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Bleeding Blue and Teal:
The madness that is the annual Winter Meetings officially start tomorrow.A This event could be considered the Black Friday of the baseball rumors industry.
Like last offseason, we're going to keep a close watch on the rumors and make sure you're exposed to any interesting nuggets we come ...
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December 09, 2008
The Tigers are becoming known as one of J.J. Putz's most aggressive pursuers at the Winter Meetings.John Paul Morosi:As of late Monday night, the Tigers and Mariners had not engaged in any serious trade talks. Seattle officials believe they will be able to obtain a three-player package in ...
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December 07, 2008
ESPN's Jayson Stark reminds us that, given all the free agent closers, the market for J.J. Putz is about as weak as can be, and that GM Jack Zduriencik isn't going to move him without a sizable haul coming back Seattle's way.A Look for Putz's value to bump up after the free agents have signed [...]
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December 08, 2008
After last night's Gerald Laird extravaganza, the Tigers have followed that up today by signing Adam Everett to be their starting shortstop. This is only a one year pact, which means that Everett is likely a stop gap for the tigers until they find a better option in the future.I think this is a ...
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December 09, 2008
We were hoping for a few more items of interest today, but there was still some interesting stuff going on.Mariners sign minor leaguers Shelton and SeddonThis morning Seattle announced the signing of 1B Chris Shelton to a minor league deal with a probable invitation to Spring Training.A Shelton ...
Via Tigers Weblog
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December 08, 2008
With the Tigers being fairly active today, there won't be a lot of speculation about those catcher and shortstop holes. But there still are items of interest on the relief pitching front. Here's the buzz as I get ready to sign off for the night. This will be our day 2 rumor repository as well.
Chad [...]
Via Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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December 08, 2008
According to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, Right-hander Jon Garland, who declined arbitration from the Angels, is on the Mets' radar.The Mets are unlikely to pay top dollar for a starter after investing in a closer, and Garland would fit the back of their rotation. Johan Santana, John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and Jon Niese are the Mets' current projected starters.Garland, 29...
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December 09, 2008
If MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince is right, the Indians are about to sign former Cubs closer Kerry Wood.No details yet beyond the fact that the two sides are far along into the talks.So, after months of deafening silence from the Tribe's front office, there's something more than made-up, or sketchy rumors to talk about.And who would have thought when the Tribe entered...
Via NY Baseball Digest
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December 07, 2008
Omar Minaya has made turned the winter hot stove into one of the coldest in recent memory. Even the "budget conscience" Steve Phillips keep the fire warming in the most frugal times. We find out this week if this is a shrewd business move, or are the Mets are looking at a more "fiscally responsible" [...]
Via Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
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According to MLB.com, now that the Tigers have filled their voids at catcher and shortstop, their one focus left is the bullpen. And one point of interest on the closer market for Detroit is the Mariners' J.J. Putz.
While Seattle's new general manager, Jack Zduriencik, told reporters Monday that he has received plenty of inquiries on Putz, the Tigers have expressed interest...
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December 08, 2008
I'll use this as a bit of an open thread that I'm going to try and post updates on throughout the day. Anything big that happens will get its own post as soon as I can get to it, of course. You can always post anything you find in the comments (or in the forum! hint hint) and I'll get to it as ...
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