Weekend in January or not there is plenty of news in Major League Baseball’s hot stove. Ryan Madson, Brad Hawpe, Ryan Ludwick, Kerry Wood, and Arthur Rhodes are all looking for where they will play in 2012 while Manny Ramirez gets a look from a few teams.Ryan Madson is still jobless after nearly signing a 4 year $44 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Since that deal fell through, the musical chair of closers has ended up with numerous big names changing teams and Madson being the guy left without a chair. His asking price will have to substantially decrease and one team could end up with a bargain on a guy that had 32 saves in 2011 and a 2.37 ERA. According to CBS Sports the Texas Rangers have inquired about Madson’s services. The Rangers signed Joe Nathan but look to be open to adding another closer after also discussing Andrew Bailey with the A’s before he was traded to Boston. It is hard to believe the Rangers would be willing to spend more than $8 mil...
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Ryan Madson,
Brad Hawpe,
Ryan Ludwick,
Kerry Wood,
Arthur Rhodes,
Joe Nathan,
Carlos Marmol
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays
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