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Red Sox Express Interest In Scutaro, Escobar, And More
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Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald says the Red Sox have kicked the tires on many free agents already, with Marco Scutaro and Kelvim Escobar the newest names. Others include Rafael Soriano, Matt Holliday, Rick Ankiel, Adrian Beltre, John Lackey, Aroldis Chapman, Billy Wagner...
Braves Notes: Soriano, Gonzalez, Wagner
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Mark Bowman of MLB.com discussed some of Atlanta's options in the free agent market, and here are a few of the more notable pieces of news....
Relievers Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez "will likely leave Atlanta" for greener free agent pastures, and thus the Braves...
Twins May Target Rich Harden
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Free agent starter Rich Harden was a major topic of discussion in MLB.com's Kelly Thesier's mailbag piece today, where it was confirmed that Minnesota has had interest in acquiring the Canadian right-hander in the past and may look to do so again this winter.Thesier reports...
Passan on Arguelles, Bedard, Jackson
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Jeff Passan covers a few items in this piece for Yahoo Sports, headlined by 19-year-old Cuban pitcher Noel Arguelles. The young left-hander impressed a number of agents and representatives from various teams at a workout last month in the Dominican Republic, and the four teams most...
Odds & Ends: Guillen, Overbay, Johnson
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A round-up of several items from around the majors.....
Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News reports that Jose Guillen would be willing to waive his limited no-trade clause in order to be dealt to the Mets. The Royals have reportedly proposed an Angel Pagan-for-Guillen swap...
McDonald To Re-Sign With Blue Jays
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Fanhouse's Ed Price (via Twitter) has learned that Toronto is "expected" to bring back free agent infielder John McDonald to a deal worth around $1.5MM, in what would likely be a one-year contract.McDonald has been a reserve with the Blue Jays since 2005, and has become...
Blue Jays Interested In Torrealba
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We learned last week that Yorvit Torrealba was being pursued by his former club, the Rockies, as well as unnamed teams in the National League West and in the American League. Yesterday, the NL West team was confirmed to be San Francisco, and today Newsday's Ken Davidoff (via...
Lincecum's Arbitration Number: $23 Million Plus?
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Yahoo's Tim Brown penned a column today about Tim Lincecum's likely record-setting arbitration case that included this tidbit from an unnamed baseball executive. Lincecum's agents and the MLB Players' Union had discussed the possibility of submitting an arbitration...
Yankees Sign Eladio Moronta
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Baseball America's Ben Badler is reporting that Dominican outfielder Eladio Moronta signed today with New York. The signing concludes a hectic seven-month period for Moronta, 20, who was given a one-year suspension by Major League Baseball last May for misrepresenting his ageÂ...
Orioles Looking "Short-Term" At The Corners
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The Orioles aren't expected to be major players on the free-agent market this winter, but if the team does make a move, it will likely be to acquire a veteran presence at first and/or third base.Speaking to MASN Sports' Steve Melewski, Baltimore team president Andy MacPhail...
Pierzynski Hopes To Remain With White Sox
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MLB.com's Scott Merkin talked to White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who hopes to remain with the team after his current contract runs out:
"Hopefully, we have a great year as a team and they will be in a situation where they want to bring me back, because I would be...
Braves Sign Juan Abreu
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The Braves signed minor league free agent Juan Abreu to a big league contract, tweets Ed Price of AOL FanHouse. The righty, 25 in April, was previously in the Royals organization. This year he tossed 41.6 innings between High A and Double A, posting 53 strikeouts and 36 walks....
Albert Pujols Wins NL MVP
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Albert Pujols was the unanimous choice for NL MVP, according to the BBWAA. Hanley Ramirez, Ryan Howard, and Prince Fielder followed him in the voting.
It's always fun to look at the bottom of the results, where players such as Brad Hawpe, Chris Coghlan, and Jeremy Affeldt...
Mariners Interested In Nick Johnson
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The Mariners are interested in free agent first baseman Nick Johnson, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com. Johnson has also heard from the Giants, Mets, and Yankees. Despite their interest in Johnson, the Mariners are still negotiating with Russell Branyan...
Dodgers, Phillies Pursuing Juan Castro
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Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com report that both the Dodgers and Phillies are pursuing utility infielder Juan Castro. The Phillies are looking at him as a replacement for Eric Bruntlett (who isn't likely to return), while Dodgers are trying to retain him after...
Gammons' Latest: Yankees, Tigers, Chapman
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ESPN's Peter Gammons touched on a bunch of hot stove topics in his latest blog post, so let's round everything up...
Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain will come to Spring Training as starters, but the Yankees haven't ruled out a run at John Lackey, Ben Sheets...
Rockies Not Interested In Mike Lowell
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The Rockies are looking for a righthanded hitter that can handle first and third bases, though they're not interested in Mike Lowell according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com. Colorado can't afford to pay a part-time player $12MM, and a major league source...
Odds & Ends: Bay, Yankees, Mauer, A's
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Cathal Kelly of The Toronto Star says there is a "school of thought" that the Blue Jays could be a surprise suitor for Jason Bay, who is Canadian. The move could ease some fan anger should they trade Roy Halladay.
After last...
Royals Sign Bryan Bullington
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The Royals have signed righthander Bryan Bullington to a minor league contract, according to The KC Star's Bob Dutton.
The 29-year-old Bullington was the first overall pick of the 2002 draft, but he's appeared in just 13 big league games during his career. He's allowed...
Olney On Cabrera, Yankees,
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In today's blog post at ESPN, Buster Olney writes about the potential market for Miguel Cabrera, who is now apparently available in a trade. He notes the enormous financial commitment attached to Cabrera's All-World bat, and discusses the Red Sox, Angels, Mets, White Sox, Giants...
Twins Hope To Have Mauer Deal Done By Christmas
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There are indications from the Twins that they hope to have a contract extension with AL MVP Joe Mauer done by Christmas, according to The Star Tribune's Joe Christensen. The team has met with Mauer's agent and realizes an extension needs to happen soon, but Mauer didn'...
Miguel Cabrera On The Trade Block?
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It's no secret that the Tigers are looking to cut down on future payroll, and to do so they've made both Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson available in trades. Lynn Henning of The Detroit News throws another name into the mix: first baseman Miguel Cabrera.
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Angels Resume Pursuit Of Roy Halladay
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The Angels have gotten back into the Roy Halladay sweepstakes, according to Mike DiGiovanna of The LA Times. We know the Halos were hard after the former Cy Young Award winner at the trade deadline, but Giovanna says the talks broke down when the Halos refused to include Erick Aybar...
Jason Grilli Signs With Mystery Team
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According to Jason Grilli's Twitter account, the well-traveled pitcher has signed with his seventh team.Grilli tweets, "Well it is official. I am signing with my 7th team. Can you guess? Drum roll
please! Will let ya know when I am able."If, as it appears from...
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