Posted on December 16th, 2007 by McFleece
Troy Renck of the Denver Post confirms this morning that the Atlanta Braves are still interested in Rockies left handed reliever Brian Fuentes.
The addition of Luis Vizcaino (pending physical) to the Rockies bullpen makes trading Fuentes a more likely possibility for Colorado. The 32 year old lefty would be a nice fit in Atlanta’s pen, and provide insurance […]
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Posted on December 6th, 2007 by McFleece
Looks like the Winter Meetings are quietly coming to an end. But it was a crazy 4 days. We had 4 of our highest page view counts ever in our young history as we posted about 130 articles chalk full of juicy fleece fetuses during the Meetings.
So we just wanted to take a minute and thank our readers for your viewership this past week. […]
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Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Old Navy King
SI.com’s Jon Heyman gives us the latest from the Winter Meetings:
Heyman says that the Twins are holding up all other possible trades (Haren, Blanton, Bedard), because teams are waiting to see where Johan Santana ends up first
The Mets package for Santana is led by OF prospect Carlos Gomez and RHP Mike Pelfrey, among others; […]
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Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Mr. Fleece
At Mlb.com, they have that really cool little scoreboard on their “Winter Meetings Coverage” page that keep tabs on total transactions over the four days of the winter meetings. Here is a quick breakdown:
Trades: 9
Free Agent Signings: 6
Total Players Involved: 29
Not staggering numbers, compared to the amount of rumors we’ve sifted through this week. Interesting stuff […]
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Posted on December 6th, 2007 by The Biscuit
After the GM meetings, all we heard was how active the Winter Meetings would be on the trade front from all kinds - GM’s to beat writers to ESPN talking heads. And what did we get? A stinking pile of poop….
Sure, there were rumors all week long, which always get everyone pumped up and excited. […]
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Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Old Navy King
As of late Wednesday evening, Jerry Crasnick tells us that there’s no new news to report on any deal sending Santana to the Boston Red Sox. He did however note that the GM’s of both teams, Epstein and Smith, did indeed have conversations on Wednesday. Twins officals say they are in no hurry to trade […]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by McFleece
The Tigers just won’t stop dealing. Per MLB.com, Detroit has announced they have traded first baseman Chris Shelton to the Texas Rangers for outfielder Freddy Guzman.
Shelton, of course, is famous for his mostrous start to the 2006 season when he sent shockwaves through fantasy leagues after hitting 9 homeruns in the first 13 games of […]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by McFleece
MLB.com has news that NL East foes New York and Atlanta are after separate backups.
The New York Mets are interested in acquiring utility man Alfredo Amezaga from the Florida Marlins. Amezaga, 30, hit .263 and scored 46 runs in 133 games during the 2007 season and can play pretty much every position. No word on whether Florida will […]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by McFleece
Cincinnati.com has a few minor, but informative notes on the Reds:
Beat writer Trent Rosecrans believes the Reds may have tried to trade for Dontrelle Willis before the D-Train landed in Detroit. He gathers this based on the way new manager Dusty Baker was talking to him about Willis. It’s probably good news for Reds fans that Willis wasn’t […]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by Old Navy King
According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, Omar Minaya and the Mets are trying to throw themsleves back into the mix for Twins ace Johan Santana.
Heyman suggests the Mets are still not offering SS Jose Reyes, whom the Twins have insisted upon. They could still offer any combination of Carlos Gomez, Mike Pelfrey, Phil Humber, Aaron Heilman, […]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by Old Navy King
Per Jack Magruder of the East Valley Tribune, the A’s might be asking for as many as six players from the Diamondbacks in return for Oakland ace, righty Dan Haren. SIX!! Wow. Even I am somewhat stunned, and I expect this from Billy Beane.
