thestar.blogs.com - 12/9/2008
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Ed Price of the Newark Star-Ledger yesterday reported that Jays' righthander A.J. Burnett had called upon former Marlins' teammate Carl Pavano to ask him his advice on the possibility of A.J. signing with the Yankees. You've got to be kidding....
msn.foxsports.com - 12/10/2008
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msn.foxsports.com —
The Braves are pushing hard to land Burnett,
the second-most desirable starter on the market after lefty...
CC Sabathia, who has a preliminary agreement in place with the Yankees. How hard? The team on Tuesday night made an offer of $80 million over five ...
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FOX Sports on MSN - MLB - Source: Braves make $80M offer ...
torontosun.com - 12/10/2008
mlb.mlb.com - 12/9/2008
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LAS VEGAS -- In their quest to add
depth to a depleted starting rotation, the Blue Jays...
will consider some reclamation projects this winter. Case in point, Toronto met with the agent for free agent Carl Pavano on Monday at the Winter Meetings. Tom ...
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Jays meet with Pavano's agent | bluejays.com: News
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Winter Meetings: Tuesday Breakfast
Drunk Jays Fans —
... story), and it goes against, say, Richard Griffin, whose article in this morning's Star takes the Jays' crying poor completely at face value. Maybe that's just doomsaying from Griff-- because we all know there has never been a bad thing about the Ricciardi era that he wouldn't run with-- and it wouldn't be entirely surprising if outside media knew more about the Jays than the local boys, but I'm probably going to have to go with Griffin on this one. No, really. And more good work from Griffin (no, seriously) who ponders whether the reports ...
Winter Meetings: Tuesday Frying Pan Leftovers
Drunk Jays Fans —
... While continuing to hold firmly to the belief that the Jays are being honest when they say they have zero dollars to spare at the annual player auction, Griffin suggests that the Jays would have to dump salary of the Lyle Overbay variety before even considering a player like Carl Pavano, the most interesting Jays related rumour from yesterday. Which obviously begs the question, what the fuck can Carl Pavano demand from a potential suitor after his tenure in New York? ...
Flying Scumbag Innings Eaters
Ghostrunner on First —
... Some of the scumbags that are being rumoured as cheapo replacements are making my skin crawl. Carl Pavano I get, his stuff isn't bad. Looking a his numbers a little deeper (45% GB rate for his career, 10% HR/Fly ball, 2.3 K/BB) he doesn't seem to be terrible. One strong year surrounded by a few mediocre ones. For a minor league deal sure, but let's adjust our expectations accordingly. ...
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Pavano piques Marlins' interest —
Major League Baseball News 12/9/2008
Add the Marlins to a list of teams interested in free-agent pitcher Carl Pavano. Pavano's agent, Tom O'Connell, is scheduled to meet with Florida officials late afternoon Tuesday at the Winter Meetings. About a half-dozen teams are considering the ...
