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Pat Hentgen is going to the Blue Jays on a one-year deal at $2.2 million.I don't think he is worth $1.50 and a cold piece of pizza, but it's not my money.
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He put together a solid 2nd half last year returning from injury... the former Cy Young is supposedly a great guy to teach Halladay the ropes (like he doesn't know them already) and he should be a steady #3 starter for a weak pitching staff.. Decent signing.
 
Tino Martinez traded to Devil Rays

http://sports.iwon.com/news/11212003/v4167.html

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa native Tino Martinez was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Devil Rays on Friday for a minor league pitching prospect.

St. Louis gets pitcher Evan Rust and a player to be named.

Martinez is owed $7.5 million next season under the $21 million, three-year deal he agreed to with the Cardinals in December 2001, and his contract contains an $8 million option for 2005 with a $1 million buyout.

St. Louis will pay $7 million of the remaining $8.5 million Martinez is guaranteed, a baseball official said on the condition of anonymity.

The 36-year-old Martinez, a former University of Tampa star and a 14-year major league veteran, has slumped badly in recent years. In 138 games last season, the first baseman hit .273 with 15 homers and 69 RBIs. He had 71 strikeouts and 53 walks

Martinez, a career .273 hitter, played six seasons with the Seattle Mariners and six seasons with the Yankees, winning four World Series titles in New York.

Martinez, his wife Maria, and their three children, ages 7 to 11, live in Tampa, where Martinez helped lead Tampa Catholic High School to the Florida state title in 1982. At the University of Tampa, Martinez was a three-time Division II All-American.

 
and here's the latest unsubtantiated rumors regarding a-rod to boston...a-rod to boston for manny and a prospect (casey fossum)?then, red sox trade nomar to angels for jerrod washburn and troy glausagain, there seems to be an ounce of truth to it, but a lot of it is fans playing "if i were the GM..."

 
[QUOTE=']Tino Martinez traded to Devil Rays

http://sports.iwon.com/news/11212003/v4167.html

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa native Tino Martinez was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Devil Rays on Friday for a minor league pitching prospect.

St. Louis gets pitcher Evan Rust and a player to be named.

Martinez is owed $7.5 million next season under the $21 million, three-year deal he agreed to with the Cardinals in December 2001, and his contract contains an $8 million option for 2005 with a $1 million buyout.

St. Louis will pay $7 million of the remaining $8.5 million Martinez is guaranteed, a baseball official said on the condition of anonymity.

The 36-year-old Martinez, a former University of Tampa star and a 14-year major league veteran, has slumped badly in recent years. In 138 games last season, the first baseman hit .273 with 15 homers and 69 RBIs. He had 71 strikeouts and 53 walks

Martinez, a career .273 hitter, played six seasons with the Seattle Mariners and six seasons with the Yankees, winning four World Series titles in New York.

Martinez, his wife Maria, and their three children, ages 7 to 11, live in Tampa, where Martinez helped lead Tampa Catholic High School to the Florida state title in 1982. At the University of Tampa, Martinez was a three-time Division II All-American.
[/QUOTE] :yes: ... :hugesignofreliefnowthatTINOisGONE:
 
LMAO at the st. louis newspapers. they had a story the other day the cards were going to get brazelton :rolleyes: or standrige for tino.:rotflmao:Guess that didn't quite work out. :no:

 
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sorry about the redsox-centric rumors, but just thought i'd post whatever i've heard...francona is all but a done deal to manage boston, with larry dierker a late candidate who could gain momentum due to the bill james/SABR-metric crowd around theo epstein (dierker was the first manager to rely heavily on stat. probabilities to mage games/set line-ups. red sox asked permission to talk to melvin in seattle but were turned down.talk of schilling being more willing to be traded to boston if he could play for his old manager francona.sheffield may as well be wearing pinstripes right now. yanks looking to sign two of three: pettitte, vazquez (nick johnson would be the cornerstone of the deal), colon.it's down to boston and the a's for keith foulke. if red sox get him, would use williamson as trade bait

