Roy Disney has entrusted Stanley gold to bid for the charge of ownership of Dodgers. If luck favors, Dodgers will be soon in the hands of Disney family.

Will Milwaukee brewers be able to see more of their left field fielder Ryan Braun? They will get the answer before the team starts its spring camp on Feb. 18 at Phoenix. All those who are familiar with Major league base ball drug testing program and its arbitration procedures know that Braun will soon be able to know his fate on a positive drug test. Braun is facing a drug test in October which may lead to a 50 game suspension for him. Any way let us wait and see for the verdict.