Can Ike Davis Change the Offseason?
nybaseballdigest.com 10/14/2009 — Ike Davis continues to impress kicking off the Arizona Fall League yesterday with four hits and a grand slam. It certainly helped have a contingent of Mets front office personnel in attendance, including GM Omar Minaya. After producing an OPS of .906 in the minor leagues this season (.951 at ...

Breakfast Links: Mets, MacDougal, Jenks
mlbnotebook.com 10/14/2009 — Some extra meaty breakfast links today... MLB.com's Marty Noble wonders if Jason Bay or Matt Holliday would be willing to sign with the Mets due to their steep decline this year. I remember last season when Holliday to the Mets seemed all but done in 2010, but I don't think it happens now. ...

MLB Trade Rumors: Red Sox notes
bottomlinesox.com 10/14/2009 — We've been busy with some behind the scenes stuff here at The Bottom Line headquarters, but MLB Trade Rumors compiled some interesting tid-bits this morning and I wanted to see what you guys thought: Boston's season may have ended prematurely, but that just means ...

Hawpe, Marquis face uncertain futures
colorado.rockies.mlb.com 10/14/2009 — By Thomas Harding / MLB.com 10/13/09 11:30 PM ET DENVER -- Rockies right fielder Brad Hawpe wasn't ready to shift his mind from the here-and-now to his just-completed 2009 season. "That's not a question I can necessarily answer right now, because ...

Brad Hawpe: What’s His Trade Market?
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/14/2009 — When Troy Tulowitzki struckout on that nasty slider from Brad Lidge, the Colorado Rockies' offseason officially began. Just like with every team, the Rockies face some difficult offseason decisions. One of those difficult decisions for the Rockies is whether or not to trade RF Brad Hawpe.

Hawpe, Marquis face uncertain futures — Major League Baseball News 10/14/2009
For right fielder Brad Hawpe and right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis, who represented the Rockies in the All-Star Game, even the heady days of the run-up to the playoffs and the National League Division Series against the Phillies were cold ones.

Hondo horsing around — NY Post: Sports 10/14/2009
Hondo, whose double downer with the Rockies and Jets raised the nasty number to a whopping 1,700 delahoussayes, was conducting an exhaustive analysis of the upcoming championship series. Today, he'll let it ride with the horse racing picks of Ant...

Howard carries Phillies on his bat — NY Post: Sports 10/14/2009
DENVER — Alex Rodriguez is not the only slugger coming through in the playoffs. Ryan Howard delivered the big blow Monday night to push the Phillies into the NLCS, showing his calmness in the clutch with a two-out, two-run double off Rockies closer H...

Orioles Top Prospect No 21: Matt Angle — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/14/2009
The Orioles have placed quite the premium on drafting super-athletes with speed to burn in the past few drafts. It started with Tyler Henson, and has continued with Xavier Avery and Kyle Hudson, and this year the crop included Mychal Givens. It's ...

Cleveland Indians outfielder Matt LaPorta has surgeries on hip, toe — ESPN.com - MLB 10/14/2009
Indians outfielder Matt LaPorta has undergone two surgeries, one on his left hip and the other to fix an injured toe.