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McCray · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject:

oh god, bonds is going to be this year's FA news saga -- i'd bet at least a hundred bonds articles before he signs, probably more.
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DesertKnight · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject:

McCray · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

i couldn't disagree more. bonds will sign, and teams will line up for him. my bets: mariners, a's, giants, angels, or, what the hell, the orioles. i'd already written the "or" part of the sentence and couldn't think of another, so i pulled orioles out of my ass. but the guy can still hit. cancer or not, controversy or not, they're gonna sign him.
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TAP · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:51 pm Post subject:

tmar · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1184

If onlY their wAs aN american league team he KnEw that would ovErpay for the uSe of an overage veteran who might be a clubhouse cancer.

TAP · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:33 am Post subject:

stu · Everyday Player Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 560

Is Randy Wolfe a viable candidate? At very least maybe his brother being an ump would help there.

I also liked the story about him talking to this woman on the subway and being too shy to ask her name or tell her he was ballplayer. He told some reporter this story and they made it a national story searching for this woman.

Sounded like a Seinfeld episode to me. Maybe she was the one who handcuffed George to a hotel bed.

TAP · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject:

David B · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject:

Add Aramis Ramirez to the FA list...

Aramis Ramirez-3B- Cubs Oct. 30 - 6:56 pm et

Aramis Ramirez opted out of the final two years of his deal with the Cubs and filed for free agency on Monday.

Had Ramirez not opted out, the Cubs would have had him at $22.5 million for the next two years with an $11 million option for 2009. As a free agent, the 28-year-old could receive at least $60 million over five years. He'll keep negotiating with the Cubs, but it doesn't look like the two sides are at all close to a deal. The Angels, Dodgers, Phillies, Red Sox, Giants and Padres are among the other teams that could talk to him.

Oden · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject:

I had Ramirez pegged earlier in the season. Is he worth more than Glaus when the D-backs signed him? Because he'll get more. I don't think he's in the D-backs' price range. Of course, they'd have to trade Tracy too and I don't think that's on the radar anymore.
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levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1763

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1763

add miggy batista to the free agent list

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=freeagents&prov=st&type=lgns
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Oden · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject:

"Ramirez should be a DH"

So should Glaus. So should a lot of guys. That's no critique. They can't all DH. Sometimes you just have to settle for less than stellar D when a guy's bat can carry your team (when the game is not on the line).
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moviegeekjn · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject:

From StL Post Dispatch

shoewizard · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject:

Suppan in the AL East? That would be a bad career choice for him.

moviegeekjn · Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject:

TAP · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:02 am Post subject:

moviegeekjn · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject:

Now on Cardinals website Jim Edmonds signs two-year extension. That's probably as long as he can continue playing, so this likely means that Edmonds will retire with the Cardinals at the end of this contract.

TAP · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject:

Baseball's free-agent shopping guide

A fun read. Jeff Gordon at FoxSports has thrown in some organizing humor as he discusses and categorizes this year's available FA's within the following:
- THE NEIMAN MARCUS CATALOG (including Jason Schmidt)
- MARKED-UP MERCHANDISE
- THE ANTIQUE COLLECTION (including Luis Gonzalez)
- RELIABLE PRE-OWNED VEHICLES (including El Duque, Miguel Batista, and Greg Counsell)
- HAIL-DAMAGED DISCOUNTS (including Mark Mulder and Kerry Wood)
- SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED (including Randy Wolf and Shea Hillenbrand)
- THE USED CAR LOT (including Royce Clayton)
- THE BARGAIN BIN
- THE RETURN BASKET (including the ultimate disaster: Russ Ortiz)

David B · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject:

Let the floodgates open...

Jamie Walker-R- Tigers Nov. 15 - 5:53 pm et

The Orioles are close to signing Jamie Walker to a three-year contract worth at least $10 million.

Walker is 35 and he's never made more than $1.25 million in a season, so it's hard to blame him for cashing in, though he is picking a team with little chance of going to the playoffs over the duration of his contract. It's another misguided move for the Orioles, but it's not like it's going to take away from what they can offer other players. It's not the lack of funds that keeps them from getting big names; it's that most star-quality players can find teams more likely to contend.
Source: FOXSports.com

shoewizard · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject:

foulpole · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1357

Dayn Perry's spin on "Best, worst free agents"

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6185144

David B · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject:

A couple of former Dbacks resurface:

David Dellucci-OF- Phillies Nov. 27 - 7:37 pm et

According to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, the Indians and David Dellucci have agreed to a three-year, $11.5 million contract.

A year longer than we would have preferred, but the money is definitely right. Dellucci has finished with OPSs of 879 and 899 the last two years, qualifying him as one of the better hitters on market. He does belong in a platoon role, but that's fine, as the Indians have Jason Michaels to split time with him. Also, he is likely to miss time due to injuries while being asked to play left field rather than DH. The signing would seem to block Trevor Crowe, but Dellucci's contract should be moveable when Crowe is ready to take over in left. The Indians will now have to decide whether to go with Ryan Garko at first, Shin-Soo Choo in right or some combination of the two, with Casey Blake moving back and forth between the positions. It'd make sense to stick with Garko at first base and use Choo as a fourth outfielder initially.
Source: FOXSports.com

Chad Moeller-C- Reds Nov. 27 - 5:56 pm et

Reds signed catcher Chad Moeller, who had been with the Brewers, to a one-year contract.

It really is a major league deal, which is just disgusting. Moeller had a 568 OPS in 317 at-bats in 2004, a 624 OPS in 199 at-bats in 1995 and a 506 OPS in 98 at-bats before the Brewers finally got fed up with him last season. By comparison, Jason LaRue finished at 663 in his disastrous 2006 season. Moeller is just an average defender, so there shouldn't be room for him on a major league roster. There are better catchers littering Triple-A rosters.

foulpole · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1357

An

article discussing the cost of FA pitching...

""Right now," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, "we just don't like the prices."

Which is why this week the Yankees took a Brinksful of cash and landed the negotiating rights to Japanese left-hander Kei Igawa for $26 million."

"...a $40 million deal for Ted Lilly or Gil Meche or Jeff Suppan or Vicente Padilla – all No. 3 starters at best –... $40 million for four years for a middle-of-the-rotation starter is a hard-to-digest reality."

""We have five starters and feel fortunate to have five starters," said Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro, who regularly gets inquiries about Jake Westbrook and Cliff Lee. "We're not looking to deal, and I don't view it as an area of depth. Because saying you have starting pitching depth is a dangerous term. You're always a moment away from going from a strength to a weakness.""