Piazza reaches out to Marlins

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Miscellaneous MLB Rumors: Piazza, Snell, Anderson
Published 1/13/2008 by McFleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... According to the Miami Herald, free agent catcher Mike Piazza has communicated that he would welcome finishing his career in Florida as a Marlin.  But the Marlins have shown no interest, largely because of Piazza’s horrendous defense.   Currently, the Fish are content with the tandem Mike Rabelo and Matt Treanor.   Piazza, as noted in the piece, was a Marlin for one week in 1998 (before being traded to the Mets) and hit .275 with eight homers and 44 RBI as Oakland’s designated hitter in 2007.  I’m surprised about the lack of interest in Piazza by American ...

Dolphins Don't Have Enough Salary-Cap Space to Fix Everything
Published 1/13/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... AFC East, NFL Coaching, NFL Free Agency The Dolphins haven't yet settled on a head coach, but Bill Parcells does have a new general manager (Jeff Ireland) and $25 million in salary-cap space. I'm sure the only two guys in the front office (exaggeration) have discussed which free agents would best fit Miami's new "No Thugs and Hoodlums" scheme. But before you get lathered up, the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson makes a good point: When the Dolphins ... begin studying free agent options, they will see ...

Ex-Mets Watch: Piazza Wants to Return to the Fish
Published 1/13/2008 by Andrew Beaton at Hot Foot
... According to the Miami Herald, Mike Piazza’s agent Dan Lozano has reached out the Marlins to gage their interest in re-signing Piazza.  According the article, Piazza would look forward to finishing his career in Florida.  However, the Marlins do not seem interested in the former All-Star catcher. ...

Monday Morning Nuggets
Published 1/14/2008 by Matty I <info@thephinsider.com> at The Phinsider: Front Page Posts
... It was pointed out in the diaries, but I thought it deserved some front page discussion. The Miami Herald had a good article on Sunday about some potential targets the Dolphins may look in to. I'll highlight some of the more interesting. ...

Piazza a Marlin Again? Don't Hold Your Breath
Published 1/14/2008 by Mullet at FanHouse
... to show some interest in returning to the Marlins for some unfinished business. Perhaps it's the fact that to date, he hasn't yet found a job. In any event, Piazza has reportedly shown some interest in spending more than a week wearing Marlin teal. The Marlins, however, aren't so enthused to bring him back for a second tour. ...

Daily Links: Shaking Things Up
Published 1/14/2008 by Bassett at thejetsblog.com
Are Chad Johnson’s days in Cinci numbered? Check out PK’s MMQB. The Jets have struggled to find a second starting safety this past season. Meanwhile, Atari Bigby is still playing for Green Bay. Miami is looking for DEs, but the Miami Herald thinks that Jared Allen will be getting the Franchise tag. What drama in Dallas! The Post planted a fake Jessica Simpson (classy!) TO is crying like a little girl, and Romo’s getting blasted for his Mexican getaway ...

Buzz: No Interest in Piazza
Published 1/14/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... According to the Miami Herald, Mike Piazza is interested in playing for the Marlins, who do not have interest in Piazza. ...