sports.yahoo.com - 12/3/2008
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Adam Dunn was not offered arbitration Sunday night. Neither was Pat Burrell nor Bobby Abreu . And as pangs of indignation resonated among the fan bases of the players’ former teams but, but, but, we could have had two draft picks! general managers around baseball nodded solemnly at their new ...
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 12/4/2008
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Ken Rosenthal just posted a new article on
Fox Sports with some interesting info regarding our New...
York Yankees. Here's what he had to say: The market for free-agent outfielder Adam Dunn is starting to take shape. The Braves, Mariners and Nationals are among the teams interested in Dunn, ...
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Yanks Interested in Dunn and Baldelli
msn.foxsports.com - 12/2/2008
mccoveychronicles.com - 12/3/2008
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Do you remember when Jack Ruby paid Teamsters
to remove debris from Building 7 and use it...
to build the soundstage used to fake the moon landing? Sure, we all do. It's a key part of American history. It helped shape my cynical view of everything, and ...
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Baseball and the Economy
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Wednesday Cubs/MLB Headlines: Financial Edition
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... I have never professed to be an expert in baseball financial matters. But there is a clue in Jeff Passan's arbitration roundup at Yahoo that may give some insight into why the Cubs didn't offer arbitration to Kerry Wood (or, for that matter, to any of their other compensation-eligible free agents): ...
Braden Looper’s worth to the St. Louis Cardinals
Bird Land —
WEST COUNTY — The St. Louis Cardinals decision not to offer Braden Looper arbitration by this week’s deadline can be measured in the innings they have to prove they can fill, the dollars they may have saved, and the years of security he may gain.
But don’t forget to count the prospect the Cardinals won’t get.
As a Type B free agent, Looper offered the Cardinals the opportunity to assure a supplemental (i.e., sandwich) round pick in the 2009 draft if Looper signed with another major-league team. Type A free agents tend to be viewed as the bigger windfall because, of course, offering one arbitration could score a ...
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waswatching.com 12/3/2008 — Some comments left by readers, recently, at this blog have expressed that the Yankees should consider signing Free Agent Adam Dunn.
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They Call Him Abreu
fangraphs.com 12/15/2008 — Much like with Pat Burrell and Raul Ibanez (Eric will have more on that signing later), Bobby Abreu ’s suitors have to understand and account his defensive shortcomings in order to accurately project his worth. Jon Heyman is reporting the Chicago ...
Bring the Dunner to Washington
hardballtimes.com 12/3/2008 — A lot of chatter about Adam Dunn today, as the D-Backs' decision not to offer him arbitration has made him a more attractive target. Ken Rosenthal says that the market for Dunn is "shaping up" and includes the Braves, Mariners and Nationals. Over at ESPN Jerry Crasnick, in the course of his ...
Where to Now, Bobby Abreu
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — Talk about running out of options. With Milton Bradley and Pat Burrell signing with the Rays and Cubs respectively, one has to wonder where Abreu will wind up. Like many free agents, the market for Abreu has not developed and teams appear to be shying away from his high price tag. Remember, ...
