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Odds & Ends: Bay, Orioles, Padres, Lo Duca
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Let's round up some leftover Thursday links....
The Boston Globe's Amalie Benjamin spoke to Joe Urbon, Jason Bay's agent. Urbon suggested that discussion would continue with the Red Sox, but that interest in his client so far has been "extraordinary."
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Marlins Rumors: Gload, Paulino
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After declining his option earlier in the month, the Florida Marlins have offered Ross Gload a lesser contract, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald. Spencer indicates the offer is similar to the one that Wes Helms signed with the Marlins last winter, which was a two-year...
Rockies Notes: Atkins, Barmes
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The Colorado Rockies will keep Garrett Atkins on their 40-man roster for now, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post. Not releasing Atkins yet will give the Rockies a few more weeks to attempt to trade him, before the non-tender date of December 12th (coincidentally, Atkins'...
Aaron Heilman Trade Reactions
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Plenty of baseball writers are already offering their opinions on the Diamondbacks' acquisition of Aaron Heilman, and speculating about what the pitcher's role might be in Arizona....
Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that some Diamondbacks execs have viewed Heilman...
Phillies Notes: Free Agent Targets, Park, Eyre
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Scott Lauber of The News Journal spoke to Philadelphia Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. today about some of the team's offseason plans. Here are a few of the highlights from Lauber's article:
The Phillies' offseason wishlist: a third baseman, bullpen help, bench depth...
Braves Looking For Lowe Suitors
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The Atlanta Braves are shopping Derek Lowe, but not having much success so far, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.Rosenthal suggests that Lowe's contract situation (he'll make $15MM in each of the next three years) and his 2009 struggles (4.67 ERA in 34 starts) are discouraging...
Giants Unlikely To Pursue Holliday, Bay
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The San Francisco Giants don't expect to pursue free agent outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay, according to Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle. Giants GM Brian Sabean tells Schulman that he hasn't been in touch with the agents for Holliday or Bay, and that he...
D'Backs Acquire Aaron Heilman
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The Diamondbacks acquired Aaron Heilman from the Cubs, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com.
Odds & Ends: Pirates, Cubs, Red Sox, Hawkins
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Some more links to read through as we count down the hours until teams can start serious negotiations with all free agents...
GM Neal Huntington tells MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch that the Pirates won't be spending big on relievers this year: "Our focus is going to...
Dodgers Don't Plan To Pursue Lackey
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They may be looking for starting pitching , but the Dodgers don't plan to pursue John Lackey, according to Bill Shaikin of the LA Times. Team president Dennis Mannion told Shaikin that the team has reservations about making a big free agent commitment."You can't ignore...
Stark On Bradley, Uggla, Yankees, Braves, Pedro
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ESPN.com's Jayson Stark responds to some of Scott Boras' recent comments before providing some rumors in his latest Rumblings and Grumblings column:
The Rays, Rangers and Jays appear to be the three likeliest landing spots for Milton Bradley. The Cubs say they don'...
Yankees Interested In Gonzalez, Soriano?
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An MLB executive tells Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that the Yankees plan to pursue free agent relievers Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez. However, another source tells Rosenthal that the Yanks intend to develop relievers from within the organization. Both relievers are Type A free...
Tim Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young Award
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Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young award for the second straight season, edging out Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter. Lincecum, 25, went 15-7 with a 2.48 ERA. He struck out a league-leading 261 batters, walking 68 in 225.1 innings. He made his second consecutive All-Star appearance...
Angels Could Pursue Bay, Not Holliday
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Angels owner Arte Moreno told FOX Sports that he can imagine pursuing Jason Bay, but not Matt Holliday if the club's free agents sign elsewhere. The Angels still have interest in bringing back John Lackey, Chone Figgins and Vladimir Guerrero, but Moreno acknowledged to FOX Sports...
Blue Jays Rumors: Trades, Halladay, Gillick
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Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos tells MLB.com's Jordan Bastian that he's going to be considerably more aggressive on the trade market than on the free agent market this offseason. Some players have caught the Jays' attention.
" We have players that we have,...
Nightengale On Jackson, Swisher, Rays, Halladay
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USA Today's Bob Nightengale suggests we keep an eye on a possible three-way trade between the Tigers, Mariners and one other club. The Tigers would give up Edwin Jackson and the Mariners would give up Brandon Morrow. Here are some more rumors to read as you wonder who that third...
Royals Agree To Sign Brad Thompson
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The Royals have agreed to a one-year deal with righty Brad Thompson, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.
Bay Rejects Boston's Offer
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Jason Bay rejected a contract offer from the Red Sox worth about $60MM over four years, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com. We've heard for a while that Bay wants to test the free agent market, so as Red Sox GM Theo Epstein says, it's "not a surprise."
Tigers Don't Have To Dump Salaries; Could Trade
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Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski know a thing or two about fire sales, and he insists the Tigers aren't in the midst of one. The former Expos and Marlins exec told Lynn Henning of the Detroit News that he's only going to make solid baseball trades."I can assure you 100% that...
Braves Rumors: Heyward, Wagner, LaRoche
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We've been hearing for a while that the Braves may trade from starting pitching depth to free up money, but what other moves might we see? MLB.com's Mark Bowman has some answers:
Braves GM Frank Wren says there are "a lot of trade conversations going on" around...
Cubs, Grabow Nearing Two-Year Deal
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The Cubs are nearing an agreement with lefty John Grabow on a two-year deal, according to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago. It wouldn't be a surprise to see the two sides finalize a deal soon; we heard last week that an agreement wasn't far off.Levine reports that the deal will...
Odds & Ends: Yanks, Boras, Cards, Greinke
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A few more items for Wednesday evening...
Chad Jennings of The Journal News thinks the Yankees ought to at least call Toronto about right-handed ace Roy Halladay. "I have no idea what the asking price might be," writes Jennings, "but Halladay is better
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Orioles Notes: Infielders, Hendrickson, Lackey
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Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com caught up Wednesday with Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail. Hot stove issues were discussed...
MacPhail confirmed that the Orioles are "looking for corner infielders" this winter. There are some big ones (Chone Figgins...
Jason Schmidt To Retire?
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MLB.com's Ken Gurnick confirmed Wednesday that Jason Schmidt is likely to retire.Schmidt filed for free agency last week, but it may have been just a formality. "Leaving my options open," he said. "At this moment, no, I'm not
thinking about pitching anymore...
Nine Brewers To Hit Open Market
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Brewers GM Doug Melvin told Adam McCalvy of MLB.com on Wednesday that he expects all of his club's potential free agents to reach the open market."No," said Melvin.. "I don't think they want to sign, personally.
They want to wait until Friday and hope someone...
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