Hiroyuki Nakajima: Sign-And-Trade Possibilities

This was actually buried at the bottom of the last Ken Rosenthal article I linked to, but I felt like it needed its own post. Here is Rosenthal reporting on what a scout told him about Hiroyuki Nakajima, the Japanese infielder the Yankees recently won the rights to negotiate with after a $2.5 million bid: A rival scout who covers Japan also praised Nakajima’s makeup, saying...

Gio Gonzalez, Mat Latos and Jair Jurrjens are among the pitchers on the Reds’ wish list, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter links). Latos may be available in the right deal, Gonzalez could be had, but Oakland's asking price is high and Jurrjens also appears to be available. GM Walt Jocketty recently told Rosenthal that he’s looking aggressively at ways...

Last week we heard that the Padres aren't shopping right-hander Mat Latos, but today Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reminds us that the team isn't in the position to rule anything out. Here are Rosenthal's rumors out of San Diego... Byrnes is "willing to talk about every player on his roster" and other clubs are inquiring about Latos, but Rosenthal reiterates...

According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the New York Mets remain in regular contact with free-agent infielder Jack Wilson. #bbpBox_147399195010150400 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_147399195010150400 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }Sources: #Mets continue to be in regular contact with free-agent SS Jack Wilson. #MLB44 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorit...

This afternoon, Dan Duquette – in perhaps yet with another move to re-organize things in Birdland – has re-assigned the entire scouting department, plus a flurry of other moves. The news was first reported by Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. In addition, the Orioles have hired an ‘economic advisor’, according to the Baltimore Sun as well as new cross-checker. Here’s the run...

The Orioles and Braves have discussed a deal that included both righty Jair Jurrjens and infielder/outfielder Martin Prado, reported Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports yesterday.  However, the FOX writers find it unlikely that the Braves would package both chips in one trade. Jurrjens, 25, posted a 2.96 ERA, 5.3 K/9, 2.6 BB/9, 0.83 HR/9, and 42% groundball rate...

  According to Ken Rosenthal from yesterday, The Padres will be active very soon in the trade market. When it comes to trade rumors, "very soon" has many meanings. It could be that we see at least one move this week, or it could mean that moves will be made after the new year. The Padres have typically been a team that dips into the free agent pool in January to pick...

The Yankees won the bidding for Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be wearing pinstripes in 2012. Agent Greg Genske has approached the Yankees about the possibility of a sign-and-trade, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Giants and Cubs like Nakajima, according to Rosenthal. The Yankees won the rights to Nakajima with a bid in the...

Ken Rosenthal demonstrates an astute command of the obvious in this piece for Fox, entitled “Reds need to pull trigger on trade.” Ya think? Joking aside, it’s actually a fairly interesting piece: “We have to keep being aggressive and try to improve,” Reds GM Walt Jocketty said Wednesday. “What we thought we had to do for 2012 was really address our pitching...

The Cardinals are nearing a one-year deal with free agent reliever J.C. Romero, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (on Twitter).

According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Minnesota...

Today Jeff Luhnow made his first significant player move since becoming the Astros’ GM last week. Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland are now Astros and Mark Melancon is now on the Red Sox. Here are some more notes from Houston, starting with today’s trade... The Red Sox and Astros also discussed some of Houston's high-salaried players, but "there wasn't a lot of...