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Jack Wilson?
Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog —
... Reading between the lines, I would guess that there is still a good chance the Tigers will end up with Wilson. However, there is also a chance that it could fall apart. Ken Rosenthal is saying this morning that the Tigers are still making a serious push. It is believed that the Tigers are trying get the Pirates to eat some of Wilson's salary as part of a deal. Wilson is owed $7.25 million in 2009 and there is a club option for $8.4 million (with a $600K buyout in 2010. Who they would give up would probably depend on how much salary the Pirates ...
Questions and Rumors Surrounding the Cubs
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... As the Winter Meetings approach, the Cubs appear focused on acquiring a left-handed bat for right field before trading for Jake Peavy. All indications are that the Cubs and Padres continue to discuss Peavy but until the new ownership is in place there is simply not enough remaining in the budget to add the former Cy Young Award winner to the rotation. ...
Rosenthal's Latest: Byrd, Putz, Wilson
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Rumor machine Ken Rosenthal has a new column...
Free agent starters C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett are in no hurry to sign. Makes sense; they're obviously special compared to the other starters on the market.
Nationals owner Ted Lerner "has spent extensive time" with Scott Boras, presumably in regard to Mark Teixeira.
The Cubs want to acquire their left-handed hitting outfielder before worrying about Jake Peavy. Rosenthal says ...
Cubs Rumor Mill: Ibanez, Bradley
wrigleyville23 —
Ken Rosenthal updates the world on the holding pattern that is the Cubs right field: Adam Dunn is out — Dunn in right and Alfonso Soriano in left would compromise the Cubs too much defensively. Bobby Abreu plays right, but one GM describes him as "brutal" in the field. Raul Ibanez has made only 10 starts in right since 2002, but — like another free agent, Ken Griffey Jr. — played for Lou Piniella in Seattle. If the Cubs signed a lesser defender, they could replace him with Reed Johnson or Kosuke Fukudome in the late ...
Thoughts for Friday
Talking Chop —
... Paul Byrd wants to pitch close to his home in Atlanta next year. At 38 he is what he is, a no frills back of the rotation starter. Hopefully he's only plan-D. ...
Cubs Rumors: Jake Peavy
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD —
According to Tim Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune, the trade of Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals increases the chance, albeit small, that the Padres will retain Jake Peavy for 2009 and not trade him. Tim Krasovic also mentions that the Cubs & Padres have made progress in their talks with a 5-for-1 deal in the works, but the Cubs are holding things up with the pending sale of the team still going on and payroll issues. Ken Rosenthal points out that a Jason Marquis trade could free up the payroll issues to acquire Jake Peavy in a deal. ...
Cubs Rumors: Left-handed bat
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD —
Ken Rosenthal runs down the list of potential left handed bats for the Cubs, & then quickly crossed off all of them based on availability & talent. ...
Rosenthal: Dodgers not "actively pursuing" Wilson
Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? —
From Ken Rosenthal's latest Hot Stove article:
The Dodgers are not actively pursuing Jack Wilson, Craig Wilson, Preston Wilson, Enrique Wilson or any other player named Wilson. They spoke to the Pirates about Jack Wilson earlier this offseason, but as reported here earlier, the talks broke down about how much money the Pirates would include in the deal and the third player they would receive along with shortstop Chin-Lung Hu and outfielder Delwyn Young. The Tigers are making a more serious push for Wilson ...
There was also a report out of ...
Obligatory Rumor Post: 12/5/08
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal —
... Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal disagrees with yesterday’s rumor that J.J. Putz had been officially made available: ...
Cubs' Payroll Higher Than Expected
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Wittenmyer says the Cubs are still interested in Peavy, and talks with the Padres will resume Sunday in Vegas. Ken Rosenthal wrote a day ago that the Cubs were putting the Peavy pursuit on hold until they added the left-handed hitting bat. ...
MLB.com's Top 50 Prospects Revealed...Are There Any Nationals? Winter League Updates.
Federal Baseball —
... ...But DC does get a mention in FOXSports' Ken Rosenthal's 12/5 report entitled, "CC, Burnett in no hurry to make decisions", where Mr. Rosenthal also updates on the Nationals' interest in Mark Teixeira, writing: ...
