[h1]Report: Mitchell findings to get pre-holiday release[/h1]
Marlins said they're keeping Willis.Originally Posted by wildKYcat
dude on ESPN earlier said that the Reds have expressed high interest in the services of Dontrelle Willis.
Krivsky has had interest in Willis since he's been here. I've always loved the way Dontrelle plays and he'd be a perfect fit here.
take that for what it's worth.....(nothing).
believe it or not, when i thought of players i would realistically want from the skanks one of the main players was clip. he's got some serious stuff. i was incredibly impressed by his showing on sunday night baseball @ shea in his first major league start. i knew we could get him for cheap too since he's overshadowed by hughes and kennedy. he'll def be competing for a spot in the starting rotation.Originally Posted by J RAIN 23
BREAKING NEWS: TYLER CLIPPARD IS A NAT!
The Marlins and Tigers are talking about a monster deal that would send Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis over to the Tigers for Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin, and others.
The Twins can go to hell...
The Twins G.M. is a joke.
I love it
Twins keep on keepin on, they got all the leverage and Santana is that good.
Stick to your guns Billy Smith
The Twins G.M. is a joke.
I love it
Twins keep on keepin on, they got all the leverage and Santana is that good.
Stick to your guns Billy Smith
I dont know if you're a Twins fan, but if I was one I'd be pissed my team is trading the best pitcher in the leagye for 5 players where Lester isthe best one. Lester is a 3-4 starter with no control and crisp is pretty expensive and sucks. Phil Hughes is an ace potential and Melky is very young and didwell when he started. F' it though, I'll keep Hughes any day of the week and twice on sunday. He is a beast.
Originally Posted by TheAndrea3000
We got new jerseys, no word on whether were going to make a move this off season.
Yes I'm mad.
Lester is a 3-4 starter with no control
Talking like Hughes is potentially SO much better. Lester is 11-2 in his career, and 23 years old.
[h3]What's up with Andruw?[/h3]
The Dodgers are scanning the center-field and third-base markets and appear to be strongly considering Andruw Jones, a superstar who may wind up being a bargain after his uncharacteristically poor season at the plate.
The Giants, Royals and Rangers are also in the mix for Jones, and someone suggested that the Brewers could even get involved, provided it was on a short-term basis. However, Brewers people painted that as an extreme longshot. The Rangers also are looking at something short-term for Jones, who would have been in line to top Vernon Wells' $126 million contract and perhaps even Alfonso Soriano's $136 million blockbuster had he posted his usual numbers.
The Royals, with former Braves executive Dayton Moore as their GM, are an interesting possibility. They have the money for a change, as they offered Torii Hunter $70 million for five years and told him they would go higher.
The Mets looked like another major longshot, provided Jones would consider moving to right field, unlikely in that he is the best center fielder of this generation and isn't slowing down defensively (he led the National league with 400-plus putouts in 2007). The Mets tried the two-center-fielder setup with Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron. (Cameron decided he wanted to stay in center after first giving the Mets the go-ahead to sign Beltran.)
Jones, who's only 30, could be an excellent value now considering he has averaged 37 home runs and 112 RBIs over his past five seasons, compared to 24 and 89 for Hunter, who got $90 million over five years from the Angels, and 16 and 60 for Aaron Rowand.
Jones, who had 26 home runs and 94 RBIs but hit only .222 last year, has seven 30-home run seasons compared to one for Hunter and none for Rowand. Jones has had by far the better career than Hunter. He's also two years younger. But it's a case of, What have you done lately? And it's hurting Jones.
Jones' old team, the Braves, are still looking for a center-fielder but have said they won't try to keep Jones and will go with youth instead.
