Jim Bowden tweeted over the weekend that six teams were pursuing reliever Luis Ayala. The list of suitors included progressive teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, Rays and Blue Jays. Since these teams typically spend money wisely, their interest in a retread reliever like Ayala is pretty puzzling.
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December 04, 2011
The Yankees are interested in bringing back reliever Luis Ayala, but they are not alone. According to Jim Bowden of ESPN XM radio, the Yankees are among six teams interested in signing the reliever.
Over the past few years, Brian Cashman has done a great job putting together a bullpen and a large part of that has been signing a ton of relievers and hoping that one or two pan out...
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December 04, 2011
Wouldn’t it be interesting if the Mets, in an effort to address their bullpen issues, choose to do so by targeting two of their least popular former relievers. Disappointing might be a better word than interesting, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a possibility. On Sunday afternoon it was reported that New York is one of half a dozen teams to express interest...
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December 04, 2011
The Mets, Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays, Angels and Red Sox are pursuing RHP Luis Ayala, tweets Jim Bowden of SiriusXM radio.
Ayala, who turns 34 in January, went 2-2 with a 2.09 ERA in 52 games for the Yankees in 2011. He signed a one-year, minor league contract with the Yankees last February and made the team out of Spring Training. In seven big league seasons with the Nationals, Twins...
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December 03, 2011
There are six teams in on free agent reliever Luis Ayala, tweets Jim Bowden of ESPN XM radio, including the Mets, Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays, Angels and Red Sox.
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December 04, 2011
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December 06, 2011
Some late night Tigers links...
Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that general manager Dave Dombrowski's trip to see Yoenis Cespedes in the Dominican Republic is a strong sign of Detroit's interest in the Cuban defender. A team official told Morosi he couldn't remember Dombrowski ever taking a similar step before.
Morosi adds that the Tigers checked in with...
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December 04, 2011
While a lot of the attention over the next few days will be rightfully on Jose Reyes, this could be a very busy few days for the Mets bullpen. MLB Trade Rumors is reporting there has already been a lot of activity with teams trying to go bargain hunting. Extrapolating that statement, bargain hunting a lot of times ends up in the pen, and that is an area the Mets need at least two...
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December 05, 2011
Jim Bowden of ESPN L.A. tweeted today the Dodgers and Aaron Harang are close to a deal. Jon Paul Morosi tweeted the deal is expected to be for two years.Adding Harang would be a nice way to cope with the loss of Hiroki Kuroda, whose salary demands were too much for the Dodgers to handle.Harang would step in as the Dodgers' No. 4 or No. 5 starter, setting the 2012 rotation....
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December 05, 2011
The latest on the Nationals...
Ryan Zimmerman's camp at CAA says their attempts at securing an extension with the Nationals have been rebuffed, reports ESPN's Jim Bowden. The Nationals, however, maintain that taking care of Zimmerman is an offseason priority. For more on Zimmerman, check out this November post.
Mark Buehrle is the Nationals' primary starting...
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December 05, 2011
Apparently Jim Bowden was not lying when he tweeted that the Miami Marlins were setting up the full-court press in pursuit of Jose Reyes. The Miami Marlins wanted to get Jose Reyes to South Beach before the end of the Winter Meetings and that is exactly what they did by signing the All-Star to a six year deal worth $102 million. There is an option for a seventh year at $22 million...
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December 05, 2011
ESPN Insider’s Jim Bowden tweets that the Dodgers are nearing an agreement with free agent right-hander Aaron Harang. Dylan Hernandez just tweeted the Dodgers and Harang are "very close." With Chris Capuano already in the fold, this would slide Harang into the rotation as the fifth starter.
The first thing I like about this deal is it puts Nate Eovaldi into an insurance...
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December 05, 2011
Bruce Bochy spoke to reporters this afternoon, including John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, Jim Bowden of MLB Network Radio, and Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. Here's what the skipper had to say, along with the rest of the latest Giants notes:
The Giants are happy with their roster as it stands right now, which is not to say that they're not talking...
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