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 the Rockies on Ian Stewart, but cautions that there have been no serious talks yet.
Luis Ayala is a bullpen target as a candidate to fill a seventh inning role, tweets MLB.com's Jason Beck.
We heard earlier tonight that Detroit may stay in-house to fill its fifth starter vacancy.
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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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...
Via Pirates Prospects
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December 04, 2011
The Pittsburgh Pirates are one of the teams who have inquired on Ian Stewart, according to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports. The Colorado Rockies are expected to move Stewart, and the Pirates are one of the teams interested, joining the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Mariners, and Angels.
Kevin Creagh looked at Stewart as a non-tender trade candidate last month, pointing out that he...
Via MetsZilla
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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...
Via Rant Sports
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December 06, 2011
The Diamondbacks appear to be one of the teams interested in Colorado Rockies third baseman Ian Stewart, according to SI’s Jon Heyman. The Sports Illustrated writer believes that Stewart will end up elsewhere this offseason with the busy Rockies having already moved Ty Wigginton and Chris Iannetta.
Baltimore, Seattle, Pittsburgh, the Angels and Cubs are the other teams showing...
Via Fangraphs
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December 05, 2011
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.
Yes, Ayala had a decent 2011 season with the Yankees, but he isn’t the type of player...
Via Rant Sports
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December 07, 2011
The Chicago Cubs have made it clear Tyler Colvin is no longer in their future plans with a slew of outfield talent coming up through the system. They’ve made it clear Aramis Ramirez will not be back, and they do need a third basemen.
It has been reported that the Chicago Cubs are in talks to acquire Ian Stewart from the Rockies in exchange for the former first round pick Tyler...
Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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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...
Via MetsOnline
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December 04, 2011
#bbpBox_143184713144745985 a { text-decoration:none; color:#009999; }#bbpBox_143184713144745985 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }There are 6 teams in on Luis Ayala including Mets Yankees Rays Blue jays Angels and Red Sox according to sourcesabout 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite@JimBowdenESPNxmJIM BOWDEN
I know what you’re thinking: “Again...
Via SportingNews.com
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December 04, 2011
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Via 213 Miles From Shea
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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...
Via Tiger Tales
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December 06, 2011
It's no secret that the Tigers are looking for a veteran reliever to pitch the seventh inning setting up Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde. They have been linked to Octavio Dotel and Luis Ayala over the last few days. The list of free agent relievers is long though, so we can probably expect more names to show up in coming days.
In a recent post, I introduced the shutdown ...
Via U.S.S. Mariner
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December 06, 2011
While the M’s basically don’t leak anything and we usually don’t know what we’re up to, it seems likely that the Mariners and Rockies have had a few discussions about matching up in a potential deal the last few days. The Mariners have been tied to outfielder Seth Smith since last week, and in more recent days, rumors have also attached them to third baseman...
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