stickandballguy.com - 11/9/2008
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If I keep hearing rumors like this, I am going to have no choice but to come out of retirement. There are three main reasons that I'm against signing Casey Blake as a free agent.
1) Blake is barely better than a platoon of Harris and Buscher would be, and might be worse.
2) The Twins [...]
mlb.mlb.com - 11/15/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
Jim McDowell, the agent for third baseman Casey
Blake, said on Friday afternoon that he'd already heard...
from the Twins on the framework of a potential deal.
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Twins submit deal 'framework' to Blake
rockymountainnews.com - 11/7/2008
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rockymountainnews.com —
An intriguing name to watch in any Rockies
talks about sending third baseman Garrett Atkins to Minnesota...
is outfielder Michael Cuddyer , who missed 2 1/2 months last season because of a strained tendon in his left index finger and has fallen into a ...
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Twins' Cuddyer on Rockies' radar
seamheads.com - 11/8/2008
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SBG: Ubelmann: Casey Blake Is NOT The Answer At Third Base
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
SBG: Ubelmann: Casey Blake Is NOT The Answer At Third Base for the Twins. Even tho Michael Kay said that “Casey Blake could answer a lot of team’s problems...including the Yankees” (self-stitches head with tetanus engulfed baling wire) 2) Paying Blake even $3-5M this year is too much money to commit to him, and with the number of teams that are interested in him, he’s going to get multiple years. It’s one thing to invest in a 35-year-old player who is a special player, but Blake is not a special player. He’s carved out a nice career for himself, but whoever pays Blake is going ...
AaronGleeman.com —
... in this space yesterday. Blake is 35 years old and will likely get a multi-year deal worth at least $5 million per season as a free agent, so even though the Twins would only have to part with money to get him Blake isn't really any more appealing than Atkins. ...
Tuesday Notes
Nick's Twins Blog —
... * The Twins have reportedly made an official offer to free agent third baseman Casey Blake. This news is surely horrifying to some, but I'm alright with it, provided the terms are reasonable. There are several other teams vying for Blake's services, so the fact that the Twins have submitted "the framework of an offer" is hardly a sign that they're close to signing him. Nevertheless, this is probably the first offseason rumor we've seen that appears to have some actual meat to it. ...
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Offer to Blake in the offing?
blogs2.startribune.com 11/15/2008 — Heard some rumblings today that the Twins might make a contract proposal to free agent third baseman Casey Blake as soon as next week.
The Twins have remained in contact with Blake’s agent in recent days. While teams couldn’t make ...
Twins break off talks with Casey Blake
blogs2.startribune.com 12/6/2008 — The Twins on Friday ended their pursuit of Casey Blake after the sides couldn’t work out a deal for the free agent third baseman, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said.
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Twins Making Progress With Blake
mlbtraderumors.com 11/21/2008 — Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says the Twins have yet to make a formal offer to Casey Blake , but they're making progress in discussions of the term and salary range. Blake's agent says eight clubs are interested but only ...
Hot Stove: Garrett Atkins —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/7/2008
Source: Rocky Mountain News
The Twins and Rockies have reportedly begun discussing possible trade scenarios that would bring the Twins third baseman Garrett Atkins. The Rockies reportedly may have interest in Michael Cuddyer, which could ...
Joe Mauer Goes Gold —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/7/2008
For the second time this week, I get to congratulate Joe Mauer on this blog. Yesterday, the 25-year-old Minnesota Golden Boy truly won gold. After winning his second batting title in 2008, Joe will have to find room in his trophy case for his first ...
