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River Avenue Blues: Meeting notes: Giambi, Pavano, Sabathia
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com: Davidoff's Latest: Sabathia, El Duque, Heilman
Mets Fever: El Duque wants to close....
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog: El Duque wants to close
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog: Yanks interested in everyone
Meeting notes: Giambi, Pavano, Sabathia
River Avenue Blues —
... According to Ken Davidoff, the Yankees have had “very preliminary” discussions with the agents for CC Sabathia. This is no big deal of course, certainly no bigger than ...
Davidoff's Latest: Sabathia, El Duque, Heilman
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... A few notes from Newsday's Ken Davidoff, who has blog posts here and here.
C.C. Sabathia's agents met with the Yankees yesterday, among other teams. As you know, teams can only talk contract with their own free agents currently. Sabathia is certainly open to playing for the Yankees.
Orlando Hernandez not only wants to pitch in 2009; he wants to close. He's thinking big after missing all of 2008.
Davidoff gives a 10% chance of the Yankees re-signing Jason Giambi, and a ...
El Duque wants to close....
Mets Fever —
... Said Genske: "He wants to be a closer. He's ready to go." Closing might be a stretch, but certainly there are teams out there that would try him as a reliever. Shoot, the Mets should consider it. They should just pay him $600,000 (with incentives) instead of $6 million. source Newsday ...
El Duque wants to close
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
Seriously. Orlando Hernandez is a free agent, hasn't appeared in a major league game since Sept. 30, 2007, but he wants to keep pitching in 2009. And not only does he want to pitch, he wants to close. You read that right. El Duque, the closer. He'll blow that 55 mph pitch right on by you in the 9th inning! From Ken Davidoff: Meanwhile, Genske said that another client of his, Orlando Hernandez, wants to keep pitching, after missing the entire season with the Mets. El Duque underwent surgery on his right foot in September and is ...
Yanks interested in everyone
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
Very busy morning for so to synthesize the scuttlebutt coming out of the GM meetings in Dana Point, CA: The Yanks are in on everyone. Sabathia Burnett Teixeira Orlando Hudson (to play CF?) Giambi (after declining his option) Pavano (after declining his option) Peavy (via trade) Pettitte wants to return Derek Lowe No word on Moose (but Cashman wants him back)
While you were voting Nighty Cap
Sportsfrog.com —
... • Two of CC Sabathia's agents, Greg Genske and Brian Peters - Scott Parker also works with LS Legacy Sports Group - said that the Yankees were one of several teams with whom they met yesterday. Meanwhile in a surprising move the Yankees declined the options on Giambi and Pavano. And Starbury LOLs. ...
Duque the Closer
Mets Today —
When Omar Minaya was talking about finding a “closer from within”, did he think the Mets still had Orlando Hernandez under contract?
From El Duque’s agent Greg Genske, as reported in Ken Davidoff’s excellent Baseball Insider:
Meanwhile, Genske said that another client of his, Orlando Hernandez, wants to keep pitching, after missing the entire season with the Mets. El Duque underwent surgery on his right foot in September and is rehabilitating.
Said Genske: “He wants to be a closer. He’s ...
Remaining Free Agent Starters
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Orlando Hernandez (43) - We learned from Ken Davidoff in November that not only does El Duque want to pitch in '09 after missing all of '08, he wants to close. ...
