cleveland.indians.mlb.com - 11/16/2008
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The Indians' dialogue regarding Trevor Hoffman has begun. But he won't be their only target. "If there's a back-end bullpen alternative out there, then we're going to explore it," general manager Mark Shapiro told MLB.com on Friday. That includes Hoffman and a range of other potential options ...
rumorsandrants.com - 11/13/2008
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rumorsandrants.com —
It doesn’t take a genius to see the
San Diego Padres aren’t a rich team. But they
aren’t a poor team either. Yet suddenly the team is dumping good players left and right. Well, they’re dumping both good players because of ...
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F–king Padres
baseballreflections.com - 11/18/2008
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baseballreflections.com —
After experiencing a closer by committee position last
season, the Indians seem to be attempting to solidify
that spot on their team with a former All Star during the off season. The Indians have surprisingly become one of the teams that are vying for some of the major free agent closers ...
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Indians Focus on a Closer for 2009 and Beyond
waitingfornextyear.com - 11/12/2008
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waitingfornextyear.com —
The title above needs to be the start
of a conversation, pronto. While other closers like Francisco
Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes want $75 million deals, it appears that one of the games most consistent ninth inning arms is going to be available. If you thought that Cleveland was on tad the ...
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Hello, Trevor? This is Mark Shapiro…
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A Lazy Sunday Looking For Relief
The DiaTribe —
... Since AC is apparently out of the country (good timing to avoid the dog-eat-dog times in reporting on the eternally gray area that is the Hot Stove), we’ll rely on somebody named Jason Beck for an update on the Trevor Hoffman situation at the “official site”. One of the interesting developments to watch on Hoffman (and the other closer options) will be to see where Detroit falls into the mix of adding an arm to the back end of their bullpen. I wouldn’t say that the two teams “competing” for the same players is going to fall under the category of Yawkey Way vs. The Bronx, but ...
Who Wood Have Thought?!
The Tribe Daily —
I'm going to start this off by saying one day I might feel one way, the other day I might feel another. On Friday, I thought Kerry Wood would be a better add than Trevor Hoffman. Today, I'm learning more towards the other side. I'm not sure why, but I'm pretty sure I can. Either way... Here is what you should be reading and thinking about today as we wait for the CC Ball to Drop. By the By, anyone else hope he doesn't sign with the Yankees for the pure fact that he could open up their new stadium against the team that raised him? Uh.. Yeah.. That would be fun. We would need to kick his ass however. Terry Pluto makes a case ...
Trevor Time?
Ontario Street —
Many apologies to any esteemed readers who may have stopped by in search of an update in the last two months. I haven’t made a blog post for quite some time due to my new job and subsequent change of residence. Fortunately (or not, depending on what you think of the blog), I have a working internet connection again, but it seems I have some catching up to do on the state of the Tribe and the Hot Stove League. I’ll try not to repeat too much of what’s already been covered by other writers lately, but I do have a few topics I’d like to cover regardless. Cleveland’s shopping list this offseason has two big items right at the top, in bold letters, underlined, and highlighted: a ...
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The Market for The Hoff
thesacrificebunt.com 12/16/2008 — I hope (and predicted) The Padres will find a way to keep Trevor Hoffman in San Diego for the rest of his career, so lets take a look at what’s going on in the closer market that might affect this goal.
First, the good news
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You Don’t Have to Go Home, but You Can’t Stay Here
ducksnorts.com 1/12/2009 — Trevor Hoffman has signed a 1-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers for $6 million with incentives that could kick it up to $7.5 million. Like football’s Brett Favre, Hoffman now has the pleasure of being almost universally associated with one team despite neither starting nor finishing his career...
Hoffman has "mutual interest"
jsonline.com 1/6/2009 — Jan. 6, 2009 12:39 p.m. I just got off the phone with Rick Thurman, the lead agent for free agent closer Trevor Hoffman. Thurman assured me that Hoffman has "mutual interest" in the Brewers, who have targeted the all-time saves leader as their top ...
The Closer Markup
fangraphs.com 1/9/2009 — With Trevor Hoffman signing a one year contract today (fairly rare for a free agent closer), we’re presented with an opportunity to measure just how much teams are willing to pay for the proven closer label.
For instance, let’s compare ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 11/17/2008
Leaves drift to the ground along Church Street. Up the street, at the top of a steep hill, amongst old hardwood trees now almost completely bare, sits the sturdy white church building with the square bell tower, stark against the pale blue November ...