 
Foulke would be a good fit in Boston but I'd expect his numbers to be inflated (not in a good way) by Fenway. I was really hoping he'd sign with the Mets. He'd be great in Shea.Sheff to the Yanks is all but done I'm afraid. Hopefully, they won't be able to land Vazquez as well - but it'll take more than Nick Johnson to pry Vazquez from Minaya.

 
some follow-up from previous posts:angels/escobar is not a done deal, but it's rumored to be 3 yrs/18.5 million (as opposed to previously posted 3/16.5mil.) initial reaction: does anyone really think colon/pettitte/schilling are more than TWICE as valuable as escobar(i.e. 12-15mil/year)? my guess is if this deal goes down, players and teams will realize the extent of the market correctionm going on.foulke was not physically at fenway today.theo reportedly called joe marron today (angels bench coach) to let him know he did not get the manager's job. does this mean the job is francona's once they get through the motions of interviewing a minority candidate?

 
The Oakland Athletics have agreed to a deal that will send All-Star catcher Ramon Hernandez and outfielder Terrence Long to the San Diego Padres for outfielder Mark Kotsay, ESPN's Peter Gammons reports.The trade will be announced later Tuesday afternoon.__________________________________________Interesting deal. The A's outfield gets a little more offense I guess, and the Padres are looking they could be a sneaky team this offseason and during the year next year.Any A's fans? Thoughts? Whose the catcher now?
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I am not an A's fan but I do believe the catcher next year will be Adam Melhuse. The good things is he can hit pretty well I believe. The bad thing is that everyone raved about how Hernandez handled the pitching staff, and now he is gone, in fact when Lilly was tanking in midseason they told him he was not allowed to shake off Hernandez anymore and he finished the year by going like 6-1 after that. So to me it is a loss to the A's since I dont think highly of Kotsay myself.Speaking of Lilly he was dealt to the Jays for Billy Beane fav OF Bobby Kielty. I guess he improves the A's OF and gives them another decent young hitter, but he isnt an allatar or anything.
 
I'm hoping the Tino move, combined with losing Vina and (hopefully) Drew will enable a trade for Nick Johnson. Then if we can sign Morris and a decent #3, we'll be looking primo.

 
Thank you, oh merciful God, THANK YOU!Bluespuck, JZilla, Tecmo (and the rest of you Cards homers) - do you think Pujols should move to 1B? He's not the swiftest guy in the outfield, but he does throw out a few baserunners. I'd like to keep Pujols in LF, hope that Marrero is good to go in RF, and find a left-handed bat for 1B, the kind of player the Cards thought they were getting when they got Tino.
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Exactly how I feel. I was hoping they'd make a move for Nick Johnson. trade Drew for Johnson and Weaver...that may be asking a bit much, though
 
Kevin Appier signed for 300K with KC for 1 yr and will still make 11.7M :eek: from the Angels next year.Ugeuth Urbina would like to be the Mets closer next year.The money the A's have saved with their recent deals should allow them to make a run at keeping Foulke in Oakland.Its likely that STL would be looking for a leadoff-type OF for next year and put Pujols at 1B now that Tino is gone.From Rotoworld.com..... The Yankees met with right-hander Shingo Takatsu, the career saves leader in Japan, yesterday in New York.Takatsu, who turns 35 next week, was named Japan's most valuable reliever for the fourth time in 2003. The Yankees and Padres are two of the five teams interested in him. Unlike Akinori Otsuka, whose rights were won by the Padres earlier this week, Takatsu is a free agent and doesn't have to be posted. He has a $2.4 million offer to stay in Japan and may elect to do so.From the Bergen Record..... "Mindful of the day when Mariano Rivera will no longer be able to save them, the Yankees' brain trust has come up with one possible plan. According to a club source, the Yanks have discussed signing Cuban defector Maels Rodriguez, with the idea of grooming him as Rivera's eventual replacement."From the New York Post.....the baseball world expects the Yanks to act and act soon. After interviews with more than 20 agents and baseball executives, the most common theory is the Yanks will re-sign Andy Pettitte, and also land free agents Bartolo Colon and Gary Sheffield. Colon has visited Anaheim and Philly also.Pettite has visited Houston and may visit Boston.Kaz Matsui's agent, Arn Tellem, is also the agent for Mussina, Giambi, and Hideki Matsui which could lead to Kaz at 2B and Soriano in LF and Godzilla in CF and Bernie at DH and Nick Johnson in Arizona (for Schilling). Good thing the Yankees would then be even more popular in Japan, because their payroll would then hit about $200M for next year.From SunSpot.net .........major league sources have indicated the Orioles may be closing in on a deal for a power-hitting first baseman, either Florida's Derrek Lee or Milwaukee's Richie Sexson.the Orioles could be ready to make their first offers to free-agent sluggers Vladimir Guerrero and Miguel Tejada by next week.