The package is believed to likely include top prospects: OF Carlos Gonzalez, 2B Emilio […]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by Old Navy King
These come to us late Tuesday night, on day #2 of the glorious Winter Meetings, from Jim Molony of MLB.com:
The Mets offered the O’s Aaron Heilmen, Phil Humber and Carlos Gomez for Erik Bedard, and we declined
The Brewers have totally quit their pursuit of Scott Rolen
As noted earlier here, Andruw Jones is not on the […]
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Posted on December 5th, 2007 by Old Navy King
Courtesy of Kat O’ Brien at Newsday.com, we learn that the Yankees spoke with the Oakland A’s on the availability of Dan Haren, and are not going to be pursuing a deal for him.
Hank Steinbrenner apparently called Billy Beane’s asking price for Haren “ridiculous,” and vowed: “It won’t happen, not with us.” Unfortunately, we don’t know […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Mr. Fleece
According to the Cincinnati Inquirer, the Reds could hop in on the Erik Bedard talks. Wayne Krivsky could use Homer Bailey as the primary bait, with other players like Joey Votto and Edwin Encarnacion to sweeten the deal. Yet another compelling package for O’s VP Andy MacPhail to consider, but are any of them enticing […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Mr. Fleece
It is difficult to sift through the dozens of rumors during the four days of the Winter Meetings, and try to differentiate between fact and fiction. One thing is clear, however. Omar Minaya is in deep trouble. And those are not my words.
There is growing speculation, as per Jayson Stark and his sources, that Omar Minaya’s […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
These come your way courtesy of Jerry Crasnick over at ESPN.com:
The Cards have talked to the Indians about a possible deal for Cliff Lee, with Anthony Reyes and C prospect Bryan Anderson mentioned as possible trade candidates. St. Louis is also in talks with the Brewers regarding Chris Capuano, as we’ve mentioned.
The SF Giants have […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by The Biscuit
Amy Nelson of ESPN reports that the Dodgers and Orioles could be on the verge of a deal to send Bedard packing to L.A. for Matt Kemp and Jonathan Broxton.
Kemp is supposed to be a stud OF, while Broxton could close for the Orioles.
This can’t make Omar Minaya happy.
Maybe it is just me, but this […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
According to Sean McAdam, the Twins met with the Angels brass this afternoon to discuss a possible deal for Johan Santana. Halo executives seem to be split on which big-ticket player to pursue via trade - Santana or Marlins 3B Miguel Cabrera.
The Twins are believed to be asking for pitcher Jared Weaver and blue-chip prospect Brandon Wood, […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by McFleece
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland A’s have had “constructive” trade talks about Dan Haren, according to the Boston Herald’s Michael Silverman.
As it stands, the A’s would receive 1st baseman Conor Jackson and top prospect Carlos Gonzalez, plus two other prospects. Of those two remaining pieces, one would think that the A’s would have to receive […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by McFleece
Outfielder Jose Guillen has agreed to a 3 year deal worth $33.6M with the Kansas City Royals. This rumor was relayed here yesterday. Here were my thoughts:
Throughout the offseason, I figured Jose Guillen would be one of the bargains of the winter. Even before the steroid story, Guillen represented an underratated offensive force in a […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by McFleece
The Denver Post has updates on the Brian Fuentes situation as well as a possible trade for the Rockies. Here’s a summary:
The Houston Astros have talked to the Rockies about a Brian Fuentes deal. The Rockies have been rumored to like Chris Burke (who became expendable with the Kaz Matsui fleece and has drawn interest from the […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by The Biscuit
Ken Rosenthal has a report that the Marlins and Tigers are discussing a HUGE trade, which would send Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller (and other young players).
Other tidbits from Rosenthal:
The signing of Jose Guillen might not take them out of the game for Andruw Jones. In fact, they […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
ESPN.com notes that the San Francisco Chronicle has reported that according to two officials who have knowledge of Mitchell’s performance-enhancers search in baseball, his report will be released some time in the 2 weeks leading up to Christmas. There had been some reports that it would be released before or during the Winter Meetings.
