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Rosenthal's Latest: Hendry, Burnett, Laird
Published 9/3/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has a new column up. Rosenthal fills us in on Jim Hendry's contract status: Hendry controls his own fate with an option for '09.  If the new Cubs ownership doesn't want to extend him beyond that, he could elect free agency this winter.  Click here to download a spreadsheet of Hendry's trade history. Teams with third basemen to trade ...

Quick Hits: Wednesday Afternoon
Published 9/3/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Stoeten) at Drunk Jays Fans
Wednesday Tampering "The Red Sox are planning a major push for Blue Jays right-hander A.J. Burnett, according to a rival executive," says Ken Rosenthal, adding that, "Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner already has revealed his team's interest in both Burnett and CC Sabathia." Y'know, as much as I've grown to understand that I think Pete Puma is pretty fucking awesome, I don't think it would be that difficult to slip into that warm bath of hatred for him that most Jays fans seem to already be in. And More Tampering! Speaking of shit coming out of Hank Steinbrenner's mouth, Jon Heyman of SI writes, "The Blue Jays can't be happy about those ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, September 4
Published 9/4/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... BURN, BABY, BURN: Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com has been told by "a rival executive" that the Red Sox are planning a major offseason push for A.J. Burnett. ...

Texas Reflections: On Hank Blalock, Gerald Laird & Friends
Published 9/4/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
I’ll have plenty more thoughts on the Texas Rangers’ ever-convoluted catching situation in the next explosive edition of the Mike Hindman-moderated “Armchair GM Round Table” at the Dallas Morning News Rangers blog, but two items from Ken Rosenthal’s latest FOXSports.com column absolutely deserve special recognition. First, on the third base situation: The Rangers’ Hank Blalock is another possibility [in the trade market at third base]; the team could exercise his $6.2 million option for ‘09 with the intention of trading him. Blalock has played first base since returning from a shoulder injury, but is committed to an offseason ...