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mlbtraderumors.com - 10/23/2009
Odds & Ends: McCourts, Manny, Duncan, Blue Jays
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A few links to check out between ALCS pitches... Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt has fired his wife, Jamie, as CEO of the team. The McCourt's are famously going through what will likely be a messy divorce, and Jamie's lawyers maintain that "she owns 50 percent ...
The Blue Jays could have had David Wright
bases.nbcsports.com - 10/23/2009
The Blue Jays could have had David Wright
— bases.nbcsports.com — I'm sure dozens of unconsummated trade proposals happen ever year that, if followed up on a few... years later, would make people utterly sick.  MVP candidates who could have been had for a song when they were kids, prospect-for-prospect deals... (more) The Blue Jays could have had David Wright

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OK, One More Item on Steve Phillips’ Talent Evaluation Skills
slanchreport.com - 10/23/2009
OK, One More Item on Steve Phillips’ Talent Evaluation Skills
— slanchreport.com — One of my favorite baseball writers/evaluators is ESPN’s Keith Law who writes extremely well, is smart, witty,... snarky and an excellent judge of talent (even if he doesn’t like Anna’s Tacqueria); I trust his eye. During his time as a special assistant to JP Ricciardi in ... (more) OK, One More Item on Steve Phillips’ Talent Evaluation ...

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fangraphs.com - 10/23/2009
The Wright-Cruz Rumor
— fangraphs.com — Yesterday, Keith Law confirmed an interesting old trade rumor, noting that he was in the room in... 2002 when Steve Phillips offered J.P. Ricciardi a straight up swap of David Wright for Jose Cruz Jr, which Ricciardi then declined. Given how their ... (more) The Wright-Cruz Rumor

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TCR Friday Notes
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog — ... Lee from a Boise Hawks game earlier this year. If you're a minor league junkie, I have to think that's a good way to spend $3 a month and I'll continue to give him a shout out when he features Cubs prospects. - MLB Trade Rumors is reporting their own rumor that the Cubs have interest in the 21-year old 100 mph southpaw from Cuba - Aroldis Chapman. He's expected to be anywhere from $30 to $60M richer by the end of the offseason. - Speaking of MLBTR, I read this bit over there: ESPN's Keith Law, former special ...

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