Cameron Trade Dead

From The Journal Sentinel:I talked with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin a little while ago and he said Yankees GM Brian Cashman finally called back today after days of silence prompted Melvin to remove centerfielder Mike Cameron from trade consideration yesterday.And, no, Cashman's call did ...

From today's PG, we've got this quote (and more) from Jack Wilson:"The only thing I wish we could do was compete," he said in an extensive phone interview from his home in California. "I wish we could go out and get some more players to make our team competitive. And, you know, now that this ...

Free agent closer Brian Fuentes will reportedly wait out the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes, Ken Rosenthal suggests. Fuentes, who went 1-5 with a 2.73 ERA and 30 SV, is looking at a three year deal worth about 9-11 million dollars. Fuentes has some leverage in negotiations because of his strong finish, going 0-1 with a 1.51 ERA in his final 31 appearances. The Cardinals are the most aggressive...

Trot Nixon's brief career with the Mets is officially over, the free agent veteran outfielder has signed with the Brewers. Prior to the 2008 season, Nixon signed a minor league deal with the D-Backs but never made the team instead being assigned to AAA, the Mets traded for him mid-season after ...

I was driving home from work today, listening to XM's 24-7 MLB channel like usual. One of the in-between segment news updates (kind of like a news update every 20 minutes) had to do with the recently discussed Brewers/Yankees Melyk Cabrera for Mike Cameron deal. They way they made it sound was ...

The Milwaukee Brewers have been busy signing names you have heard of to contend for outfield spots. These moves do have some semblance of inspiration. I will explain why presently.Trot Nixon is someone in the late-90's Milwaukee Brewers fanbase would call a rednecked Geoff Jenkins. Not to mean ...

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Indianapolis Indians infielder Frank Kremblas has been named the Manager of the Tribe for the 2009 season, after spending the last four years at the helm of the Nashville Sounds, Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers...

From Kat O'Brien:It sounds as though the Yankees will not be getting Mike Cameron to play centerfield next year. That could change, of course, but I just got off the phone with Brewers GM Doug Melvin. He said: "Nothing new. At this point, I don't anticipate it's something that we would (do). ... ...

Supposedly, the Yanks and Brewers have agreed on a deal based around Melky Cabrera and Kei Igawa with the Brewers willing to take on some of Cameron's salary. However, now they`re backing away. Mainly because they read RAB's post on the subject and think it makes more sense to wait on it. Or ...

I hate the Hot Stove. I hate reporting on sports when they actually aren’t being played, or nothing signifigant is happening. That being said, here are the Important items from the last two days of Stove talk.- Mark Texeira not likely to become a Sox. (Sock? How do you depluralize something ...

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Nothing. I learned a whole lot of nothing. No update on Pettitte. No movement on the Melky/Cameron trade. And Teixeira is still on the market with the Yankees reportedly in the mix. Today was pretty much a wasted day. Maybe tomorrow will bring some updates/news. I still think the Yankees ...

I, as well as many other Yankees fans have been saying for weeks that the Yankees should sign Mark Teixeira, Ken Rosenthal agrees:The Yankees, in the opinion of one rival general manager, should be pursuing Teixeira as aggressively as they did left-hander CC Sabathia."Teixeira is the only great ...