Johan Santana, Sandy Alomar, Freddy Garcia and the fiery heap that was once the Kei Igawa bandwagon

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Odds and Ends: Millwood, Posey, Igawa
Published 5/12/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... been stabbed.  He's on the shelf with a groin injury, taking him off the trade market temporarily. Rays Index had some quality draft links yesterday about the Rays and their #1 pick.  Jim Callis of Baseball America says catcher Buster Posey is "the current favorite." Joel Sherman wonders what might've been if the Yankees had signed Ted Lilly instead of Kei Igawa. Ken Davidoff reminds us of the Padres' past claim on Igawa, and also notes Boston's ...

What do the Red Sox want with Kei Igawa?
Published 5/12/2008 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
Via Rich comes an interesting tidbit in this Ken Davidof blog post: Well, I think it’s about time for me to give up on Kei Igawa. I didn’t see Friday’s game, but the brutal numbers speak for themselves. My faith was based on the faith of people whose opinions I respect. The Padres claimed Igawa on waivers last year, and San Diego GM Kevin Towers routinely makes great pitching acquisitions. And the Red Sox have been hoping that the Yankees give up on Igawa, so that Boston can make an end-around effort to get him (obviously, the ...