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Relief Pitcher: Cordero to Pitch for MLB Teams
MetsBlog.com — Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors says free-agent relief pitcher Chad Cordero ‘is ahead of schedule,’ and will audition for teams this week, according to a baseball source. During the Winter Meetings in December, Bill Ladson of MLB.com said Cordero intended to meet with the Mets, Cardinals, Rangers, Tigers and D’Backs while in Las Vegas. In a report from November, Ladson claimed that the Mets, Angels, Rangers and Tigers had shown interest in Cordero, who had surgery in July to repair a torn ...

The Quest For Relief Hears Crickets Chirping
Bless You Boys — ... MLB Trade Rumors hears that Chad Cordero is set to throw for teams this week, which puts him ahead of initial projections that had him ready in June.  And looking in-house, Joel Zumaya might be ...

What's the Fuss? #4 Chad Cordero
Beyond the Box Score — Tim Dierkes got a tip on Chad Cordero - seems he's going to be working out for a few clubs. Teams known to be interested based on reports: the Angels, Mets, Cardinals, D'Backs, Rangers, and Tigers. Cordero was a first rounder for the Expos back in 2003.  Coming out of Cal State Fullerton, Cordero was in the bigs just two months after signing.  By the end of 2007, he had moved with the franchise to DC and accumulated over 315 innings and 128 saves. In 2008, Cordero worked out a $6.2 million contract to avoid ...

Some Tuesday afternoon linkaliciousness
Lone Star Ball — ... what Bradley, Burrell, and Giambi are getting.  Over at the Hardball Times, Sean Smith compares Jim Rice with Brian Downing and concludes that Downing was the better player. J.C. Romero has been suspended 50 games, and is professing his innocence, although Will Carroll says Romero's story isn't as clean as it first appears.  Sergio Mitre, a guy occasionally linked to the Rangers in rumors, also has been suspended 50 games.  Chad Cordero is throwing this week, with teams invited to come watch.  The Rangers are ...

The Washington Nationals Are Just Staring At The MLB Hot Stove...Adam Dunn Wants What? Seriously?
Federal Baseball — ...  listed the Nationals, as well as, "The D-Backs, Angels, Mets, Rangers and Tigers," last week in a Nationals Journal post entitled, "Right Off The Stove", as the teams with an interest in signing the free agent closer, so along with the Marlins that's seven of the twelve teams Cordero's agent claims, and in the collected articles of an mlbtraderumors.com post under the banner, "Chad Cordero To Audition Friday" by Tim Dierkes, there are also articles that mention the Brewers and Twins, so it's safe to say Chad ...