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Cardinals expect little to happen at general managers' meetings
Club reiterates its interest in retaining Holliday but says it is weighing other options in left field, including Boston free agent Jason Bay.
It's Holliday season
It's Holliday season
stltoday.com — Cardinals have exclusive negotiating rights for two weeks before the slugger hits the open market in free agency. (more) It's Holliday season
Holliday Vs Teixeira
fangraphs.com — As we discussed this afternoon, Scott Boras has taken to comparing his star free agent of this winter to his star free agent of last winter, as he aims to get Matt Holliday a contract similar to what the Yankees gave Mark Teixeira a year ago. In the ... (more) Holliday Vs Teixeira
Jon Heyman: Beyond the big three free agents, trades may be where the action is
Jon Heyman: Beyond the big three free agents, trades may be where the action is
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Don't expect a Yankees-style spending spree from any team this offseason. With MLB's free-agent class lacking many big names, trades may be where the action is, writes Jon Heyman. (more) Jon Heyman: Beyond the big three free agents, trades may ...
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Monday Morning Rangers Notes: Unleashing The Rumor Mill
Baseball Time in Arlington — ... It appears to be the consensus of itinerant baseball beat writers everywhere that this week's general managers' meetings won't be nearly as active and/or exciting as those which transpired at a ritzy southern California resort last November ... but judging by the quantity of rumors already swirling around, I don't think we're going to have to worry about not having anything to talk about: ...

The Beginning of Everything
C70 At The Bat — The general managers get together starting today in Chicago.  While this is a preview of the big "winter meetings" that will be held next month in Indianapolis, there's not expected to be much of a ripple made in the offseason pond from this gathering.  Joe Strauss sets the scene not only for these meetings, but for the whole offseason in his article today. ...

Cardinals Not Expecting Much At GM Meetings
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Cardinals GM John Mozeliak is lowering expectations for this week even though his team has plenty of issues to address this offseason, according to Joe Strauss The St. Louis Post Dispatch. ...

General manager meetings start today in Chicago
Circling The Bases — ... they convene for their annual meetings, beginning today at O'Hare. Instead of resorts, golf games and lavish dinners, the GMs figure barely to see the sunshine as they hole up at the nation's hub airport for a quick gathering that will end at about noon Wednesday. In addition to the regular business discussions and undoubtedly more talk of instant replay, the GMs figure to mix in a little trade talk. Asked what he expects to happen at the GM meetings, Cardinals boss John Mozeliak said : "My expectation is that this will be much more about MLB business." Perhaps, but things ...

The Beginning of Everything
Seamheads.com — ... The general managers get together starting today in Chicago.  While this is a preview of the big “winter meetings” that will be held next month in Indianapolis, there’s not expected to be much of a ripple made in the offseason pond from this gathering.  Joe Strauss sets the scene not only for these meetings, but for the whole offseason in his article today. ...

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