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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 2/7/2008 on news.enquirer.com [flag]
E-mail | Print | digg us! | del.icio.us! | Click-2-Listen The Reds still hope to add an established starting pitcher before spring training begins next week. To that end, they are talking to the Oakland A's about obtaining right-hander Joe Blanton. That doesn't mean a deal is imminent. The A's – like the Baltimore Orioles did in talks about pitcher Erik Bedard – are asking for a package that ... [link]

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Reds back in Blanton talks
Published 2/7/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Reds back in Blanton talks The Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers are talking with Oakland about a deal for starting pitcher Joe Blanton. Blanton, who was 14-10 last year and is already signed for this year, has won 42 games in the past 3 years. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is also reporting the talks. ...

More Joe Blanton Rumors Swirling
Published 2/8/2008 by Ryan Armbrust at A Minor Consideration
... The latest rumor, coming from the Cincinnati Enquirer, has the Reds back in trade talks with A’s GM Billy Beane. Blanton grew up in Franklin, Kentucky and went to college at the U of Kentucky in Lexington — just 90 minutes down the road from Cincinnati. ...

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Our good friends at MLB Trade Rumors have cooked up another appetizer for Rays fans, as it is being reported that Tampa is one of three possible teams talking to Oakland about pitcher Joe Blanton. Blanton, a 27 year old right hander, was a first round pick by the Athletics in 2002 out of Kentucky.
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Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts found this 2/7/2008 on frontier.cincinnati.com

John Fay has been the Reds beat writer for the Enquirer since 2001. Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles for the Enquirer: backup Reds writer, UC beat writer, backup Bengals writer and as a general assignment reporter. He is a Cincinnati ...
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Paul Daugherty: On good authority

Red Reporter: Front Page Posts found this 2/7/2008 on frontier.cincinnati.com

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Reds stuff from around the internets

Rover found this 2/7/2008 on redlegnation.com

Quick roundup of some interesting Reds-related items: –Justin has an outstanding Spring Training preview for our favorite team. –Are the Reds looking at bringing Scott Williamson back to town? I can’t say I’d be opposed to taking a flyer on him. –Another Spring Training preview , this one from Reds.com. We had some pretty good discussion here the other day ...
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