Chicago Sun-Times: GM Williams splits after strange comment
baseballthinkfactory.org 12/7/2007 — Not as strange as the time Professor LaSerne taught Superman how to mentally split in two! But it’s damn close! Ken Williams was among the first wave of general managers to escape the confusing maze of lobbies at the Opryland Resort today, choosing ...

The post-Cabrera third-base market
mlb.mlb.com 12/7/2007 — Considering Cabrera wound up going to a team which wasn't even in the original scrum looking for a third baseman, the development merely stepped up the scramble to fill holes at hot corners. The usual suspects -- Scott Rolen, Joe Crede, Miguel Tejada -- have of course been joined by Brandon Inge. So do not expect to hear the Tigers' reasoning for being so anxious to have Cabrera ...

FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Fukudome decides to leave Japan for MLB
msn.foxsports.com 12/7/2007 — Fukudome, 30, is set to announce that he is leaving Japan, the first step toward him signing a free-agent contract with a major-league club. His decision on whether to join the Cubs, Padres or an unidentified third finalist might come as soon as late ...

Phillies, Dodgers Not Interested In Inge
mlbtraderumors.com 12/7/2007 — According to Jayson Stark yesterday, the Tigers are indeed shopping ousted 29 year-old third baseman Brandon Inge. He says the Dodgers and Phillies have already said no. My guess at the rationale: the Dodgers will go internal and are less concerned with the position, and the Phils want a good hitter at the position.

Kenny Williams Is Losing His Mind ... And the Tigers Are Reaping the Benefits!
sports.aol.com 12/7/2007 — White Sox GM Kenny Williams is having a tough offseason. Not only did he lose out on prized centerfielder Torii Hunter -- which, given Hunter's contract demands, might have been a blessing in disguise -- but he failed to make a trade work with the ...

Barry Bonds pleads not guilty to perjury, obstruction charges — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 12/7/2007
SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty today to charges he lied to federal investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs. The home run king's arraignment...

Inge's future in flux, may be dealt — Major League Baseball News 12/7/2007
If there was any lingering doubt regarding Brandon Inge's future with the Tigers, they were likely erased on Friday. Inge told GM Dave Dombrowski that he would prefer to start as a third baseman somewhere else rather than be a reserve or utility ...

Rowand expected to decline arbitration — Major League Baseball News 12/7/2007
Aaron Rowand is expected to decline the Phillies' offer of arbitration by Friday's deadline, a procedural move that changes nothing about the free-agent's status.

Tigers' GM: Inge doesn't want to be a backup — FOXSports.com News for MLB 12/8/2007
The Detroit Tigers are prepared to deal Brandon Inge after the third baseman told the club he would rather start for another team. "He's loved his time here," president and general manager Dave Dombrowski told the Detroit Free Press on Friday. "He ...

Tigers trying to trade 3B Inge (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 12/8/2007
The Detroit Tigers are prepared to deal Brandon Inge after the third baseman told the club he would rather start for another team. "He's loved his time here," president and general manager Dave Dombrowski told the Detroit Free Press on Friday. "He ...