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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Perrotto's Latest: Top 20 Remaining Free Agents — By Steve Adams [January 11 at 2:14pm CST] — John Perrotto's latest Every Given Sunday column at Baseball Prospectus takes a look at the top 20 remaining free agents (sorted by WARP3 - Wins Above Replacement Player) and offers destination predictions …
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John Perrotto / Baseball Prospectus:
Not Actually Getting Ink Done. — Two months ago we looked at the top 25 players available on the free-agent market, and today, nine of those 25 are still looking for work. This year the market has developed much more slowly than usual, and 36 percent of the cream of that original crop (by 2008 WARP3 figures) remain unemployed.
JSOnline:
Melvin playing waiting game — The assumption by many in Brewer Nation is that general manager Doug Melvin will follow the signing of closer Trevor Hoffman by landing one of the higher profile starting pitchers remaining on the free-agent market. — Don't count on it.
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Mets likely to get either Lowe or Perez — The Mets remain confident that they'll eventually land one of their top two choices to upgrade the starting rotation - either Derek Lowe or Oliver Perez. A survey of the baseball landscape indicates that the Mets' confidence is well-founded.
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
Mark Teixeira saga sours Red Sox on Scott Boras — These talks a done deal — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email — Writing about the Red Sox [team stats] and Mark Teixeira seems so old. Eventually, we all are going to have to move on. But even as the Red Sox do their best …
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Lisa Winston / MLB.com:
Brackman nearing Yankees debut — Top '07 pick could join fellow rejuvenated hurlers in spring — It's been nearly two years since the New York Yankees drafted right-hander Andrew Brackman out of North Carolina State with their first-round pick in 2007. — With the approach of Spring Training …
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River Avenue Blues
Associated Press:
Young requests trade from Rangers … NEW YORK (AP) — The Texas Rangers are exploring trade options for five-time All-Star shortstop Michael Young at the player's request after he became upset about the team's plan to move him to third base. — Rangers general manager Jon Daniels …
Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:
Henderson was one to steal the show — Mike Port was forewarned by Rickey Henderson's agent at the time, Jeff Borris. Port was told he might encounter a few things with Rickey he'd never dealt with before. — Port was general manager of the Red Sox in 2002 when, on the suggestion …
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Juan C. Rodriguez / Sun-Sentinel:
Source: Pedro to Marlins rumor untrue — Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez during the third inning of a minor league rehab assignment with the Class-A St. Lucie Mets. Martinez pitched five complete innings, allowing two hits and two runs. (Photo by Sam Wolfe / August 20, 2007)
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres plan a gradual transition — John Moores will remain as majority owner of the Padres for three or four years, even if the ongoing negotiations with a Jeff Moorad-led group yields an agreement, according to major league sources. — Moorad eventually would assume the largest financial stake …
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Iannetta proud to play for USA — When Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta was first invited to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, he was proud and honored. — But before he accepted Friday night, he gave the decision plenty of thought. — “It was 50-50 when they first asked me to play,” Iannetta said Saturday.
New York Post:
MATTINGLY: TEIXEIRA 'FIRST'-RATE ADDITION — MARK Teixeira made it clear this week how much of a Don Mattingly fan he was growing up, with everything from having a Mattingly poster in his bedroom to wearing a Yankees cap to Camden Yards when the Yankees would come to play the Orioles.
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Chicago Sun Times:
Bradley has his backers — Despite all his antics, new Cubs OF MILTON BRADLEY still has plenty of supporters around the league — Milton Bradley has been described as temperamental, immature, moody and angry. But when he arrived in town last week, Bradley declared that he just wants to be loved.
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Lone Star Ball
