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The Marlins have made a couple of questionable moves this offseason. This won’t be one of them. A source told MLB.com’s Bill Ladson that the Fish are nearing a contract with free agent right-hander Javier Vazquez. The Nationals, Rockies, Cardinals and Cubs all showed interest, but Javy has a home in south Florida and that…
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The Yankees have no real reason to up their three-year, $45 million offer to veteran shortstop Derek Jeter. He’s 36 years old, a poor defender and batted just .270/.340/.370 this year over 663 at-bats. But it sounds like they might sweeten the deal just to put an end to all of the noise. A source…
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A major league source has informed Alex Speier of Boston-based WEEI.com that the Red Sox are showing interest in free agent reliever Matt Guerrier. And why wouldn’t they? Guerrier posted a 3.17 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over 71 innings this past season and a 2.36 ERA and 0.97 WHIP the year before. He has a…
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“When you don’t maintain something, it will fall apart.” From The Press of Atlantic City’s Dan Good comes this fascinating look at a ballpark left to rot on America’s east coast. Abandoned In Atlantic City
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Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News has an update this morning on free agent designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero. The nuts and bolts? The Rangers want Vlad to return, but they can’t commit a multi-million dollar contract to him until they know how they stand in the running for free agent left-hander Cliff Lee. Guerrero…
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Veteran hurler Brandon Webb hasn’t pitched in a major league game since the start of the 2009 season because of chronic shoulder issues. But that hasn’t stopped teams from calling about the right-hander, who is now a free agent. Sources told Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse this weekend that the Cubs are now in the…
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According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced Friday (Japan time) that an MLB club has won exclusive negotiating rights with shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Chiba Lotte simply accepted the highest bid. But they won’t announce that highest-bidding team until “a later date.” Nishioka won the batting title in Nippon Professional…
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Southpaw reliever George Sherrill held left-handed hitters to a .192/.286/.288 batting line in 2010, but an overexposure to righties left him with a 6.69 overall ERA and 1.93 overall WHIP in 65 total relief appearances. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Dodgers are unlikely to…
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Twins first baseman Justin Morneau suffered a concussion on a slide into second base up in Toronto this past season and never returned to the playing field. He could barely even work out because of headaches related to the concussion and wound up missing a total of 78 regular season games and then the ALCS.…
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From Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com comes word that the Diamondbacks have acquired left-hander Zach Duke from the Pirates for a player to be named later. Duke had a bit of major league success in 2005 as a 22-year-old, posting a 1.81 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 84.2 innings. But he really hasn’t been effective since…
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Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the Yankees, already in a public free agent battle with shortstop Derek Jeter, are now at odds with Mariano Rivera about a contract for next season. Rivera wants a two-year deal worth around $18 million per season but the Yanks only want to give him a one-year…
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Dana Eveland posted a 4.34 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 29 starts for the A’s in 2008 as a 24-year-old. He wasn’t dominant, striking out only 118 batters in 168 innings while walking 77, but he looked like a youngster with a promising future as a No. 4 or No. 5 starter. That changed in…
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When Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland was diagnosed in March with a cavernous malformation in his brain, some medical specialists thought it might put an end to his baseball career. Not so. Westmoreland had surgery to repair the problem and is now taking batting practice two or three times a week, according to Brian MacPherson…
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The search is over. The pick is in. According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets are set to introduce Terry Collins as the franchise’s 20th manager. Collins, 61, played professional baseball for 10 years and compiled a .255 career batting average over 671 major league games before turning to the coaching and…
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A bit of a shocker here. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that talks have “broken off” between the A’s and Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma. The A’s bid $15 million in early November for the right to negotiate exclusively with Iwakuma, but Slusser says that he was looking for “Barry Zito type” money…
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Things got ugly at the end of Omar Minaya’s tenure as the Mets’ general manager, but he’s still well-respected around the league and could be employed again as a front office executive before the start of the 2011 season. According to Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes, Minaya has received “multiple” job offers in the last…
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More from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo. The Yankees and Rangers are locked in a battle for left-hander Cliff Lee, this offseason’s top free agent. And it sounds like the Yanks may strike first with an offer. Cafardo reports that Brian Cashman and Co. are preparing a proposal worth around $115 million-$120 million over five…
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No writer packs more valuable information into a Sunday notes column like the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo. He’s at it again today with details on a variety of big time free agent and trade options. Let’s review: Though he’s unlikely to be moved this winter or even next summer, so far the White Sox, Cubs,…
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If we told you that a 36-year-old free agent shortstop with poor range defensively and a .270/.340/.370 batting line in 2010 felt slighted at a three-year, $45 million contract offer, you’d call us crazy, right? Fine, we’re nuts. According to Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News, the agent for veteran shortstop Derek Jeter…
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Cardinals legend Stan “The Man” Musial turns 90 today, and to honor the occasion Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has pieced to together a list of 90 things to love about the Hall of Famer. From his .331 career batting average and seven National League batting titles to his graciousness both on and…
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Bryce Harper is a winner! Or something. From MLB.com comes word that the 18-year-old outfield prospect led his Scottsdale Scorpions over the Peoria Javelinas Saturday in the championship game of the Arizona Fall League. Harper drove in a run in the 3-2 victory, capping off a truly impressive fall campaign in the prospect-packed AFL. Harper…
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The Nationals have been linked to nearly every free agent starting pitcher this offseason. They’re tuned into the Cliff Lee negotiations, they’ve expressed interest in Jorge De La Rosa. And now it appears they have a beat on available right-hander Javier Vazquez. According to Bill Ladson of MLB.com, the Nats are expected to make a…
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Good news for Indians fans. According to Jordan Bastian, MLB.com’s new Indians beat writer, South Korea defeated Taiwan 9-3 on Friday in the final of the Asian Games. Tribe outfielder Shin-Soo Choo should now be exempt from Korea’s required two-year military service. Choo batted .300/.401/.484 with 22 home runs, 90 RBI and 22 stolen bases…
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SI.com’s Jon Heyman reported earlier this week that the Red Sox and Twins have serious interest in 26-year-old Japanese infielder and MLB free agent Tsuyoshi Nishioka. And now other teams are looking to join the fray. From Patrick Newman’s NPB Tracker comes a couple of updates on the highly coveted Nishioka: The Orioles fully intend…
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When Lou Piniella stepped down from his post as Cubs manager in August, he did so in order to make time for his ailing mother. It wasn’t the way he wanted to go out and he expressed great emotion during his final press conference about leaving the game of baseball behind. Good news, Lou. You…
