The Mill: Winter Meetings, Day Three by Baseball Prospectus

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No Fuku?
Published 12/5/2007 by thewizardsofoz <info@southsidesox.com> at South Side Sox: Front Page Posts
... Though other sources still indicate the Sox are strong contenders "The teams involved on Kosuke Fukudome are all cursing the Royals today. Jose Guillen's signing his three-year, $36 million deal raised the price for Fukudome, and left several teams looking for a Plan B. Both ...

WM DAY 3: Who to believe?
Published 12/5/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... I don’t know where to go anymore for news concerning Santana. I hang out at BP’s ‘The Mill‘ and ESPN’s ‘ ...

The price of Jason Bay
Published 12/5/2007 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
There's been some talk of the Rangers coming in and trying to buy low on Jason Bay...just to give you a flavor, here's the deal Will Carroll is saying is being discussed: ...

Minnesota Official Says Santana Trade Unlikely During Meetings
Published 12/5/2007 by Gary Grund at Hot Foot
... According to Baseball Prospectus, a Minnesota official said today that he is “99 percent sure” that LHP Johan Santana will still be a Twin when the meetings end tomorrow. The Twins still figure to deal Santana sometime before spring training, though it now seems no longer a complete lock that he will be traded to the Red Sox or the Yankees. ...

WHOA NELLIE! Blockbuster Trade On The Way?
Published 12/5/2007 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
... 5:40 PM UPDATE: Baseball Prospectus is reporting that a Minnesota official said Wednesday that he is "99 percent sure" that left-hander Johan Santana will still be a Twin when the meetings end Thursday. The Twins still figure to deal Santana sometime before spring training, though it now seems no longer a complete lock that he will be traded to the Red Sox or the Yankees. ...

As The Santana Turns - This Just In
Published 12/5/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... he had Haren plus longtime favorite Mulvey. And, he’s out of Crosby’s contract. All I have to say about this is WOW!!! As it says above, it is just a rumor and hasn’t what this entire winter meetings has been, just one big rumor but yet the plot thickens!!!! Earlier, Jason from My Baseball Bias had posted this about Santana from Will Carroll at Baseball Prospectus: Will Carroll of BP said a deal was being held up for medical reasons: So what’s the holdup? The long-known Sox and Twins deal for Johan ...

Your Rumor Cup Runneth Over…
Published 12/6/2007 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
Time to start a new thread… Will Carroll has this to say about the Cubs: The Cubs have been “simmering” for days, but they haven’t been able to get anything big done. Kosuke Fukudome is evidently going to wait until next week to visit teams in person, Brian Roberts is a rumored possibility, and in the more interesting story, there is a circulating rumor that the team would like to acquire a center fielder. With Felix Pie seemingly at the ready, this one’s going to have to flesh out a bit more.