 
So basically the Yanks are signing Pettite, Colon, Sheffield, and Kaz Matsui, and trading Johnson for Schilling? That seems fair.

 
Thank you, oh merciful God, THANK YOU!Bluespuck, JZilla, Tecmo (and the rest of you Cards homers) - do you think Pujols should move to 1B? He's not the swiftest guy in the outfield, but he does throw out a few baserunners. I'd like to keep Pujols in LF, hope that Marrero is good to go in RF, and find a left-handed bat for 1B, the kind of player the Cards thought they were getting when they got Tino.
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Exactly how I feel. I was hoping they'd make a move for Nick Johnson. trade Drew for Johnson and Weaver...that may be asking a bit much, though
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I'll agree with that too... I don't really like Pujols at first, I think he's a better fit in the OF, but he won't really hurt them much either. Let's just say they're way better off with Tino gone. With no pitching this team needs all the offense it can get.Trade Drew for whatever. Sick of that chump. Send him to Philly where he's truly loved.
 
So basically the Yanks are signing Pettite, Colon, Sheffield, and Kaz Matsui, and trading Johnson for Schilling? That seems fair.
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Dream lineup for them. I'd say that some of those things may happen but probably not all. I don't think Colon is coming to the Bronx as they seem concerned about his girth. Schilling is a real possibility as AZ is going to shed salary but it will take a three way probably to get him. Sheff, I think, is a done deal and Yanks will overpay to keep Pettite (although I don't think they'll have to).
 
The Angels reportedly have started to revamp their pitching staff.They have signed free agent Kelvim Escobar to a three-year, $18.75 million contract, sources close to the pitcher told the Toronto Star on Friday.

 
oh, and this little rumor about schilling going to the red sox for prospects, and the prospects then going to milwaukee, with the brewers sending richie sexson to the d'backs in return.if you see brian cashman at the unemployment office tomorrow, you'll know it's true...

 
WFAN is reporting that the Schilling deal is done save Curt's ability to get the extension from the Red Sox.If the Red Sox don't give it to him you might see Epstein floating in a river somewhere soon.

 
Well, we have Curt to Boston, ESPN is reporting that Sheffield has agreed to the Yankees, and this just in... :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: Aaron Boone gets $5.75 million/1 year with the Yankees :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: And Sexton is in Arizona.What else?

 
And Sexon is in Arizona.
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Done Dealhttp://www.jsonline.com/sports/brew/dec03/189296.asp"After days of discussion, the Milwaukee Brewers finally completed the trade of first baseman Richie Sexson to Arizona on Monday in a nine-player deal that was expanded far beyond original talks.The Brewers sent Sexson to the Diamondbacks, along with left-hander reliever Shane Nance and a minor-leaguer to be named for third baseman Craig Counsell, a Milwaukee native, second baseman Junior Spivey, first baseman Lyle Overbay, catcher Chad Moeller, and left-handers Chris Capuano and Jorge De La Rosa."
 
