mlbtraderumors.com - 1/4/2009
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More from Buster Olney's notes from around the majors :
The Braves were so close to completing a trade a for Jake Peavy in November that they may want to revisit talks. Says Olney, " What they could do, if they are intent on contending in 2009, would be to sign Orlando Cabrera as a stop-gap ...
boston.com - 1/1/2009
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boston.com —
According to a source familiar with the negotiations,
Derek Lowe is likely to continue shopping for a...
more desirable offer after the New York Mets presented him with a three-year, $36 million offer on Tuesday. While some reports have placed...
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Lowe to keep shopping; Sox not involved
metsonline.wordpress.com - 1/2/2009
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Conflicting reports on Lowe....
Mets Fever —
... Derek Lowe may have missed out on the big money when the Yankees signed A.J. Burnett for 5 years, $82.5MM over him. Lowe's highest offer is $36MM. Olney says "there are more starting pitchers available than there are big-money offers available, so the Mets are bound to wind up with a good free agent pitcher." source MLBTR ...
[THE HANGOVER] Rays Pitching Prospect Arrested
Rays Index —
... has outdone himself. David Chalk is now counting down the top 177 Devil Rays of all-time, starting with Kevin Witt...Witt was like the backup quarterback. For a while he was the most popular guy in the organization, but proved to be a four-A player. Since then he went to Japan was never heard from again. We assume he joined the Yakuza. [Bugs and Cranks] Just speculation on his part, but Buster Olney sees Pat Burrell landing with the Rays. [MLB Trade Rumors] No surprise that the Rays are involved, but Jon Heyman is reporting ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 1/4/2009
Free agent pitcher Derek Lowe now has more teams lining up to try and sign him.
Previously, the Mets seemed like the only team that was trying to sign him, but according to sources, there are at least three other teams intrested in his services.
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