Sources: Angels still in hunt to re-sign Lackey

I’ve seen alot of whisperings of the Mariners having interest in John Lackey. I honestly don’t know how I feel about that. So I decided to compare him against other pitchers connected to the Mariners this off-season both via rumors.  Also, the reason I used the numbers I did is because it’s always important to look at the “right” [...]

CHICAGO -- The world champion Yankees have top free-agent pitcher John Lackey on their free-agent shopping list, sources said. The Yankees aren't expected to be as aggressive this winter on the free market as last offseason and they haven't firmed up all their plans as yet, but one league source said of Lackey, "He's definitely on their radar.''

MLB.com reports that the Milwaukee Brewers are meeting with Steve Hilliard the agent for free agent John Lackey. Last season Lackey started 27 games finisihing with a record of 11-8 with an E.R.A. of 3.83 in 176.1 inning pitched. With the 6″6 left-hander you know what you are getting, 160+ inning pitched and an E.R.A around 3.50-4.00. During [...]

Times are tough, but this is baseball, so someone (John Lackey?) will get overpaid. Tracy Ringolsby analyzes a weak free-agent crop.

Jon Heyman of SI.com feels the Mets will not pursue free-agent RHP John Lackey, due to health concerns regarding his arm. …the way i understand it, like a lot of teams, the Mets have interest in lackey, but not if it means committing more than $60 million, or four years on a deal… lackey’s rumored to be [...]

According to one GM, if the Yankees offer John Lackey a five-year, $82 million deal, “they’ll get him,” writes Jon Heyman of SI.com. Instead, Heyman feels the Mets like both free-agent starting pitchers Joel Pineiro and Randy Wolf. …i like lackey, and i realize there are a lot of fans who think he’s a no brainer for the [...]

MLB Trade Rumors released their top 50 Free Agents List. It’s as titillating as a memoir of A.C. Green’s sexcapades. Matt Holliday, the top rated player, can’t hack it in the American League. John Lackey, the top rated pitcher, has missed 15 starts with arm trouble the past two seasons and been [...]

You want to know how long the baseball season is? There are less than 100 days from the end of the regular season to the start of Spring Training. That's not a lot of time to cram in rest, relaxation and wheeling and dealing on the Hot Stove. With the GM meetings in Chicago this week leading up to the Baseball Winter Meetings in the tropical island location of Indianapolis (I believe...

Links for Thursday... MLBTR will be mentioned on ESPN2's SportsNation program today at 3pm CST, check it out! Red Sox GM Theo Epstein told Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald at the GM Meetings that "one club, I think, changed course a little bit, with more players being available."  Silverman figures Epstein was referring to the Reds or Tigers...

After working the lobby all week at the Chicago GM Meetings, SI's Jon Heyman has the latest hot stove chatter... The Giants "appear to have emerged as one potential competitor" for the services of Johnny Damon. The Rangers met with John Lackey's agent yesterday, though they're not expected to have that kind of money available.  Heyman adds...

Regarding the Brewers' search for starting pitching, we heard yesterday that John Lackey is unlikely while Jarrod Washburn and Doug Davis are possibilities.  Today, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has further details. Brewers GM Doug Melvin didn't seem to rule out Lackey, saying: "It depends what they’re asking for.  I don’t know if...

CHICAGO -- No team is going to spend or presumably improve via free agency like the Yankees did last winter, when they doled out $423.5 million to three star players alone. Post-parade, and as the GM meetings get underway here on Monday, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that the Yankees spent wisely. But with the Yankees far less needy this winter and this year's free...