metsfever.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
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Two more clubs have declined the options on their veteran catchers; Ramon Hernandez, Matt Treanor and Yorvit Torrealba. The Tigers out righted Matt Treanor who refused assignment and is now a free agent. Treanor spent the first five seasons of his major league career as the Marlins back-up ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 15 days ago
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mlbtraderumors.com —
Marcus Thames and Matt Treanor became free agents
today, according to MLB.com's Jason Beck ( via Twitter
). Both former Tigers were non-tender candidates anyway, but apparently they've been outrighted or released.
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Marcus Thames, Matt Treanor Become Free Agents
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MetsBlog.com —
... Ed Ryan, in a post to his blog for Mets Fever, discusses the market for free agent catchers and that Matt Treanor, Yorvit Torrealba, and Ramon Hernandez have all had their options declined by their respective teams. ...
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