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ESPN's Jerry Crasnick is reporting that contract extension talks between Josh Johnson and the Marlins have reached an impasse, and that the righthander will not agree to a new deal with the team at all.
"Based on our conversations, there's no chance of doing a long-term deal with the ...
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Florida Marlins
Josh Johnson
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Jerry Crasnick
The Red Sox have expressed interest in four players - all Scott Boras clients - early in the hot stove season, according to Mike Silverman of The Boston Herald . Those four players would be Matt Holliday , Adrian Beltre , Mike Gonzalez , and Rick Ankiel .
Silverman notes that the Sox consider ...
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Boston Red Sox
Matt Holliday
Scott Boras
Mike Gonzalez
Rick Ankiel
Jason Bay
Some more links as the weekend begins...
Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Marlins, Royals, Tigers and Reds are currently baseball's most active sellers.
The Astros signed minor league free agent Jose Valdez , according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com (via Twitter ).
The Brewers ...
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The Blue Jays want to move Roy Halladay this offseason and have contacted the Cubs about a potential trade, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat . However, it's unlcear if the Cubs have room for another $15.75MM in payroll. Plus, they'd have to be willing to part with top prospects, such as ...
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Chicago Cubs
Toronto Blue Jays
Roy Halladay
The Red Sox claimed pitcher Robert Manuel off of waivers from the Mariners, according to a team press release. The 26-year-old righty made his MLB debut with the Reds this year, recording 13 outs without allowing an earned run. His Triple A numbers were good, too; Manuel had a 49K/16BB ratio ...
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Seattle Mariners
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Cincinnati Reds
Robert Manuel
Jerry Manuel
The Pirates claimed pitcher Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from the Mariners, according to a team press release. The designated Jeff Karstens for assignment to make room for Jakubauskas.
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Chris Jakubauskas
Seattle Mariners
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3:10pm: Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago hears that the White Sox are close to a deal with Vizquel's representatives. Levine notes that the White Sox offered Vizquel a long-term deal before the 2005 season only to see him sign with the Giants. 10:59am: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that ...
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Chicago White Sox
Omar Vizquel
Ken Rosenthal
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Texas Rangers
The Rockies signed catcher Paul Phillips to a minor league deal today, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post . Phillips will make $450K if he's on the big league roster. This doesn't necessarily mean that the Rockies won't bring back free agent Yorvit Torrealba , however. Two teams have ...
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The Orioles claimed catcher Craig Tatum off of
waivers from the Cincinnati Reds, according to a team
press release. The O's designated lefty Chris Waters for assignment to clear space for Tatum. The 26-year-old catcher posted a .471 OPS in 77 plate ...
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The Orioles claimed catcher Craig Tatum off of waivers from the Cincinnati Reds, according to a team press release.
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Robb Quinlan 's representatives say the utility man has drawn interest from two National League teams and one American League team, according to MLB.com's Lyle Spencer . The Phillies are known to be looking for bench help and Spencer suggests the Twins could be a fit, too. We heard earlier in ...
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Los Angeles Angels
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Philadelphia Phillies
Remember our October 5th list of non-tender candidates ? Since then, Jeremy Hermida , Mark Teahen , and Aaron Heilman have been traded. Others have been released, outrighted, or eliminated from consideration. Here's a revised list.
Jeremy Accardo Brian Anderson Garrett Atkins John Bale ...
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Mark Teahen
Aaron Heilman
Jeremy Accardo
Brian Anderson
John Halama hopes to sign a minor league deal with the Brewers by early next week, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy . Halama's agent said his client "would love to reunite with both [Ken] Macha and [Rick] Peterson." Halama, 37, will take the mound for Aguilas tonight in the Dominican ...
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SI's Jon Heyman kicks off his newest column with thoughts on his top 50 free agents. A few highlights from the list and elsewhere in the column...
Heyman groups the Cubs in as a possible Matt Holliday suitor, which does not seem feasible given the team's payroll situation.
Lefty ...
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Los Angeles Angels
Jon Heyman
Mariano Rivera
Chicago Cubs
Matt Holliday
Mike Gonzalez
On this date two years ago, Mike Lowell re-signed with the Red Sox for three-years, $37.5MM. In this first two years of the deal, Lowell has taken in $25.5MM, and according to his WAR has been worth $19.9MM . In '10, Lowell will be 36 as he enters the final year of his deal. Today is the first ...
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Kerry Wood
Ben Sheets
New York Mets
Adrian Gonzalez
Atlanta Braves
The Royals signed righty Jorge Campillo to a minor league deal, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel . Campillo was limited to 9.3 pro innings in the Braves organization this year due to shoulder issues, and elected free agency a month ago. In 2008 he logged 158.6 innings with a 3.91 ERA, ...
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Braves righty Derek Lowe makes for an interesting discussion topic. Lowe is owed $45MM over the next three years, and is widely known to be on the trading block. The Braves seem unwilling to eat significant salary. There are arguments on both sides of the fence as to Lowe's value.
On one ...
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John Lackey
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that the White Sox are close to a deal with free agent shortstop Omar Vizquel . He says it'd be a one-year deal and Vizquel would serve as a backup.
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The latest Milton Bradley trade scenario comes courtesy of Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune , who considers Bradley going to the Rangers, Kevin Millwood to the Mets, and Luis Castillo to the Cubs.
We talked to a source familiar with the situation who said that this deal is not being ...
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Milton Bradley
New York Mets
Phil Rogers
Kevin Millwood
Luis Castillo
Links for Friday, as the free agent market officially opens...
Yahoo's Jeff Passan ranks 131 free agents and provides capsules.
Garrett Atkins to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post : "I know that I will be on another team next year."
Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune feels ...