Thank you, oh merciful God, THANK YOU!Bluespuck, JZilla, Tecmo (and the rest of you Cards homers) - do you think  Pujols should move to 1B?  He's not the swiftest guy in the outfield, but he does throw out a few baserunners.  I'd like to keep Pujols in LF, hope that Marrero is good to go in RF, and find a left-handed bat for 1B, the kind of player the Cards thought they were getting when they got Tino.
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Exactly how I feel. I was hoping they'd make a move for Nick Johnson. trade Drew for Johnson and Weaver...that may be asking a bit much, though
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I'll agree with that too... I don't really like Pujols at first, I think he's a better fit in the OF, but he won't really hurt them much either. Let's just say they're way better off with Tino gone. With no pitching this team needs all the offense it can get.Trade Drew for whatever. Sick of that chump. Send him to Philly where he's truly loved.
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I disagree, Pujols is great at scooping the ball out of the dirt and was actually a good defensive third baseman except for his throwing arm. I think that a move to first base for him is great as he struggled with elbow problems this year, and I think that first baseman are less likely to get hurt than outfielders. In order to get Nick Johnson from the Yankees I think it may require a trade of Edmonds which wouldn't be the worst thing if we could some how get Soriano in return (although it would take more than Edmonds). In my opinion the Cards should move Pujols to first, sign an outfielder like Reggie Sanders for around a million to play left field, and find a left handed batting second baseman to put in the leadoff role.A possible lineup of:A left handed secondbaseman a cheaper version of Fernando VinaJ.D. DrewJim EdmondsAlbert PujolsScott RolenEdgar RenteriaReggie SandersMike MathenyMiguel Batista would be a nice cheap addition to the pitching staff, and since it is looking like a buyers market they might actually be able to afford Sidney Ponson.MorrisWilliamsPonsonBatistaHaren/ Carpenter/ Tomko resigned for less would be a very competitive team. While still keeping them around their 80 million dollar target.
 
Well, we have Curt to Boston, ESPN is reporting that Sheffield has agreed to the Yankees, and this just in... :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: Aaron Boone gets $5.75 million/1 year with the Yankees :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: And Sexton is in Arizona.What else?
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Peter Gammons said that Javy Lopez was close to signing with the Baltimore Orioles. He will be undoubtedly overpaid.
 
Well, we have Curt to Boston, ESPN is reporting that Sheffield has agreed to the Yankees, and this just in... :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: Aaron Boone gets $5.75 million/1 year with the Yankees :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: And Sexton is in Arizona.What else?
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Peter Gammons said that Javy Lopez was close to signing with the Baltimore Orioles. He will be undoubtedly overpaid.
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I wish they took Manny :thumbdown:
 
Cardinals signed Chris Capenter, they tried it last year 2 but got no results. I like the signing as he was a very good pitcher with the Blue Jays, but Jocketty better not stop there. He should be penciled in at the 5 spot at best, hopefully they don't follow the same trend as last year signing rehab pitchers like Stephenson, Lance Painter, and Dustin Hermanson.

Cards sign Carpenter

 
Tom Gordon will probably sign a 2 year, $7 million deal with the Yankswith Quantrill mulling a 2 year, $6 mil offer from them as well.I hear Foulke really wants to stay in Oakland but the A's want to see if they can even get in the ballpark. Boston is really hot for him. I also understand the Mets are also about to make him an offer.What are the BoSux gonna do about 2B? I haven't heard anything about Walker and hear the Castillo is going to re-up with Florida.

 
Tom Gordon will probably sign a 2 year, $7 million deal with the Yankswith Quantrill mulling a 2 year, $6 mil offer from them as well.I hear Foulke really wants to stay in Oakland but the A's want to see if they can even get in the ballpark. Boston is really hot for him. I also understand the Mets are also about to make him an offer.What are the BoSux gonna do about 2B? I haven't heard anything about Walker and hear the Castillo is going to re-up with Florida.
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The Sox will wait for the trade deadline for a 2nd baseman.
 
Gordon is a done deal as well.

I hope they still go after Quantrill since he could fill the role Ramiro Mendoza once had. I saw something on another board about the Braves preparing a big offer for Pettite. Posty, have you heard this?

