Phillies Rumors: Iguchi, Carrasco
UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 10:52am: It’s "more unlikely than likely" that the Phils re-sign Iguchi. FROM 12-5-07 at 8:53am: Scott Lauber has a few Phillies notes for us this morning. Since the Phillies...
View ArticleStark’s Latest: Sabathia, Bedard, Phillies, Freel
It’s Thursday, and you know what that means. Time for another installment of Jayson Stark’s Rumblings and Grumblings at ESPN.com. Stark runs through a laundry list of candidates for the Mariners’ and...
View ArticleRosenthal’s Latest: Athletics, Phillies
From his Full Count video update, Ken Rosenthal brings us a couple bullet points: In contention, the A’s suddenly could become a buyer. Rosenthal cites the big names: Matt Holliday, Jason Bay or even...
View ArticleLatest On C.C. Sabathia
The latest on the C.C. Sabathia Sweepstakes… Indians GM Mark Shapiro said yesterday "it’s pretty obvious" that his team is in sell mode. There’s no new information on the team’s reported attempt to...
View ArticleOdds and Ends: Yorman, Hamilton, Ng, Carrasco
Some odds and ends before you fire up the grill… The Twins signed their other first round pick, Carlos Gutierrez. According to Jeff Passan, 15 year-old Venezuelan center fielder Yorman Rodriguez may...
View ArticleOdds and Ends: Kemp, Kearns, Carrasco, Garcia
Friday linkage… Yesterday I linked to Dave Cameron’s piece, in which he wondered whether Matt Kemp is overrated. Here’s the other side of the debate, a response from Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness....
View ArticleStark’s Latest: Burnett, Nady, Greinke, Burrell
FRIDAY: We have an update to Stark’s column – he is now saying that Burnett does have veto power over 15 teams. THURSDAY: Let’s take a look at Jayson Stark’s latest over at ESPN.com. The Phillies and...
View ArticleSherman’s Latest: Adenhart, Burnett, Niese, Ibanez
Joel Sherman of the New York Post has been digging up rumors left and right – here, here, and here in recent days. Let’s discuss. The Angels have "hinted at a willingness to build a deal around...
View ArticleRosenthal’s Latest: Fuentes, Holliday, Sherrill
Ken Rosenthal tops off the day with a column full of rumors. Signing Mark Teixeira as a replacement for Manny Ramirez doesn’t make sense for the Red Sox, who don’t want to take on that kind of...
View ArticlePhillies No Longer Interested In Fuentes?
MLB.com’s Trade Talk blog speculates that the Phillies may no longer be pursuing Colorado closer Brian Fuentes, after Philadelphia traded three prospects for Joe Blanton. The blog wonders, "How many...
View ArticlePhillies Scouting Burnett?
Let’s check in with the Phillies. Robert MacLeod notes the presence of the Phillies’ director of Major League scouting at A.J. Burnett‘s start tonight in Baltimore. Would the Phillies add another...
View ArticlePhils, Cards Battle For Holliday
According to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, the Phillies and Cardinals are the top suitors for Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday. The Phillies discussed Holliday and Brian Fuentes with the Rockies...
View ArticleRockies Wanted Carlos Carrasco For Atkins
According to Scott Lauber, the Rockies told the Phillies Garrett Atkins is available – if they’re willing to surrender top pitching prospect Carlos Carrasco. Lauber says the Phils are "positively...
View ArticleStark On Peavy, Oswalt, Phillies, DeRosa, Giants
Let's take a look at the latest Rumblings and Grumblings column from ESPN's Jayson Stark. The Padres' recent winning streak has not changed their intention of trading Jake Peavy. The Dodgers and Cubs...
View ArticleRoy Halladay Rumors: Saturday
10:19pm: Heyman tweets that the Yankees might consider giving up Chamberlain for Halladay, but won't entertain both Chamberlain and Hughes. 8:14pm: Ray Parrillo and Jim Salisbury of The Philadelphia...
View ArticleRicciardi: Chances Of A Deal “Very Slim”
8:00pm: FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal just heard from Ricciardi that the chances of Halladay leaving Toronto at this point are "very slim." Here's more from the general manager: "We've said that we...
View ArticleRoy Halladay Rumors: Tuesday
11:02pm: It appears we've passed J.P. Ricciardi's self-imposed deadline to deal Halladay. We probably should just pack it in, huh? Nah. MLB.com's Jordan Bastian has the word from Ricciardi, who...
View ArticleIndians GM On The Rebuilding Process
Indians GM Mark Shapiro told Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain Dealer that the Indians plan to rebuild in "mini cycles" and could contend again soon: Some of the Indians' deadline deals were...
View ArticleOdds And Ends: Dodgers, Davis, Prospects
More links for the afternoon… Jon Weisman of the LA Times reports that the Dodgers could be close to signing Garrett Gould. Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic notes that it looks like Doug Davis is...
View ArticleIndians Rumors: Debt, Shapiro, Wedge
Terry Pluto of The Cleveland Plain Dealer sat down for a chat with Indians team president Paul Dolan and some other front office personnel. Lots of interesting information came to light, so let's dig...
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