Seems kinda […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
Ken Rosenthal , gives us all some very early (almost too early) tidbits today:
Brewers and Cards met Monday to discuss a trade for Scott Rolen. The Cards are reluctant to trade Rolen within the division, however.
The A’s have said the trade price for Dan Haren will be no less than what it is for Santana. […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
According to ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark, the Red Sox and Twins could be close to a deal that would bring Twins ace Johan Santana to the defending World Series champs. Wonderful! Within this piece, we learn that Buster Olney says the Twins were reviewing Jon Lester’s medical records early this morning.
The Twins are believed to have […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
FINALLY, the Yankees have made a trade at the Winter Meetings! Oh wait, not *that* trade! The deadline for the Johan Santana offer (midnight on Monay) has come and gone. Instead, the Yankees have traded starting pitcher Tyler Clippard to the Washington Nationals for 25-year old reliever Jonathan Albaladejo, according to The Washington Post.
Clippard, only […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
Tom Krasovic is reporting that Padres GM Kevin Towers is looking to trade for a starting position before he leaves the Winter Meetings in Nashville. We reported this here at Fleece Factor 2 days ago as well. Towers has been talking to the Cubs about a trade for Prior, a “neighbor” of his in Mission […]
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Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Old Navy King
These come courtesy of Jim Moloney at MLB.com:
Detroit Tigers are looking into the possibility of signing either Octavio Dotel or LaTroy Hawkins.
The Indians and Pirates do not appear to be close on any deal involving OF Jason Bay.
Texas Rangers are interested in Jason Bay, as well as Eric Gagne, Hawkins, Kosuke Fukudome, Bartolo Colon, Freddy […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by McFleece
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Kansas City Royals are closing in on a deal with right handed hitting outfielder Jose Guillen. Terms of the deal are expected to be 3 years and between $33M and $36M total. I guess steroids do pay.
Throughout the offseason, I figured Jose Guillen would be one of the bargains of […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Mr. Fleece
Jayson Stark of ESPN is reporting that the Twins have once again insisted that Yankee prospect Ian Kennedy be the “3rd prospect” included with Phil Hughes and Melky Cabrera in a deal for Johan Santana. As they did last week, the Yankees quickly refused such an offer, as it is a blatant fleece.
The Yankees have […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by McFleece
Add the Diamondbacks to the list of possible suitors for A’s pitchers Dan Haren and Joe Blanton, according to MLB.com.
A source left unnamed by author Mychael Urban reported that the D’Backs are interested in Haren, but may not want to send some of their top young players in a deal. In that case, they may […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by The Biscuit
Amy Nelson checks in from the Winter Meetings for ESPN with a couple of tidbits.
The Red Sox are in talks with the Rockies regarding Brian Fuentes. Kind of a puzzling move for the Sox, but I guess you can never have enough guys in the bullpen. Nelson speculates that Jed Lowrie could be of interest for […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Old Navy King
ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick continues to give us lots of juicy rumors, on this first of four glorious days that are the Winter Meetings:
Both the Phillies and Rays have spoken to the agent for free agent OF Geoff Jenkins; Padres and Rangers are also believed to be interested.
Carlos Silva’s agent will be looking for a 4-5 […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Old Navy King
SI.com’s Jon Heyman gives us some good bits from the Winter Meetings today:
Santana is more likely to be traded than not. If/when Santana is traded, the teams that lose out will turn their attention to the A’s Dan Haren and the O’s Erik Bedard.
A few weeks ago, the Mets offered Carlos Gomez, Philip Humber and […]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by McFleece
The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals are discussing a deal that would send Hank Blalock to the Cardinals in exchange for Scott Rolen and oufielder/first baseman Chris Duncan, according to the Dallas Morning News. The Rangers may have to send a prospect along as well.
Talent-wise, this rumored deal is lopsided in favor of Texas, but it […]
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