overthemonster.com - 11/16/2008
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The Globe's Nick Cafardo writes the Red Sox could trade Julio Lugo to the Tigers for a pitcher like Dontrelle Willis:
Detroit - The front office got the word late last week that it could keep the payroll at about $134 million, same as last season, which means they can sign a cheap free ...
Dontrelle Willis for Julio Lugo? Hmmm…
newengland.comcastsportsnet.com 11/10/2008 — If you’re gonna be stuck with a salary, wouldn’t you rather it be a young left-handed starting pitcher than a no-field, no-hit shortstop?
Sox Shopping Crisp, Looking at Willis, Baldelli
joyofsox.blogspot.com 11/11/2008 — The Red Sox have done "some background work" on lefty Dontrelle Willis (9.38 ERA in 8 games in 2008; due $22 million in 2009-10). The Tigers might be interested in Julio Lugo. Sean McAdam reports that up to a half-dozen teams may be interested in Coco ...
Cafardo's Latest: Lugo For Dontrelle?
mlbtraderumors.com 11/17/2008 — Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports on a trade that seems too obvious to actually happen: the Tigers are " contemplating a deal with Boston to send either Nate Robertson or Dontrelle Willis for Julio Lugo , but some money issues must be ...
Tigers Considering Trading for Julio Lugo
bucsdugout.com 11/17/2008 — MLB.com:
The Boston Globe reported on Sunday that Detroit is contemplating a deal with Boston to send either left-hander Nate Robertson or left-hander Dontrelle Willis to Boston for Lugo, but that some money issues would have to be resolved...
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Monday's Rumors
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/17/2008 — Here's some of today's Hot Stove rumors from around baseball. - The Mets will make offers this week to some of their free agent targets including Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Fuentes and Derek Lowe. - Boston may trade Julio Lugo for Dontrelle Willis or Nate Robertson . - If you were hoping that ...
Friday Hot Stove —
My Pinstripes
We need to crank up the heat on the stove a little. It's not December yet, and we're already freezing our butts off. One guy who better get used to colder weather is Cuban defector Dayan Viciedo . The 19-yr old, rated as the top teen talent in Cuba , has signed a deal with the Chicago White ...
The D-Train is Doing Leg Work —
Bless You Boys
As a footnote to the Julio Lugo trade rumors, Jason Beck posted an update about Dontrelle Willis 's off-season workout program:
As for Willis, he's currently working out at home on an offseason program designed to strengthen his lower body after a hyperextended knee in April contributed to ...
Wild Closer Idea: Dontrelle Willis —
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest
Over at the Mets Refugees message board , a thread was started discussing the topic of whether Dontrelle Willis would make for an effective closer.
Converting a starting pitcher to the closer role is always an enticing proposition. John Smoltz had a nasty repertoire as a starter, he was ...
Julio Lugo Deal In the Works —
TigerBlog
Word came out this afternoon that the Tigers were considering sending either Nate Robertson or Dontrelle Willis to the Red Sox for shortstop Julio Lugo. It’s an interesting move to fill a hole but it definitely comes with some risks.
Lugo is a speed player. He doesn’t hit for a ton ...
Robertson or D-Train? —
The Spot Starters
I am starting to get sick of writing about the possible Julio Lugo trade, this will be my last post about it, unless it actually happens. Jason Beck of MLB.com wrote a piece last night about how the possibility of the Tigers dealing for Lugo is not dead, in fact, Beck writes that a baseball ...
A Detroit Bailout? No Thanks. —
The House That Dewey Built
The item currently on the front burner of the 2009 Hot Stove Season is a potential Red Sox-Tigers trade . The deal would send one of Dontrelle Willis or Nate Robertson (both starting pitchers) to the Sox for SS Julio Lugo.
While many Red Sox fans might relish the idea of shipping the ...
The Lugo Rumors: Other Cities Chime In —
Bless You Boys
Even Pittsburgh Pirates fans have thoughts on the rumored Julio Lugo -for- Dontrelle Willis or Nate Robertson trade. Of course, they kind of have their own agenda in not wanting the deal to take place.
From Bucs Dugout :
This is relevant to the Pirates, of course, in that it would ...
MLB: Red Sox, Tigers talking Lugo deal —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
The Tigers are looking for shortstop help, and may have the Red Sox’s Julio Lugo on their radar screen.
The Boston Globe reported on Sunday that Detroit is contemplating a deal with Boston to send either left-hander Nate Robertson or left-hander Dontrelle Willis to Boston for Lugo, but that ...
What They Need: Detroit Tigers — Pitching and Defense —
umpbump.com
Detroit had a good offense this year — they were fourth in runs scored, second in homers, and third in OPS. But they were in the bottom five in the league in pretty much every pitching category — runs allowed, opponents’ batting average, strikeouts, ERA, walks. They … [ ...
Julio Lugo To Detroit? Say It Ain't So... —
Bleacher Report - MLB
Over the past few months rumors have said that the Detroit Tigers are interested in acquiring Julio Lugo from the Boston Red Sox. Detroit would give up either Dontrelle Willis or Nate Robertson to get Lugo.
Maybe it's just my view on Lugo , but ...
Sox's Lugo could remain fit for Tigers —
Major League Baseball News
The long-lingering possibility of a match between the Red Sox and Tigers on two extra players still seems to have some life. A potential swap could send shortstop Julio Lugo to Detroit in exchange for one of the Tigers' back-end starters, reportedly ...
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