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P Gil Meche spent the night at a Maple Leafs game accompanied by Blue Jays GM J.P. Riccardi.
The Red Sox and OF J.D. Drew are expected to sign a 4-year deal worth $15-16 million a season with a vesting option for a fifth year.
Sources told the Chicago Sun Times that the Cubs did not offer P Jason Schmidt a 3-year contract worth $44 million. It is still believed the club has interest in Schmidt though.
Now a bunch of nuggets from Mr. Baseball, Ken Rosenthal:
The Orioles are ridiculiously dumb for spending so much money on Ps Jamie Walker, Chad Bradford, Scott Willamson and Danys Baez.
OF Manny Ramirez would be a great fit for the Dodgers because he has experience with manager Grady Little.
The Red Sox plan on making a run at Devil Rays OF Rocco Baldelli.
The Braves are unlikely to sign P Tom Glavine if they cannot trade P Tim Hudson.
C Rod Barajas did not sign with the Blue Jays because his wife didn’t want to move to Canada.
The Cubs, Mets, Royals and several NL West clubs have shown interest in P Miguel Batista.
The Diamondbacks, Padres, Giants, Rangers and Indians are showing interest in P Mark Mulder, who isn’t expected to return before the all-star break.
Sphere: Related ContentTony Massaroti in The Boston Herald reports that the gap between what the Red Sox are offering for Daisuke Matsuzaka and what Scott Boras wants is still quite large.
Sox’ initial proposal was roughly half of what the pitcher’s agent,
Scott Boras, proposed. The most likely scenario is that the Sox
proposed somewhere in the neighborhood of $7-8 million annually and
Boras came in at roughly $15 million.
The
length of the contract also could be an issue, particularly if Boras,
as has been suggested, is lobbying for Matsuzaka to become a free agent
after three years. Under the terms of the agreement between MLB and
Japanese baseball officials, the Sox would own Matsuzaka’s rights for
six years.
–The Giants are trying hard to sign free agent David Weathers to be their setup man.
–Rich Aurilia and the Giants are about to finalize a two- or three-year contract worth about $3 million per season.
–Dave Roberts has reportedly picked the Giants over the Brewers and is set to agree to terms on a three-year deal.
–The Giants are engaged in serious talks with free agent Mark Loretta.
–The Cubs are reportedly shopping Jacque Jones, who is owed who is owed $11.67 million over the next two years.
–The Red Sox are quietly but aggressively trying to close a deal for outfielder J.D. Drew
–Free agent Rod Barajas is expected to sign a two-year deal worth around $3 million a year, to take over as the Jays' primary catcher.
Sphere: Related ContentThe voting for AL MVP could be deadlocked on top between Derek Jeter and Justin Morneau.
The Red Sox are showing interest in Rangers SS Michael Young. They are also offering the Nationals OF Wily Mo Pena in exchange for P Chad Cordero.
The Astros, Rangers, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Cubs and Mets are all in the hunt for P Vicente Padilla.
The Cubs are pursuing SS-2B Julio Lugo, but they want him to move to centerfield.
Sphere: Related ContentThe Yankees are showing interest in 1B-3B Shea Hillenbrand.
Yankees P Scott Proctor might be moved to the rotation for 2007.
The A’s have promoted bench coach Bob Geren to be the clubs next manager.
The Red Sox are showing interest in former Expos and Brewers P Tomo Ohka, who was a former prospect in the Red Sox organization.
SS Alex Gonzalez has been offered a 3-year, $15 million contract from either the White Sox or Reds.
A’s owner Lewis Wolff said the club will consider bringing in OF Barry Bonds to replace the all-but departed DH Frank Thomas.
The Orioles could persue either Mariners 1B Richie Sexson or Reds OF Adam Dunn this winter.
The Cubs are open to trading C Michael Barrett for some pitching help.
The Astros and Rockies have discussed a trade that would bring P Jason Jennings to Houston while sending either OF/2B Chris Burke or P Brad Lidge to Colorado.
The Mets are showing interest in P Adam Eaton, but his agent says he believes the Mets have Eaton as a “backup choice”.
SNY had former Met Lee Mazelli in their headquarters for an interview yesterday. It is believed he would work during Mets broadcasts.
The Red Sox could try to convince P Roger Clemens to return to Boston to be the teams closer.
Sphere: Related ContentKen Rosenthal of Fox Sports has a crapload of nuggets this morning:
The Mets are still interested in White Sox P Javier Vazquez, but he views the Rangers as the most likely trade partner. Rosenthal suggests the Sox trade Vazquez and OF Brian Anderson to Texas for some of Texas’ pitching prospects, namely Thomas Diamond and John Danks.
The Dodgers are close to signing 1B Nomar Garciaparra to a 2-year deal.
With the departure of DH Frank Thomas to the Blue Jays, expect the A’s to inquire about C Mike Piazza, OF Cliff Floyd, OF Aubrey Huff, OF Frank Catalanotto and 1B Shea Hillenbrand. The alternative route would be to acquire a bat by trading P Esteban Loaiza.
The Giants, Rangers, Orioles and Astros are the four teams most interested in OF Carlos Lee. Lee is a fallback option for the Giants if they fail to re-sign OF Barry Bonds.
If the Devil Rays move either OF Carl Crawford or OF Rocco Baldelli, they will be moved for a young pitcher with ace-like potential. Possible targets include Angels P Ervin Santana, Dodgers P Chad Billingsley and one of the Marlins young pitchers.
Astros.com reports Astros GM Tim Purpura denies having discussions with the Red Sox about P Brad Lidge.
