rangersblog.dallasnews.com - 11/28/2009
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Checked my email in between shopping expeditions this afternoon to find a link from Adam Morris of Lone Star Ball. The link is to a Seattle Times blog that paraphrases an article and some tweets from Venezuela saying the Rangers...
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mlbtraderumors.com - 12/1/2009
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What does it mean when we say a
free agent was offered arbitration? When a team offers...
arbitration to one of its own free agents, it is offering the player a 2010 contract at a to-be-determined salary. Last year, out of 24 such offers, only two ...
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Free Agent Arbitration Primer
trsullivan.mlblogs.com - 11/30/2009
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The Rangers did ask the Marlins about Josh
Johnson and were told he was not available. The...
Rangers did ak the Marlins about some of their other pitching but didn't get anywhere. There doesn't appear to be a match between...
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Monday Morning Manager...the Sounds of Silence
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Jon Daniels denies Scutaro rumor
Lone Star Ball —
Evan Grant has a blog post up, addressing the Marco Scutaro as Ranger third baseman of the future rumor from earlier today...
It includes this quote from Jon Daniels:
"We haven't inquired about anyone for 3B and have no plans to," Daniels wrote in an email. "End of story."
Grant says there's interest in Scutaro as a utility infielder on the part of the Rangers, but Scutaro will end up as a starter somewhere.
Rangers Not Searching For Third Baseman
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... inferring that the Rangers may be considering signing Marco Scutaro to play third base, GM Jon Daniels told Evan Grant of the Dallas News that they are not looking to squeeze out Michael Young: ...
Scutaro rumor yet another cautionary tale for Hot Stove
Circling The Bases —
... , quickly corrected the error, but the rumors made it far enough that that Rangers general manager Jon Daniels was forced to address the rumblings with Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News . "We haven't inquired about anyone for 3B and have no plans to," Daniels wrote in an email. "End of story." Saturday's Hot Stove lesson? The game "Telephone" can be just as dangerous, if not more so, over the series of tubes that is the internet.
All Marco-All the Time
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
... 1 year too long for the Sox who have Iglesias waiting in the wings. Theo may wait until he knows what is happening with Wagner before he risks 2 picks on Scuatro so once again we are in a holding pattern. Theo's patience allowed Gonzo to move on, could the same thing happen with Scutaro?
Here's the latest buz:
Scutaro wants to sign at least a 2-year deal, preferably with the Red Sox or Dodgers.
The Mariners are interested in him, the Ranger are not.
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Monday Morning Rangers Notes: Hot Stove Apropos Of Nothing
Baseball Time in Arlington —
... ● Jon Daniels flatly denied a Saturday rumor suggesting that the Rangers were looking at free agent infielder Marco Scutaro as a potential starting third baseman, prompting multiple beat writers to retract earlier reports carrying those rumors; nevertheless, Texas has reportedly contacted Scutaro, presumably with the intention of employing him as a utility infielder (Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News; Jordan Bastian, ...
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What's the Deal with Marco Scutaro?
mlbnotebook.com 12/1/2009 — Yes, Jason tackled some of this yesterday, but I promise you I'm not trying to steal his idea and analyze Scutaro. This was written Sunday evening, but I didn't have time to edit it until Monday evening.
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news.about-knowledge.com 12/4/2009 — The Red Sox have signed 34-year-old Marco Scutaro on a two-year deal. The former Toronto Blue Jays MLB star Marco Scutaro is a right-handed infielder. The
The Marco Effect: How Scutaro Could Improve the Red Sox
weei.com 12/4/2009 — The Red Sox hope that new shortstop Marco Scutaro will represent an upgrade. (AP) Marco Scutaro may never have another year like he did in 2009. Yet even if he simply performs as he had throughout his career, the shortstop who, according to a ...
Free Agent Marco Scutaro
fangraphs.com 12/1/2009 — One of the more intriguing free agents, to me, is Marco Scutaro . After years of solidly below-average production, he was traded to the Jays and in 2008 had a good year last year (WAR 2.7) and then busted out this year with a WAR of 4.5 (making him ...
Red Sox Sign Marco Scutaro
fenwaywest.com 12/4/2009 — The hole at shortstop has been filled by Marco Scutaro. The former Jays free agent shortstop finalized a deal after holding a private workout for Red Sox brass in Miami earlier this week. A newspaper in Venezuela is saying Scutaro has been signed .
Remembering Marco Scutaro as a Met [Photo]
theropolitans.com 12/4/2009 — Here is, for all to see, a Marco Scutaro signed Mets jersey. Sorry for the blurriness, but this was snapped inside the Mets clubhouse store back when they still played in Shea Stadium. I figured it was appropriate since Scutaro just signed a nice little contract with the Boston Red Sox. ...
Red Sox ink Marco Scutaro
firebrandal.com 12/4/2009 —
Marco Scutaro has inked a two-year deal to be a Boston Red Sox, reports Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse.
The money is unknown, but I would hazard a guess at $15 million — $7.7 million per year — with a mutual option for a third year. (And I think I’m trending optimistic.)
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[UPDATE: Scutaro Signs?] Scutaro holds private workout for Red Sox
firebrandal.com 12/3/2009 — First, we hear that the Red Sox have requested medical records on Marco Scutaro. Now, Jerry Crasnick tells us that Scutaro worked out in Miami with special assistant to the general manager, Allard Baird, in presence. (Baird is one of Epstein’s right-hand men, a keen evaluator who failed ...
What and who exactly is Marco Scutaro?
itsaboutthemoney.net 11/30/2009 — Remember when Marco Scutaro was just another utility player? Waived and claimed twice by other teams? Traded by the stats-loving A's ( see the bottom of his B-R page )?
Suddenly, at ages 32 and 33, he has "breakthrough" seasons and he is now ...
Potential meets performance for Rangers —
Major League Baseball News 11/28/2009
In 2009, it seems like the embarassment of riches down on the farm can lead to the end of the organization's embarassment for having the top farm system in baseball. Spurred on by many contributions from its young players, Texas finished over .500 for ...
Scutaro seeking at least two-year deal —
Major League Baseball News 11/28/2009
Marco Scutaro said he has discussed his future with the Red Sox, Dodgers, Mariners and Rangers, among others. Scutaro believes teams are waiting to extend offers until the Blue Jays have decided whether to offer him arbitration before Tuesday's deadline.
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