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Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, John Lackey are top MLB free agents - Jon Heyman  - SI.com
Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, John Lackey are top MLB free agents - Jon Heyman - SI.com
Beyond the big three (Holliday, Bay and Lackey), there's a lot going on this winter, and some of it may begin to happen here at the GM meetings, which run Monday-Wednesday at the Hilton O'Hare Airport. While the remainder of the free-agent market lacks panache -- the next-best players are over ...
Jon Heyman: Beyond the big three free agents, trades may be where the action is
Jon Heyman: Beyond the big three free agents, trades may be where the action is
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Don't expect a Yankees-style spending spree from any team this offseason. With MLB's free-agent class lacking many... big names, trades may be where the action is, writes Jon Heyman. (more) Jon Heyman: Beyond the big three free agents, trades may ...
Yankees looking at free agent Lackey
Yankees looking at free agent Lackey
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — CHICAGO -- The world champion Yankees have top free-agent pitcher John Lackey on their free-agent shopping list,... sources said. The Yankees aren't expected to be as aggressive this winter on the free market as last offseason and they haven't firmed up ... (more) Yankees looking at free agent Lackey
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Heyman: on Mets, Matt Holliday & Randy Wolf
MetsBlog.com — ... the Dodgers have zero interest in giving him such a deal… i bet wolf is late to sign, and ends up getting a two-year, $16 million deal from someone… it would not surprise me to see it be the Mets… To read more news, notes and rumors from Heyman, including the latest on Hideki Matsui, the market for Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, the future of Chone Figgins, Hank Blalock, Orlando Hudson, and Carlos Delgado, click here.

Rumors: Washburn, Bedard, Felix, Branyan
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal — ... and Jon Heyman are both reporting that the Mariners are interested in bringing back Jarrod Washburn.  LaRue also says they’d like Erik Bedard back at the right price.  Here’s hoping the Brewers outbid Seattle for Washburn. ...

End of the Week Article Roundup
No, You're a Towel — ... says that the Yankees are plotting to keep Damon, Matsui and Pettitte (echoed by Jon Heyman). I think this is a mistake; although it's a formula that works, you need to go out there and get younger and continue to get better to compete with the Rays, Red Sox and the rest of the American League. One reason, as ...

End of the Week Article Roundup (and new poll)
No, You're a Towel — ... says that the Yankees are plotting to keep Damon, Matsui and Pettitte (echoed by Jon Heyman). I think this is a mistake; although it's a formula that works, you need to go out there and get younger and continue to get better to compete with the Rays, Red Sox and the rest of the American League. One reason, as ...

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