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Odds And Ends: Phillies, Blake, Izturis
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Jim Edmonds for the outfield. Ken Mandel has a source who says the Phillies have discussed Raul Ibanez. Mandel adds that it hardly means the Phillies plan on going after him aggressively. The Indians are keeping Casey Blake on their radar, but they're just talking for now. Jeff Zrebiec writes that the Orioles are interested in Cesar Izturis and have spoken with his representative. Rob Neyer of ESPN.com writes that the Royals' trades have them headed in the wrong ...

2009 Hot Stove Updates - Part One
The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball — This is the first installment of a weekly series reporting on Major League Baseball's off-season, The Hot Stove League. I will continue reflecting on trades that go down, as well as Under the Radar columns, and pretty much the same stuff that I would typically be doing during the off season. This series then, will touch on everything else that I deem important, but not important enough for it's own post. It's like taking Lassie out into the woods, and... Leading off with the biggest news of the Hot Stove League this week is Mike Mussina announcing his retirement, axing a potential 300 winner from baseball. I'm not sure whether or not Mussina is a Hall of Fame pitcher, but he didn't hurt his cause by finishing his career with one of his best seasons. Mussina's reputation as a good guy coupled with a solid winning ...