Newsday reports Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez has no plans to waive his no-trade clause.
The Boston Herald is reporting that the Red Sox and Scott Boras plan to keep the Daisuke Matsuzaka contract negotiations “as quiet as possible”.
The Philadelphis Inquirer is reporting that free agent OF-2B Alfonso Soriano has said he prefers to stay on the east coast.
The Denver Post reports that the Cubs, Rangers and Astros are all showing interest in P Jason Jennings.
Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports that the Rockies have told the Yankees they will take on half of the $23 million still owed to P Carl Pavano.
Sphere: Related ContentIts Outta Here is reporting via Buster Olney that the Red Sox could be the high bidder for Daisuke Matsuzaka, but only to use the leverage to sell the rights to sign him to another team. The Sox have no interest in selling his rights to the Yankees but would rather trade his rights to someone like the Mets for a package of Aaron Heilman and Lastings Milledge.
Read more about this on Its Outta Here and on Buster Olney’s ESPN blog
This all seems like pure speculation since theres no official word that the Red Sox have even won the bidding, although that seems to be the buzz around baseball right now. It almost seems unethical that the Sox could make a ridiculously large bid they had no intentions of making good on just to sell his rights to another team. How is this even possible?
Sphere: Related ContentRed Sox Taking Backseat To Mets As Yanks Rival
Posted by Anthony De RosaSeptember 18, 2006 at 3:44 pm
18 Sep
With the Red Sox fading into the Yankees rear view mirror, many fans are now turning their attention to their cousins across town. Wallace Matthews explores the possibility of a rematch of the 2000 World Series, but with the Mets bringing a much more improved arsenal of weapons in today's Newsday.
may remain the enemy, but the players know better. Now the only rivalry
left for the Yankees is strictly intracity. Boston no longer is a
threat. Flushing, however, is.
Going into today's action, the
Yankees and Mets are separated by a half-game for baseball's best
record, but you don't need the standings to confirm what your eyes can
see. These are the two best teams in the game, and barring an early
October collapse by either one, they should meet again in the World
Series.
But this time, the Mets come in with the same
credentials as the Yankees. Both teams can hit the cover off the
baseball. Both teams are unsure about the back ends of their starting
rotations and have concerns about their bullpens. Neither has won a
thing in the 21st century.
And unlike the 2000 Mets, who
magically found themselves in the World Series after someone else - the
St. Louis Cardinals - knocked off perennial nemesis Atlanta for them,
the 2006 Mets have proven their case as the class of the National
League, no matter how long it is taking them to close the deal.
There is no Benny Agbayani in their starting outfield this time around,
no Little Mikey Bordick at shortstop. This is a real team with MVP
candidates whose claims are every bit as legitimate as Jeter's.
For too long, the Mets toiled in the shadow of the Braves and the
Yankees were consumed with the specter of the Red Sox. This year, the
Mets left Atlanta behind and for the time being, the Yankees have
shaken the Red Sox off their ankles. Finally, they have only each other
to worry about.
Now that sounds like a rivalry worthy of a word like eternity.
The New York papers today jumped all over this one, so I felt it would be an interesting topic to share.
number that no one else in the American League will have,” Ortiz,
Boston's designated hitter, told The Boston Globe. “But they'll vote
for a position player, use that as an excuse.
“They're talking about Jeter a lot, right? He's done a great job,
he's having a great season, but Jeter is not a 40-homer hitter or an
RBI guy. It doesn't matter how much you've done for your ballclub; the
bottom line is, the guy who hits 40 homers and knocks in 100, that's
the guy you know helped your team win games.
“Don't get me wrong - he's a great player, having a great season,
but he's got a lot of guys in that lineup. Top to bottom, you've got a
guy who can hurt you. Come hit in this lineup, see how good you can be.”
Gotta hand it to Papi, he's not afraid to speak his mind, but I think he may have put his foot in his mouth. Jeter responded.
“I don't have to do it in his lineup,” he said.
“I'm not thinking about winning the MVP. We're talking about winning
the division. No one's focus here is on individual awards. We still got
something to play for this season.”
Ortiz is hitting .288 with 48
homers and 127 RBI. Jeter is hitting .346 with 13 homers and 91 RBI as
a No. 2 hitter. He is also having one of his best seasons at shortstop.
Jeter said it wasn't his place to debate who deserves the award.
“It's
always lovely, nice, to hear your name mentioned when people talk about
those kind of things,” he said. “But to be honest with you, I'm trying
to win a division.
“I just go out and try and play every day,
help the team win. Whether that's getting a hit, bunting a guy over,
hitting a ground ball to second, making a play, stealing a base — it
doesn't really make a difference.”
Jeter is right to stay out of the fray, it really is more about winning and making the postseason, something Ortiz may be feeling the heat from and the frustration of being edged out of an MVP once again despite putting up ridiculous offensive numbers. I'm just happy this kind of debate isn't happening over in Flushing. Howard may win MVP because of his breakthrough season, but we're happy to have a couple of MVPs of our own in Beltran and Reyes.
This is a crazy clip from last nights Red Sox / Blue Jays game. As Alex Rios attempts to grab a ball that falls out of his glove he inadvertantly swats the ball over the short fence in right field, making it a home run.
Click this link and then choose the Alex Rios video on the right side. Hat tip to Rob for the clip.
Sphere: Related ContentThis was too impressive not to post, Mets related or not.
David Ortiz's stats in 19 plate appearance in a walk off situations since the 2004 playoffs…
11-14, 7 HR, 5 Walks, 20 RBIs
…wow…
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