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Friday Odds and Ends, Pitching Is King Edition
Published 7/4/2008 by Colin Wyers at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
... Hendry is former Cub Greg Maddux. Definitely might. Meanwhile, the Toronto papers are split on whether or not Burnett is or isn’t being shopped for a shortstop. The team’s president denies actively shopping Burnett, but says the Jays could deal him to “affects the long range betterment of the club.” Spoken like a Canadian. The Brewers, on the other hand, are in the thick of the bidding for Sabathia. Rosenthal says that the Cubs and Phillies can’t match the Brewers’ farm system. Trading Bedard is not priority ...

Friday's Crystal Callix
Published 7/4/2008 by battlekow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... The biggest news this morning, courtesy of Ken Rosenthal, is that Matt LaPorta is officially on the trading block, and that Alcides Escobar might be packaged with him to acquire C.C. Sabathia. That price sounds a little steep to me, but Tom Haudricourt reports that ...

Brewers make offer for CC Sabathia
Published 7/4/2008 by Dom DiFucci (noreply@blogger.com) at Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
... the Brewers' Class A Brevard County (Fla.) affiliate on Wednesday night, looking at third baseman Taylor Green, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Brewers likely would prefer to substitute a lesser player for Escobar, or perhaps would insist upon additional talent if the Indians demanded his inclusion. But if the Brewers indeed were willing to give up both LaPorta and Escobar, the Sabathia sweepstakes might be over before they started. Source: Ken Rosenthal - Fox Sports ...

Sabathia to the Brewers? Borowski designated for assignment
Published 7/4/2008 by James Pete at Tribe Report
... , with LaPorta and Greene at the top of their list. Then, Ken Rosenthal reported that the Brewers had made an official offer to the Indians that involved both LaPorta and Escobar. There was also mention that the Brewers would prefer to include current starting shortstop ...

Start Scratching Your Heads . . .
Published 7/6/2008 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... LaPorta, considered a no-great-shakes defencive player, would be the linch pin of such a deal, which might also involve them sending minor league shortstop Alcides Escobar, even if they ask the Tribe for another player if they insist on Escobar in the deal. ...