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Odds & Ends: Yankees, White Sox, Red Sox
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According to Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger, Yankees GM Brian Cashman will deal with his own free agents before moving to others. "I'll talk to our guys first," Cashman told Carig...
Olney: Teams Aggressively Pursuing Wolf
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According to the Twitter feed of Buster Olney, "teams are being aggressive in pursuit of Randy Wolf, who is one of the best of FA
starters not named Lackey."Wolf threw 214 1/3 innings with a 3.23 ERA in 2009, though it is worth noting that it was his first 200+ inning...
Milwaukee Interested In Pavano
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Doug Melvin's efforts to upgrade Milwaukee's rotation have seemingly linked the Brewers with every free agent pitcher, and Carl Pavano is no exception. Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel confirmed with Pavano's agent Monday that the he has had informal talks...
Dodgers "Long Shot" To Land Halladay
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Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Dodgers are a "long shot" to land Roy Halladay, while Los Angeles GM Ned Colletti indicated an unwillingness to add Chad Billingsley into any Halladay deal.It doesn't take much of a leap to think the former is...
Brewers Re-Sign Chris Capuano
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The Brewers re-signed rehabbing lefty Chris Capuano, according to Anthony Witrado of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Capuano had his second career Tommy John surgery in May of 2008. He was non-tendered after that season and re-signed on a minor league deal, but setbacks limited...
Mets Call On Russell Branyan
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The Mets have called to inquire on free agent Russell Branyan, tweets Yahoo's Tim Brown. Branyan was the subject of a November 2nd discussion post here at MLBTR, where it was noted that the first baseman was productive only for the season's first three months perhaps dueÂ...
Eddie Guardado Plans To Pitch In 2010
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Lefty reliever Eddie Guardado intends to pitch in 2010, according to his agent Kevin Kohler (MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan reporting). A visit with Dr. Lewis Yocum has Everyday Eddie feeling better about his knee. Kohler acknowledged that another minor league deal probably makes...
Barry Zito Signing Reactions From 2006
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On December 28th, 2006, the Giants signed 28-year-old lefty Barry Zito to a seven-year, $126MM contract with a full no-trade clause. At the time, it was the largest deal ever for a pitcher. Keep in mind that if Zito's 2014 option vests, his contract will end up paying $137MM. Henry...
Offseason Outlook: Colorado Rockies
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Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Rockies. Their likely commitments for 2010:
C - Chris Iannetta - $415K+C - Paul Phillips - $415KÂ 1B - Todd Helton - $16.6MM2B - Clint Barmes - $1.625MM+SS - Troy Tulowitzki - $3.5MMÂ 3B - Ian Stewart - $404KIF - Omar Quintanilla...
Jermaine Dye Open To First Base
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Free agent Jermaine Dye is open to playing first base, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. Dye's played one game at the position in '05, but teams are asking anyway. He played four games at first in Triple A back in '98.
The FOX writers...
Joe Mauer Named AL MVP
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Twins catcher Joe Mauer was named the American League MVP today, according to a team press release. It's hard to find fault with that choice; it'll be more interesting to look at the rest of the ballots.
Marlins To Keep Jorge Cantu?
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MLB.com's Joe Frisaro has a source suggesting the Marlins are "almost 100 percent" certain to retain infielder Jorge Cantu. Cantu is due an arbitration raise on this year's $3.5MM salary, and the Marlins "appear willing to pay."
Dan Uggla, the team...
Mets Considering Jack Cust?
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We have considered A's DH/outfielder Jack Cust a non-tender candidate for some time. Today, Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News writes that Cust is indeed "expected to be traded" before the December 12th non-tender deadline.
Rubin says the Mets are "believed...
Trade Market Series
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We've finished our position-by-position Trade Market series:
Catchers
First basemen
Second basemen
Shortstops
Third basemen
Left fielders
Center fielders
Right fielders
Designated hitters
Starting pitchers
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Odds & Ends: Mauer, Blue Jays, Arroyo
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Links for Monday...
ESPN's Buster Olney compares a potential Joe Mauer extension to Todd Helton's contract, in that it'd make up such a large percentage of the Twins' payroll.
Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel discovered that a handful...
Trade Market: Righty Relievers
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Finishing up our Trade Market series, today we'll take a look at righty-relievers (those not covered in the closer post). We've already seen a few right-handed relievers dealt in Jesse Chavez and Aaron Heilman, with the latter deal more predictable.
Dan Wheeler...
Mariners, Tigers Trade Talks Stall
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Trade talks between the Mariners and Tigers have stalled, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. Edwin Jackson and Curtis Granderson have been discussed, but Crasnick's source finds a deal "pretty doubtful." Crasnick indicates that the Mariners were never terribly...
Potential Braves Targets
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David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution sums up players on the Braves' radar as they attempt to augment their offense. Most of these names have already leaked out in stray rumors: Mark DeRosa, Josh Willingham, Mike Cameron, and Jermaine Dye. Carl Crawford is also...
Red Sox Shopping Mike Lowell
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The Red Sox are shopping third baseman Mike Lowell and are willing to eat half of his $12MM salary for next season, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. However, a rival executive says that he would be surprised if another club would even be willing to pay...
Rosenthal: Damon Will Seek Abreu Money
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Ken Rosenthal's latest entry in the offseason blog at FOX Sports says that he believes Scott Boras will likely use Bobby Abreu's two-year, $19MM contract as a baseline for fellow 36-year-old outfielder Johnny Damon.Damon put up a career year in his age 35 season, belting out...
Orioles Notes: Beltre, Delgado, Wolf, Blalock
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The Orioles are positioned to be buyers in free agency, according to Jeff Zrebiec and Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun. GM Andy MacPhail says that the club is looking to spend this offseason, but there remains some skepticism in Baltimore as to whether owner Peter Angelos will be...
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...
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