[h4]Report: Dodgers offer Andruw 2-3 year deal[/h4]
Andruw Jones: I can tell you, my hunch last week about Andruw to the Dodgers looks pretty good about now. First team that's been connected to him so far is the Dodgers, who may or may not have a two- or three-year offer on the table for the 10-time Glove Glove winner who roamed center field for the Braves for a decade. I'd expect Boras to wait and try driving up the price a little more, because right now we're probably talking perhaps one-quarter of the overall value Boras once indicated Jones would be worth. I've heard about $15-16 mill per year is what Dodgers are talking, and again that's only for two or possibly three years. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jones is a gamble I would love to take. I would even go as far as to saying he should get a 3-4 year deal @ 16 per year. I just think he had a bad yearlast season.
[/h4][h3]Dodgers, Mets try for Bedard[/h3]
The Mets and Dodgers are at the forefront of talks involving Orioles ace lefty Erik Bedard, but Baltimore president/GM Andy MacPhail is expected to take his time.
The Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays were also thought to have interest, but O's owner Peter Angelos had told people that he has no intention of trading Bedard within the division, meaning the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays can probably forget it.
The Mets offered a combination of outfielder Carlos Gomez, pitching prospect Phil Humber and reliever Aaron Heilman for Bedard and are believed willing to make adjustments if they have a realistic shot at landing Bedard (the two players the Mets will not trade are Jose Reyes and David Wright).
The Dodgers are very well-stocked in the minors, and several of their young players would interest Baltimore, including outfielder Matt Kemp, pitching prospect Clayton Kershaw and top reliever Jonathan Broxton. The Dodgers have been understandably reluctant to part with those highly-coveted young players, though.
I don't know about trading Broxton, it just doesn't make sense. Middle relievers, plus Setup men are as much of a premium as a starter. Plus, Broxton will be handed the torch once Takashi Saito is ready to retire. I would rather stay pat, than pay a premium for Bedard. Go for offense, Jonesand Blalock will be good additions.
• Bidding apparently is going wild on Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda. Word in the lobby was that he may get $45 million for three years. The Mariners and Royals -- yes, the Royals again -- are said to be among the many teams pursuing him.
Kuroda is going to go for the money. I think he will land with the Mariners, unless the Royals blow him away with a Gil Meche like offer.
• This was the week to acquire outfielders whose stock has dropped. Following Lastings Milledge's trade to the Nationals were Carlos Quentin's trade to the White Sox and Elijah Dukes' trade to the Nationals (who are home for wayward outfielders). The deal for Dukes followed his latest blowup, and my guess is the Rays are happy to be rid of him. The Rays are considering character under the new regime, and that's a welcome change.
Jim Bowden did a good job of stealing Lastings Milledge from the Mets. However, I don't get the Elijah Dukes move. Sure, he is talented,but you got two other young malcontents in the outfield already. Dukes is nothing but trouble.
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The Marlins, stalled in their attempts to trade third baseman Miguel Cabrera, could be laying the groundwork for an even bigger deal.
The Marlins and Tigers are engaged in preliminary talks about a blockbuster that would send Cabrera and left-hander Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for a package of young players, according to major-league sources.
Outfielder Cameron Maybin and left-hander Andrew Miller likely are among the Marlins' targets. The Tigers already feature two veteran left-handed starters, Kenny Rogers and Nate Robertson, possibly making Miller available in a deal for Willis.
Cabrera would play third base for the Tigers. It is uncertain what would happen to the Tigers' incumbent third baseman, Brandon Inge, if a deal were completed; he possibly could be sent to another team.
The Marlins are at an impasse in their talks about Cabrera with the Angels. The teams are in agreement on three players the Marlins would receive, sources say - second baseman Howie Kendrick, catcher Jeff Mathis and minor-league pitcher Nick Adenhart. The Angels are balking at including right-hander Ervin Santana; the substitution of outfielder Reggie Willits possibly could lead to a deal.
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The White Sox remain heavily interested in Cabrera, whom they would use in left field. Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is close with Cabrera and said Monday that the player already has lost 15 pounds this off-season while re-dedicating himself to baseball.
Word is out, that the Angels are out of the running for Cabrera. They are asking for way too much, IMO, causing the Angels and the Dodgers toback out.
