Found November 07, 2009 on MLB Trade Rumors:
Today was a busy day for options, as eleven decisions were reached.  Here's a summary: The White Sox declined Jermaine Dye's $12MM option, paying a $950K buyout. The Phillies exercised their $9MM option on Cliff Lee. The Diamondbacks exercised their $8.5MM option on Brandon Webb. The Royals declined options on Coco Crisp, Miguel Olivo, and Yasuhiko Yabuta. The Brewers declined David Weathers' $3.7MM option, paying a $400K buyout. The Mets declined J.J. Putz's $9.15MM option, paying a $1MM buyout. The Rockies declined options on Yorvit Torrealba and Alan Embree. The Nationals declined Austin Kearns' $10MM option, paying a $1MM buyout. Our 2010 MLB Free Agents list shows the remaining options: Ramon Hernandez, Victor Martinez, Jason Varitek, Gregg Zaun, Ross Gload, Alex Gonzalez, Jack Wilson, Pedro Feliz, Carl Crawford, Manny Ramirez, Tim Hudson, Braden Looper, Tim Wakefield, Rafael Be...
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