sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/6/2007
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Around the Majors There was some talk of the Tigers quickly flipping Dontrelle Willis to the Mets because of payroll concerns but it appears that idea died when the trade was consummated and Willis was announced as a new Tiger. In that brief talk, even catcher Ivan Rodriguez was discussed. However, there appears to be no suggestion of any of that now, and it seems the Tigers will happily ...
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Note: Dontrelle Rumor is Shot Down
MetsBlog.com —
... However, while multiple reports suggest that this trade had been briefly discussed, it has since been dismissed by Jon Heyman in SI.com, Detroit’s ...
What would you pay for Eric Gagne?
umpbump.com —
... Now, the Red Sox have offered Gagne arbitration. Gagne may accept, but is expected to decline (not least because his agent is Scott Boras, and when do Scott Boras clients ever accept arbitration?). According to Jon Heyman (via ...
So Kuroda is Going to Make 1.5 Times What Josh Beckett Makes?
East Windup Chronicle —
From today’s John Heyman column on SI.com:
The D’backs, Royals, Mariners and Dodgers are bidding on Hideki Kuroda, with the offers expected to approach $15 million a year.
Heyman Weighs in on Thursday Happenings
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. —
SI.com’s Jon Heyman gives us the latest from the Winter Meetings:
Heyman says that the Twins are holding up all other possible trades (Haren, Blanton, Bedard), because teams are waiting to see where Johan Santana ends up first
The Mets package for Santana is led by OF prospect Carlos Gomez and RHP Mike Pelfrey, among others; Yankees offered Hughes, Melky and pitching prospect Jeff Marquez; Red Sox have offered Lester, Crisp, Lowrie and Masterson; and the Mariners have offered a package that includes OF Adam Jones and P Brandon Morrow… ...
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breakingballs.riveraveblues.com 12/6/2007 — Jeffrey Loria is cheating everyone--Marlins fans, other teams, his players--to line his own pockets. A look at his most recent debacle, which sent Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers.
The Trade, a day later (updated late Wednesday night)
blog.mlive.com 12/6/2007 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nearly 24 hours after news of the Tigers' trade for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis first broke, the Tigers are still the talk of the baseball world. I haven't heard anyone say it was a bad deal,...
Lots of talking and one huge deal —
Major League Baseball News 12/6/2007
The Marlins and Tigers did their parts, hitting the high notes at the Winter Meetings in engineering an eight-player deal that starred Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. The other teams mostly provided the beat -- necessary to the music but ...
Untouchable status humbles Joba —
Major League Baseball News 12/6/2007
Joba Chamberlain -- more than Phil Hughes, more than Ian Kennedy, more than just about any pitcher to wear pinstripes this decade -- is untouchable. That's the notion that has helped keep Johan Santana a member of the Twins up until now, and it's the ...
Marlins prepare to build on Meetings —
Major League Baseball News 12/6/2007
The Marlins were at the center of attention at the Winter Meetings after dealing Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis for six high-upside Tigers prospects. The team will now examine its third-base options, with the Phillies' Wes Helms a potential target.
