The Mill: Early Churning by Will Carroll

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Carroll's Latest: Duchscherer, Burnett, Ibanez, Cabrera
Published 7/24/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus has some rumors to consider this afternoon. The Tigers are 5.5 games out, but are still on the fence about buying or selling. Carroll says there's "much more substance to rumors of the White Sox going after Justin Duchscherer" as compared to the one about the A's pursuing Jason Bay. The Phillies could jump back in on A.J. Burnett if the price comes down.  Also - could Burnett clear waivers in August? The Rockies' demands for ...

A.J. Burnett Rumors
Published 7/24/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Will Carroll says he's been heavily scouted but demand is low.  Carroll thinks the Phillies could jump back in if the price comes down.  He also wonders whether Burnett would clear waivers in August. ...

Ibanez Rumors
Published 7/24/2008 by Jon Shields at Bleeding Blue and Teal
From Baseball Prospectus: The Mariners have been in a holding pattern since throwing Richie Sexson overboard, making many wonder why they can’t get some deal done. With Erik Bedard sidelined by shoulder problems, the next most desirable player they have is Raul Ibanez. Several teams have inquired about his services, but all have been told that either Jose Vidro needs to be included with Ibanez in any deal, or that the teams will have to upgrade their offers to include premium ...

Sox Looking For Help at Short
Published 7/25/2008 by Fenway West (noreply@blogger.com) at Fenway West
The Red Sox have been in discussions for Juan Uribe and '04 hero Orlando Cabrera but have come up empty on both ends. Sox fans would love to have OC back in the hub but Baseball Prospectus has said it ain't gonna happen. ...

Texas Trade Wind Anemometer & Miscellaneous Rangers Notes
Published 7/25/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... ● Baseball Prospectus’s Will Carroll writesthat the Atlanta Braves “shot down Mike Gonzalez to the Rangers in return for one of their outfielders,” with MLB.com’s Mark Bowman evidently learning “it would take Josh Hamilton to pry Gonzalez loose.” There was never much of a match here to begin with, so it should come as no great surprise that this rumor died a quick and painless death. ...

MLB Trade Rumors: Friday Round-Up
Published 7/25/2008 by faketeams at FakeTeams: Front Page Posts
... Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus posted a Rumor Mill yesterday afternoon with some excellent follow-uyp to many of the rumors that have been posted here at Fake Teams, been mentioned in the local papers and floated in the internets for days.  With BP offering free access to all visitors through Sunday the 27th, I highly recommend reading this. ...