blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com - 8/15/2008
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UPDATE (4:51 p.m.): So apparently, the Twins did put in claims on both Ibanez and Washburn, but only got to negotiate on Washburn because they had a better record than the Tigers -- who also claimed Ibanez. The Twins move was not to "block" a Washburn claim by the White Sox. The Twins are in dire need on an 8th inning guy, sort of like the M's last season. What they want to do is pick up ...
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Blog Talk: Ibanez and Washburn staying put
SeaTown Sports —
... Geoff Baker, Seattle Times: "Frankly, this team has to decide whether it's going to contend or rebuild next year. If you're rebuilding, Washburn makes little sense as part of that plan. This is where not having a full-time GM could potentially hurt ...
Washburn, Ibanez Claimed But Not Traded
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... 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 could happen. ...
Ibanez, No Ibanez, Ibanez...Washburn?
Twinkie Town —
... Anyway, to wrap this up (sort of), Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times insists the Mariners and Twins could still work something out by placing Washburn back onto waivers again...although this time that would mean he'd be irrevocable and would go to the first team in the pecking order that claimed him, even if that wasn't the Twins. Either way it's a no-lose situation for the Mariners who would, at worst, save on dishing out the rest of Washburn's salary. ...
Baseball Today: Friday, August 15
Projo Sox Blog —
... each other next April. (New York Daily News)
STAYING PUT: Newsday's David Lennon doesn't expect the Mets to fire Omar Minaya.
THEM, TOO: The Mariners couldn't work out a trade for either one of them, so Raul Ibanez and Jarrod Washburn -- both of whom were claimed on waivers earlier this week -- will be staying with Seattle. SI.com reports the Twins claimed Washburn and the Tigers claimed Ibanez; that was confirmed by by the Seattle Times. Nick Cafardo of the Globe says the Red Sox also put in a claim for ...
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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 ...
Source: Twins not negotiating for Ibanez
blogs2.startribune.com 8/15/2008 — Seattle outfielder Raul Ibanez has reportedly been claimed on waivers and could be traded today, but the team that won the claim is not the Twins, a person familiar with the situation told the Star Tribune.
ESPN’s Buster Olney noted today that ...
Sorting through this waiver madness
blogs2.startribune.com 8/15/2008 — After 3 1/2 years of covering the Twins with La Velle, I felt like I had stepped into “The Twilight Zone” on Thursday.
It started at about 9:45 a.m., when Buster Olney was on ESPN’s “First Take” talking about the waiver ...
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 ...
