Padres will need to move Adrian Gonzalez ?
Mets Fever —
... their market, where a bad local TV package reaps only about $2million and they have $18 million a year in stadium debt. In addition, nobody knows how much it's costing new owner Jeff Moorad to complete his buyout of John Moores. "They're going to have a $40 million payroll for the foreseeable future," said recently fired Padres GM Kevin Towers, "and there's just no way they can devote half of that to one player. It's just a matter of when they decide to trade (Gonzalez)." source Daily News ...
Buzz: Giants out on Bay & Holliday, Sox out on Bay
MetsBlog.com —
... going after Holliday or Bay.”
Last week, Heyman said on SI.com that Holliday first prefers the Yankees, then the Dodgers, Angels and Mets, “perhaps in that order.”
According to Heyman, “Holliday is said to be preferred by Mets people to Jason Bay as a gung-ho clubhouse presence and a little better bat.”
Meanwhile, the Red Sox apparently decided not to try to re-sign Bay, reports Bill Madden in the Daily News.
…i think it’s pretty clear ...
REPORT: Red Sox Have Decided NOT To Try and Re Sign Jason Bay
Masshole Sports —
According to Bill Madden of NYDailyNews.com: The Red Sox are going to be looking to upgrade their offense this winter and have apparently decided not to try to re-sign Jason Bay - whose rep, Scott (Avenging Agent) Boras, has had a long, acrimonious history with them, most recently on display during last winter's Mark Teixeira negotiations. I could have told you that months ago! Jason Bay turned down Theos mid-season offer of an extension saying that he would rather focus on baseball than negotiate an extension. ...
Will Holliday or Bay Affect Francoeur?
Mets Today —
... , with the latest news that the Red Sox will not attempt to re-sign Bay but may go after Adrian Gonzalez instead. Further, ...
Buzz: When will the Padres trade Adrian Gonzalez
MetsBlog.com —
... However, former Padres GM Kevin Towers recently told Bill Madden of the Daily News, basically, it’s not a matter of will the Padres trade Gonzalez, it’s when will they trade Gonzalez. ...
This Passes for Journalism?
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
Look out Ken Rosenthal, somebody is looking to dethrone you from being baseball's worst reporter with this:
The Red Sox are going to be looking to upgrade their offense this winter and have apparently decided not to try to re-sign Jason Bay- whose rep, Scott (Avenging Agent) Boras, has had a long, acrimonious history with them, most recently on display during last winter's Mark Teixeira negotiations. ...
Adrian Gonzalez is not long for San Diego
Circling The Bases —
[image] I get a little annoyed when Yankees and Red Sox fans openly covet non-free agent players from other teams, acting as though it's only a matter of time before they become the property of Boston or New York. Of course sometimes there's good reason for such thinking. Here's recently-fired Padres' GM Kevin Towers on the latest object-of-desire, Adrian Gonzalez: "They're going to have a $40 million payroll for the foreseeable future, and there's just no way they can devote half of that to one player. It's just a matter of when they decide to trade him." Towers, I presume, ...
Ricketts Get the Keys, Spring Training Update and Other Notes
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... - Kevin "Tampering" Towers, who I must remind everyone is not the Padres GM anymore, has let it be known that it's just a matter of when the Padres will trade Adrien Gonzalez. ...
Ricketts Gets the Keys, Spring Training Update and Other Notes
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... - Kevin "Tampering" Towers, who I must remind everyone is not the Padres GM anymore, has let it be known that it's just a matter of when the Padres will trade Adrian Gonzalez. ...
10/28 - Catching Up and Slowing Down
Over the Monster —
Since I missed the Filter for yesterday (sorry, couldn't see straight because of a pounding headache), here's some of the links that would have worked better yesterday:
5 YEARS AGO TODAY...WE WERE KINGS - Masshole Sports
Amazing to see the immediate reactions again with more hindsight.
2004: Where Are They Now? - Full Count
Excellent link if you want to see how much things can change in five years.
Chat with Jacoby Ellsbury - ESPN Boston
Darn, I would have asked him about his reads. Oh well, maybe someone will catch him next time.
Aroldis Chapman and a bucket of cold water - Yawkey Way Academy
Calm it down, peeps. Even if he is ...
Around the Mission: 10/28 Padres Links
Gaslamp Ball —
... Kevin Towers quote from NY Daily news article "They're going to have a $40 million payroll for the foreseeable future," said recently fired Padres GM Kevin Towers, "and there's just no way they can devote half of that to one player. It's just a matter of when they decide to trade (Gonzalez)."
PADRES: Boston influx could follow Hoyer to Padres Another Padres official believes Chris Gwynn will step into more power this season, perhaps as the team's farm director or scouting director. Gwynn was in the plans of former Padres GM ...
Trade Market: First Basemen
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... long-term discussions are "on the docket." On the other hand, there were summer trade talks with the Mariners, Red Sox, and Dodgers under old GM Kevin Towers. Towers believes "it's just a matter of when" the Padres trade Gonzalez. ...
Buzz: Trading Adrian Gonzalez Sooner than Later
MetsBlog.com —
... Former Padres GM Kevin Towers recently told the Daily News, basically, it’s not a matter of will the Padres trade Gonzalez, it’s when will they trade Gonzalez. ...
