denverpost.com - 12/8/2008
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It is with a bit of irony that in a troubled economy, baseball arrived Sunday in a city nicknamed "Lost Wages."
denverpost.com - 12/1/2008
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denverpost.com —
Rockies closer Brian Fuentes has scheduled a visit
to the New York Mets as part of his
free-agent decision-making process, his agent told The Denver Post.
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Fuentes plans to visit Mets
blogs2.startribune.com - 12/5/2008
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I’m hearing the Rockies have been doing their
homework on Twins outfielder Delmon Young, with GM Dan
O’Dowd checking with people who have known him over the years, including Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs, who works out at the same ...
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Rockies doing their homework on Delmon Young
hardballtimes.com - 12/2/2008
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hardballtimes.com —
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Consistency meter: Brad Hawpe
Posted by Paul Singman at 1:01am In the past
two Consistency Meters , the players we have looked at have been relatively good. Today, the player we are going to examine is a little different: He has had playing time issues over ...
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Consistency meter: Brad Hawpe
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Rockies Rumors: Taveras, Villone, Marquis
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post sums up the latest hot stove buzz around the Rockies.
As you know, the Nationals are interested in Rockies outfielder Willy Taveras. Taveras might be just a step above a non-tender, so the price shouldn't be too high. The real question is whether the Nats are planning on starting four players in the outfield.
Joe Beimel is dropping out of the picture, but the Rockies still like Alan Embree, Ron Villone, and Glendon Rusch ...
Prelude to winter meetings
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse —
... I will be Arcane Spellsurging the heck out of your dagrons FTW.
Now that that's out of the way...
The Cubs budget for next season is around $140-145 million dollars, larger than expected. The Cubs are still looking to shed payroll in some spaces to clear up their offseason plans.
I can't figure out if Carrie Muskat is calling DeRosa and Johnson right fielders or trade bait.
Henry Blanco may be too pricey for the Cubs.
The Rockies may be interested in Jason Marquis.
The Padres say they have a framework of a ...
RockPile Files: Viva Rock Vegas
Bugs & Cranks —
... It’s about time. I was doing my homework on Young long before they were.
It was back in May, when the Twins visited Colorado for their interleague series, that I asked my buddy Landon Evanson for a report on the Young slugger. Had the Rockies been paying any attention at all to Bugs & Cranks, they could have saved themselves a lot of time and effort by reading what Lando had to say.
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Thanks to MLBTradeRumors for sifting through Troy E. Renck’s latest to pull out these tidbits.
As you know, the ...
Random Buzz: Kennedy, 2B, Ollie, Wily & Hermida
MetsBlog.com —
... According to the Denver Post, the Nationals are interested in Rockies OF Wily Tavares, who could be a non-tender candidate. ...
Relief Pitcher: Mets asking too much for Heilman
MetsBlog.com —
... has been a trade target this winter by the Rockies, but they deemed the price too high,’ reports the Denver Post, according to a source close to the talks. ...
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Rockies’ trailing for Beimel; Cockrell favorite for M’s job
blogs.denverpost.com 12/7/2008 — While the Rockies' continue to talk with the agent for Joe Beimel, the discussions aren't progressing toward a deal. In fact, other teams are starting to pull away in the pursuit of the left-hander entering this week's winter meetings in Las ...
Rockies sign pitcher Rusch to one-year deal
denverpost.com 12/18/2008 — Continuing to address their need for left-handed relievers, the Rockies on Thursday signed Glendon Rusch to a one-year, $750,000 minor-league deal today.
Rockies Won't Re-Sign Fuentes
mlbtraderumors.com 11/3/2008 — According to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post , the Rockies will not be re-signing free agent closer Brian Fuentes . Fuentes' likely price tag - three years, $36MM+ - is just too high. Renck believes Fuentes may even be able to snag four ...
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Fuentes to cut ties : Colorado Rockies 24/7
blogs.rockymountainnews.com 12/7/2008 — December 6, 2008 12:09 PM Fuentes to cut ties LHP Brian Fuentes will decline the Rockies arbitration offer. The Rockies offered the free-agent reliever arbitration a week ago, and he has until Sunday night to decide on whether to accept. Sources close ...
MEETS WITH K-ROD; FUENTES, TREVOR ON DECK —
NY Post: Sports 12/8/2008
LAS VEGAS - Met GM Omar Minaya initiated what he hoped would be a series of face-to-face meetings with free-agent closers by having a sitdown last night with Francisco Rodriguez, two baseball officials confirmed to The Post. It was possible the...
