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El Duque Shopped Before Spring
Published 2/25/2008 by Gary Grund at Hot Foot
... According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Mets were shopping Orlando Hernandez late this winter. The team was prepared to sign Kyle Lohse if anyone wanted Hernandez. ...

Mets Took Offers On El Duque
Published 2/25/2008 by Anthony De Rosa at Hot Foot
... Jon Heyman on SI.com writes that the Mets quietly explored trading Orlando Hernandez over the offseason and if they had done so they would have made more of an effort to sign Kyle Lohse. ...

Buzz: Mets were Shopping El Duque
Published 2/25/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In a report for SI.com, Jon Heyman explains that at one point this winter, the Mets were shopping Orlando Hernandez, ‘who is literally hurting from head to toe.’ ...

Mets Shopped El-Duque?
Published 2/25/2008 by Old Navy King at MLB Fleece Factor
... According to Jon Heyman at SI.com, the Mets had shopped Orlando Hernandez this winter, with the idea of signing free-agent Kyle Lohse if there were any takers. Apparently, there wasn’t much interest in El-Duque. Teams probably think the right-hander is much older than his listed 41 years of age.  ...

Mets Dangled El Duque
Published 2/25/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... According to SI.com's Jon Heyman: The Mets quietly sought trade offers for Orlando Hernandez late this winter, with the idea that if anyone bit, they would sign Kyle Lohse. But apparently there were no takers. Swapping El Duque's 140-150 innings for Lohse's 190 might add a few wins, given the replacement level pitchers the Mets went to in '07.   Hernandez at $6.5MM isn't  terribly appealing though.  The Mets could probably get Lohse for a similar amount on a one-year deal.  Maybe they still ...

The Mets Shopped El Duque
Published 2/25/2008 by Brian at Spring Training '08
According to Jon Heyman, the Mets were looking for any potential takers for Orlando Hernandez, they would then have signed Kyle Lohse to round out their rotation. There were apparently no takers. Sports Illustrated

Who Wants Sammy?
Published 2/25/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Jon Heyman talked to Sammy Sosa's agent, who indicated that Sosa is intent on finding a near full-time offer.  Sammy hit .252/.311/.468 last year, earning $1.85MM.  Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA system sees a .256/.327/.470 line in 282 plate appearances this year, worth about $3MM. ...

Sosa Looks for Work, Piazza to Retire?
Published 2/25/2008 by Mr. Fleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... According to Sports Illustrated, free agent outfielder Sammy Sosa is looking for a team that will give him 450 at-bats in 2008.  His agent, Adam Katz, says Sosa is looking “for the right job, not just any job”. Sosa apparently has some offers for part-time work, but is holding out for a full-time job. In 114 games for Texas last season, Sosa had 21 HR and 92 RBI while hitting .252 (his OBP was just .311). I don’t blame teams for wanting Sosa to take on a part-time role, as last year’s output could have been a mirage. Off the bench, he could provide ...

What to do with El Duque
Published 2/26/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
... The Mets quietly sought trade offers for Orlando Hernandez late this winter, with the idea that if anyone bit, they would sign Lohse. But apparently there were no takers. source SI ...

Brian Roberts to Cubs Going Down… Soon?
Published 2/26/2008 by Old Navy King at MLB Fleece Factor
... UPDATE: (2/25) 9:41pm (EST) -  As per Jon Heyman at SI.com, Orioles owner Peter Angelos didn’t like what was being offered for Brian Roberts, but a deal isn’t dead yet. The names so far being thrown out there from the Cubs end: pitchers Sean Marshall and Sean Gallagher, OF Matt Murton and INF Ronny Cedeno. Others have included OF’s Felix Pie and Tyler Colvin. ...

News and Rumors
Published 2/26/2008 by Maddog (maddog@anothercubsblog.net) at Another Cubs Blog
Mark DeRosa is going to Chicago to undergo surgery and after that everything should be back to normal.  He doesn’t expect to miss much time.  In his absence, Carrie Muskat mentions that Alex Cintron, Mike Fontenot, Eric Patterson and Ronny Cedeno will get some playing time at 2nd base when spring games begin on Thursday. More Brian Roberts rumors!  Yay!  John Heymen of SI.com adds the following:  Orioles owner Peter Angelos apparently didn’t like what he was getting ...

How Hard Is It To Say Goodbye to El Duque?
Published 2/26/2008 by Matthew Artus at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
We apparently came a lot closer in the offseason to not having Orlando Hernandez to kick around anymore , writes Jon Heyman at SI.com. Heyman writes: The Mets quietly sought trade offers for Orlando Hernandez late this winter, with the idea that if anyone bit, they would sign Lohse. But apparently there were no takers. What could have been... It certainly appears to resolve a lot of Mets pitching issues. They clear El Duque's fragility from the roster and upgrade with a workhorse like Lohse, who presumably gets at least a 2-year deal. Lohse gets the #5 spot in the rotation, ...

Mets' El Duque was available this winter
Published 2/26/2008 by Eddie D'Anna at SILive: Ya Gotta Believe
Was surprised to read a report in SI.com that the Mets were shopping El Duque this winter. Word has it GM Omar Minaya would have inked Kyle Lohse had he found a taker for Orlando Hernandez, who really looks like he's showing some physical cracks at an age that could be as high as 44. El Duque can still pitch... when he's not suffering from arthritis of the neck, short toes, a tooth ache or bejesus knows what other ailments are brewing this season. But the Mets tried twice to have him on the mound when the games counted and failed each time. Looks like they were ready ...

No, I Haven't Abandoned Ship
Published 2/28/2008 by Metstradamus at The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
No, I'm not out for two weeks with a strained elbow. No, I'm not hurting from head to toe. No, I'm not searching for the magic scripture that will cement my status as "the blogger to beat". Because how can I be the blogger to beat when the very thought of getting on an airplane occupies my mind to the point where I can't even center a post around a simple "Orlando Hernandez is old" joke. Right now, I'm the blogging equivalent of Rob Deer ... I can't seem to be able to put the bat on the ball. All because I've gotta ride on an ...