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According to Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Houston Chronicle , the Astros claimed infielder Jose Castillo off waivers today. Castillo will be Astros property for '09 as well, if they want him (he's still arbitration-eligible).
The 27 year-old hit .244/.290/.381 in 420 plate appearances for the Giants while seeing time at second base, shortstop, and third base.
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post , the Mets have signed reliever Al Reyes . He's earning $2.3MM this year, most of which the Rays are covering.
Reyes, 38, posted a 4.37 ERA in 22.2 innings this year along with decent peripheral stats. Reyes missed time this year with biceps tendinitis and a shoulder impingement, and also made the news for an April bar ...
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Linkage for Wednesday...
Eddie Bajek over at Detroit Tigers Thoughts has successfully reverse-engineered the Elias Type A/Type B formula. Today he assigns statuses to the American League catchers . Jason Varitek clings to Type A, while Ivan Rodriguez has slipped to Type B. Read more about how free agent compensation works here .
Jason Isringhausen 's season , and ...
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Ken Rosenthal has a new column up; let's take a look.
Rosenthal agrees with those who considered C.C. Sabathia pitching the ninth inning Monday a needless risk. Sabathia already had thrown 112 pitches and the Brewers had a seven run lead, but he pitched the ninth to bring the total to 130. The innings shouldn't affect Sabathia's payday, but hopefully he remains healthy.
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According to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , Rangers DH Milton Bradley would like to return in '09. Both sides are interested, but negotiations will wait until after the season.
Bradley feels comfortable in Texas, and that's led to a massive .314/.441/.579 line in 407 plate appearances. He hasn't been this healthy since '04. His OBP ranks first in the ...
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post , Eric Gagne , David Riske , and David Weathers have cleared waivers. Three more for the list . Since they've cleared, these relievers can now be traded to any team.
Gagne is the least surprising; he's been awful and is still owed more than $2MM. Riske is owed almost $10MM more through 2010, so that's understandable. ...
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According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe , Rockies reliever Manny Corpas has been placed on waivers. Bear in mind that it's likely just a procedural move and does not mean Corpas is going to be traded.
Corpas struggled in April and May and lost the closer job. The 25 year-old has a 2.50 ERA and 8.67 K/BB since the beginning of June though. He's signed cheaply ...
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According to MLB.com's Mychael Urban , A's DH Frank Thomas would like to return to the team for the '09 season. Thomas likes the team's direction and wants to play until he's 41 or 42 (he's turned 40 in May). He won't be looking for big money. Thomas believes Mike Sweeney would also like to return in '09.
Thomas had a huge month of May after the Blue Jays let him go, but ...
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Last winter we saw many free agents sign at a discount following injury-plagued seasons: Milton Bradley , Randy Wolf , Kerry Wood , Jason Jennings , Matt Clement , Bartolo Colon , and Mark Prior are examples. Let's take a look at members of the '09 free agent class who might be signed at similar discounts.
Nomar Garciaparra, IF. Nomar has been a respectable hitter in 114 ...
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Bartolo Colon
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According to Jose de Jesus Ortiz , Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt plans to make a recruiting pitch to Ben Sheets . Sheets will be a free agent after the season. Lance Berkman would love to see Sheets sign with the Astros as well.
Pairing Sheets with Oswalt would certainly change the look of the Astros, who could slot Wandy Rodriguez at #3 or #4 and sign an additional free agent ...
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Let's kick things off with a link roundup.
River Ave. Blues wonders about Derek Jeter 's future with the Yankees. The Yanks don't have to deal with it until after the 2010 season.
Reliever Al Reyes is now a free agent . The 38 year-old still has a bit left in the tank.
Baseball America's Jim Callis lists the draft's best coups.
Curt Schilling is leaning toward ...
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has been reached and the trade will be announced
Tuesday. ESPN's Rob Neyer wonders if one motive for the Dodgers is to save keep Clayton Kershaw 's innings down. 9:50pm: Through a team spokesman, ...
According to Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times , the Dodgers have acquired Greg Maddux from the Padres. Further details are not yet known. The Dodgers had been looking for starting pitching, since they're not counting on much from Brad Penny .
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9:53pm: The Rocky Mountain News is reporting Wells signed with the Royals and will initially work out of the bullpen.
4:02pm: According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post , the Royals have interest in free agent pitcher Kip Wells . The Horacio Ramirez reclamation project worked out well for KC, so Wells is worth a look. Wells needs better control and a solid defense behind ...
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According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post , the Royals have interest in free agent pitcher Kip Wells . The Horacio Ramirez reclamation project worked out well for KC, so Wells is worth a look. Wells needs better control and a solid defense behind him; his strikeout and groundball rates are solid.
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8:13pm: Rosenthal has added the Red Sox to the mix for Ross.
3:27pm: According to Ken Rosenthal , the Phillies are interested in recently-released catcher Dave Ross . Rosenthal says they could send him to the minors and bring him up when rosters expand. The Marlins seemingly chose Paul Lo Duca over Ross earlier this year.
The 31 year-old backstop hit .231/.381/.366 in 173 ...
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According to Ken Rosenthal , the Phillies are interested in recently-released catcher Dave Ross . Rosenthal says they could send him to the minors and bring him up when rosters expand. The Marlins seemingly chose Paul Lo Duca over Ross earlier this year.
The 31 year-old backstop hit .231/.381/.366 in 173 plate appearances this year. He flashed prodigious power in '06, ...
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Random links for the day...
Joel Sherman notes that Carl Pavano has a chance to help his own cause if he can be mildly useful in September. Pavano will be a free agent after the season when the Yankees buy out his $13MM option.
The Reds will free up about $30MM in payroll, and Walt Jocketty plans to be active .
Ben Bolch notes that the Dodgers could've blocked the D'Backs' ...
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