mlbtraderumors.com - 10/29/2009
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In his column today, the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo brings us a great deal of tidbits from around the majors:
Former Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi and ex-Padres GM Kevin Towers will "likely surface somewhere soon."
Cafardo wonders aloud if new Padres GM Jed Hoyer could work out a deal with ...
For Angels, the end has just begun
latimes.com 10/26/2009 — They lost the American League Championship Series to the Yankees, but with John Lackey and Vladimir Guerrero among the free agents, the team could lose a lot more this off-season.
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How good is John Lackey and how rich is he about to be?
bases.nbcsports.com 10/25/2009 — John Lackey put on quite a show last night, tossing six scoreless innings before loading the bases in the seventh, repeatedly saying "this is mine!" when Mike Scioscia came out to pull him with two outs and the Angels up...
Adrian Gonzalez is not long for San Diego
bases.nbcsports.com 10/27/2009 — I get a little annoyed when Yankees and Red Sox fans openly covet non-free agent players from other teams, acting as though it's only a matter of time before they become the property of Boston or New York. Of course...
How good is John Lackey...
metsfever.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — The Mets need a top of the rotation starter, a solid #2 to slide in behind Johan Santana. Whether they'll admit it or not, the rotation behind Santana even when it was healthy had too many variables to be considered a pitcher oriented club. Many want the Mets to sign John Lackey regardless ...
Good vs. Evil: Keeping John Lackey
monkeywithahalo.com 26 days ago — It has been mentioned over and over the last several weeks, but the Angels have some tough free agent decisions to make this off-season. Fortunately, MonkeyWithAHalo.com is here to help figure this mess out with a little help from our old friends Good and Evil. First up for debate is whether ...
Did John Lackey Just Pitch His Way Onto The Mets?
metsmerizedonline.com 10/23/2009 — John Lackey has been with the Angels since 2002, when he helped them win the World Series. He has been the heart and soul of their pitching staff for eight seasons. Now he may have thrown his last pitch for Los Angeles/Anaheim/California. Is it possible that his performance for the Angels ...
Big Z and John Lackey
talkingchicagobaseball.com 26 days ago — The top free agent pitcher on the market this offseason is the Angels star John Lackey. He will probably command a huge deal because people love a durable starter who wins lots of games and has proven himself. Lackey fits that bill, over his eight career seasons he has 102 wins, a 3.81 ERA, and ...
Guerrero and his mom want to re-sign with Angels
bases.nbcsports.com 10/30/2009 — Vladimir Guerrero batted .319/.381/.546 with 173 homers, 616 RBIs, an MVP award, and five trips to the postseason during his six-year, $85 million contract with the Angels, proving to be one of the best big-money free agent signings of all...
John Lackey Earns Big Offseason Paycheck With Postseason Performance
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/24/2009 — Somewhere John Lackey's agent, Joe Urbon is smiling.
He is smiling because he knows his client has earned himself a mega payday this offseason with not only his performance last night against the New York Yankees and in the entire postseason.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
truegrich.blogspot.com 10/30/2009 — So this will most likely be the last season we will have seen Vladimir Guerrero in an Angels uniform. Well, good luck Vlad, I hardly knew you. What? I know, I know - Vlad will eventually go into the Hall of Fame. His 2004 MVP season was amazing. He ...
Zim denies dissing Martinez's mom —
NY Post: Sports 10/29/2009
Don Zimmer strongly denied saying something about Pedro Martinez's mother during their part of an ugly Yankees-Red Sox brawl in 2003 at Fenway Park. "He was trying to punch my mouth and told me a couple of bad words about my mom," Martinez said b...