twinkietown.com - 8/14/2008
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Have the Twins Claimed Raul Ibanez?
Buster Olney thinks they might have: "Ken Rosenthal reported that Raul Ibanez has been claimed by an unnamed team, as well; the Twins make a lot of sense as a possibility. But you do wonder whether the Mariners and the team that claimed Ibanez will be able to work out a deal, given that Ibanez is on the border in qualifying as a Type A free agent." ...
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Eating Raul
The Tao of Stieb —
Ken Rosenthal of the Sporting News reports that Raul Ibanez and fellow (sub)Mariner Jarrod Washburn have both been claimed on waivers. The news has sparked off more of a frenzy than anything else the Mariners have done this season. Seems like everyone wants to cut themselves off a nice tasty slice of Raul. Twins fans want them some Raul. So do the Massholes. MLB Trade Rumors notes that of the "contending" teams, the Jays would get their crack at Ibanez before either of those teams. And it wouldn't make a lick of sense for them to go back ...
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lookoutlanding.com 8/15/2008 — Heyman .
Time expired on Thursday afternoon on waiver claims made on two Mariners, left fielder Raul Ibanez and left-hander Jarrod Washburn . Both players will be remaining with Seattle.
SI.com has learned that the Tigers won the claim on ...
Washburn, Ibanez Claimed But Not Traded
mlbtraderumors.com 8/14/2008 — 11:48pm: Baker says the Twins put in claims on both Washburn and Ibanez, but only won the Washburn one. With Washburn, the Twins would've put him in the rotation and moved a starter to the setup man role. Baker notes that a deal still ...
Rotation approaching dubious feat —
Major League Baseball News 8/14/2008
Instead of each of the five Seattle starters being double-digit winners, which all of them were last season, the Mariners could very well end the 2008 season without one. The only other time that happened was in 1981, when left-hander Floyd Bannister ...
Ibanez, Washburn to stay with M's —
SI.com - MLB 8/14/2008
Time expired this afternoon on waiver claims made on Raul Ibanez and Jarrod Washburn, and both players will be remaining with the Mariners. SI.com has learned that the Tigers won the claim on Ibanez and the Twins won the claim on Washburn. However ...