 
Gordon is a done deal as well.I hope they still go after Quantrill since he could fill the role Ramiro Mendoza once had. I saw something on another board about the Braves preparing a big offer for Pettite. Posty, have you heard this?
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If a non Yankee team signs Pettite, I will be THRILLED!
 
sorry for more redsox-centric rumor posts:- foulke may be leaning toward a's now, if so red sox go to guardado.- arod for manny still very active. if so, nomar to angels is getting the most buzz (with one school of thought being it would be only for adam kennedy/eckstein plus a front line prospect with the red sox using the savings to sign vlad guerrero).

 
sorry for more redsox-centric rumor posts:- foulke may be leaning toward a's now, if so red sox go to guardado.- arod for manny still very active. if so, nomar to angels is getting the most buzz (with one school of thought being it would be only for adam kennedy/eckstein plus a front line prospect with the red sox using the savings to sign vlad guerrero).
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So the Sox could afford to field ARod ($25M), Pedro ($15M), Schilling ($13M), AND Vlad ($15M)? And let's not forget their other players are also well paid AND they want a closer. I don't see it happening. Not unless they charge $100+ per ticket.
 
Gammons on WFAN-Sox interested in moving DamonMaybe backing off FoulkeARod - Manny trade better than 50/50Nomar to Angels for Eckstein and prospects (if Arod trade made), Seattle & LA also could be in Nomar mix.

 
RE: So the Sox could afford to field ARod ($25M), Pedro ($15M), Schilling ($13M), AND Vlad ($15M)? And let's not forget their other players are also well paid AND they want a closer. I don't see it happening. Not unless they charge $100+ per ticket.you're prob right - that said, thought i'd post what people are yapping about... more plausible if sox look to move damon and d.lowe

 
sorry for more redsox-centric rumor posts:- foulke may be leaning toward a's now, if so red sox go to guardado.- arod for manny still very active. if so, nomar to angels is getting the most buzz (with one school of thought being it would be only for adam kennedy/eckstein plus a front line prospect with the red sox using the savings to sign vlad guerrero).
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So the Sox could afford to field ARod ($25M), Pedro ($15M), Schilling ($13M), AND Vlad ($15M)? And let's not forget their other players are also well paid AND they want a closer. I don't see it happening. Not unless they charge $100+ per ticket.
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That is about the going rate of a Red Sox ticket.... isn't it? Sox tickets are not cheap from what I've heard.
 
Yanks trying to counter Schilling with Kevin Brown?ESPN.com news servicesNEW YORK -- The New York Yankees moved to shore up their bullpen, agreeing Monday night with free-agent reliever Tom Gordon on a two-year, $7.25 million contract.Replenishing their rotation also is one of New York's highest priorities, and according to a Newsday report the team has talked to the Dodgers about acquiring veteran right-hander Kevin Brown for beleaguered 27-year-old right-hander Jeff Weaver.Brown turns 39 in March and will make $15 million in each of the next two seasons. The Yankees have been pursuing free agents Bartolo Colon and Javier Vazquez in the wake of Roger Clemens' retirement, Andy Pettitte's free agency, and their refusal to pick up David Wells' option. New York is trying to re-sign the left-handed Pettitte

 
The over/under on the payroll next season is $243 million.I'll take the over.
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I feel your pain on the KBrown issue... you guys can expect about 4-5 solid games for that $15MM....not a pitch more.... :no: Regarding the O/U on Yankees payroll at $243MM....I'll take the over with you on that....I'm thinking high 40's low 50's. Wow.
 
I think the BoSux have the highest ticket price average in MLB. Now that they have Schilling, I'm sure that won't change.If I'm the Yanks, I'd do Weaver for Brown in a heartbeat. Throw in Juan Rivera and a load of cash if they want. Brown made 32 starts last year and pitched more innings than Pedro. He's got World Series experience ('97, '98) and does not give up the long ball (only seven given up last season). I have a feeling, however, this is just a rumor designed to stimulate haste among agents and GMs. I don't think this will happen.

 
I think the BoSux have the highest ticket price average in MLB. Now that they have Schilling, I'm sure that won't change.If I'm the Yanks, I'd do Weaver for Brown in a heartbeat. Throw in Juan Rivera and a load of cash if they want. Brown made 32 starts last year and pitched more innings than Pedro. He's got World Series experience ('97, '98) and does not give up the long ball (only seven given up last season). I have a feeling, however, this is just a rumor designed to stimulate haste among agents and GMs. I don't think this will happen.
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Yankees would be robbing the Dodgers.
 
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