eastvalleytribune.com - 11/8/2008
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Asked to name the most underappreciated player in the major leagues years ago, then-Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly pointed to the opposing dugout. "He's right over there - Mark Loretta," Brenly said. Loretta remains on the D-Backs' radar. A free agent, Loretta has emerged as a candidate to fill ...
eastvalleytribune.com - 11/12/2008
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eastvalleytribune.com —
As the Diamondbacks conduct their due diligence this
offseason, they have found significant interest in reserve catcher...
Miguel Montero. That s a pretty popular name, a major league source said. While the D-Backs would prefer to keep Montero because of ...
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Montero could be expendable if D-Backs swing deal | ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 11/11/2008
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mlbtraderumors.com —
According to Jack Magruder of the East Valley
Tribune on Friday, the D'Backs have second baseman Mark...
Loretta on the radar and have spoken to his agent. Loretta has his eye on a full-time job. Loretta accepted the Astros' offer of ...
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D'Backs Interested In Loretta
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The GM winter meetings: nice work, if you can get it
Fanster.com —
... by St. Louis, who apparently realized free-agency was looming, and batted .385 with a .964 OPS from that point on? The likelihood is, as usual, that you'd instead find something in the middle. His career line is .262/.330/.395, and with eight seasons under his belt, that's probably not too far from what you'd receive. However, his agent is Scott Boras, and you know he will be focusing on the last couple of months performance. As another alternative, the Tribune sees Mark Loretta as a possible candidate at second-base. ...
The GM winter meetings: nice work, if you can get it
AZ Snakepit —
... by St. Louis, who apparently realized free-agency was looming, and batted .385 with a .964 OPS from that point on? The likelihood is, as usual, that you'd instead find something in the middle. His career line is .262/.330/.395, and with eight seasons under his belt, that's probably not too far from what you'd receive. However, his agent is Scott Boras, and you know he will be focusing on the last couple of months performance. As another alternative, the Tribune sees Mark Loretta as a possible candidate at second-base. ...
D'Backs Interested In Loretta
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to Jack Magruder of the East Valley Tribune on Friday, the D'Backs have second baseman Mark Loretta on the radar and have spoken to his agent. Loretta has his eye on a full-time job. ...
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