mlbtraderumors.com - 4/26/2008
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Expect another one of these today. There's lots of little stuff, but not much in the way of substantive rumors.
The Mariners were one of four teams contacted by Frank Thomas's agent . The A's were obviously another. So who were the other two?
With 24-year-old backstop Robinzon Diaz mashing in AAA, the Jays might look to spin off either Gregg Zaun or Rod Barajas come July.
39-year-old ...
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Pity Curtis Granderson's Nasal Passages
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Filed under: Detroit, Tigers, AL Central, MLB InjuriesFor anyone with allergies, it's a tough time to be in the Midwest. Everything's blooming and dusty, leading to swollen eyes and scratchy throats and an unspeakable excess of phlegm. It's totally disgusting. Guess what? Professional baseball players feel the pain, too. Just take Curtis Granderson, whose allergies have officially surpassed his injured hand on the scale of things that annoy him (via MLBTR): For the most part the hand is feeling okay, the body and everything is struggling, my allergies are killing me ...
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Thomas "not a good fit'' for M's
blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com 4/26/2008 — By the way, Kenji Johjima's contract, as per the Associated Press, is three years, $24 million. Just got back from talking one-on-one with Frank Thomas in the visitors clubhouse. All I wanted to know was whether he'd considered coming to Seattle.
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Royals 8, Blue Jays 4 —
NYT > Baseball 4/26/2008
John Buck doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs, helping the Kansas City Royals rally for an victory Friday night to snap a seven-game losing streak.
