February 2007

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A Little Help: Dodgers

In my recent survey, one significant finding was that if I carefully select some additional contributors to MLBTradeRumors.com, most of you would like it (88.7%). Over 800 people responded to that question. More rumors, news, and analysis = good. So, today I will start that process by asking for one person to serve as my Dodgers correspondent. I feel that an area that might be underrepresented on this site is the west coast. What am I looking for? A person with solid writing skills whose style fits with MLBTradeRumors. Basically, I'll know it when I see it. I'm looking for..   Continue Reading

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2007 Washington Nationals

Ah, I bet you thought I wouldn't come through with this one today, eh? Time to take a look at those lovable Washington Nationals. Jim Bowden's contract obligations: C - Brian Schneider - $3.5MM C - Jesus Flores - $0.38MM C/1B - Robert Fick - $0.38MM 1B - Larry Broadway - $0.38MM 2B - Felipe Lopez - $3.9MM SS - Cristian Guzman - $4.2MM 3B - Ryan Zimmerman - $0.38MM IF - Ron Belliard - $0.75MM IF - Travis Lee - $0.38MM LF - Ryan Church - $0.38MM CF - Nook Logan - $0.38MM RF - Austin Kearns - $3.5MM..   Continue Reading

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Matthews Jr. Acquired HGH

According to SI.com, Angels center fielder Gary Matthews Jr. was allegedly sent HGH in August of 2004. A number of other high-profile athletes were linked to Tuesday's steroid raid. Interestingly, Matthews's big league success actually began in 2004, and his isolated power has remained steady since that season. It seems possible that he started taking performance-enhancing drugs at the beginning of the '04 season, but who knows. Will the Angels be able to use this as a way out of his lousy five-year, $50MM contract? Highly unlikely, in my opinion. HGH wasn't on the banned substance list until 2005, and..   Continue Reading

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Cuban To Bid For Cubs?

UPDATE: Cuban shoots down the rumor. Today has been a big day for shot-down rumors. Well here's a rumor that's about to come true: I'm planning on making tacos for dinner. Radar Online is reporting that Mark Cuban is set to offer the Tribune Company $625MM for the Cubs. That's about 40% more than the recent Forbes estimate of the team's worth. The Tribune refused to comment. If Cuban were to successfully purchase the club, he'd be saddled with some painful backloaded contracts. Take the '09 Cubs - they have four players under contract for $12-16MM (Lee, Ramirez, Soriano, Lilly)...   Continue Reading

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Cards Hope To Woo Clemens

UPDATE: Hendricks squashed the rumor. The big story this morning: Walt Jocketty and co. met at length with Roger Clemens's agent Randy Hendricks yesterday. Other clients' of Hendricks were the main topic, but Roger's name came up. Unlike this winter's Barry Bonds rumor, Jocketty isn't denying interest. The Cardinals have some extra money after missing out on various pitching targets this winter. Clemens is quite a longshot, but it's certainly fun to speculate. This is the single move with the largest possible impact for St. Louis. Adding 100 innings of the Rocket would probably improve the Cardinals by 3-4 wins,..   Continue Reading

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MLBTradeRumors Survey

I present to you...the first ever MLBTradeRumors.com reader survey. If you would do me a favor by answering these twelve questions, it would be much appreciated. Thanks   Continue Reading

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Ms Could Trade Reed, Broussard

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's John Hickey reports that fringe players Jeremy Reed and Ben Broussard stand a decent chance of being dealt this spring. With Ichiro in center and Vidro at DH, one or both may be expendable. Reed remains a valuable commodity, a perfect guy for a team like the Marlins to acquire at fifty cents on the dollar. He enters his age 26 season having survived a trade from the White Sox, a partially torn wrist ligament, Red Sox trade rumors, a serious wrist sprain, and a broken thumb. The Fielding Bible called him "an up-and-coming elite center fielder"..   Continue Reading

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New-Age Stats

Murray Chass has had enough. Enough of Roger, Bernie, and A-Rod. Me too, despite the generation gap between Chass and I. Still, I know that 70 year-old guys and 25 year-old guys are going to have different takes on the game of baseball. This is only logical. But to create this divide between those who like stats and those who don't is silly. If I brought up VORP to my grandpa or the guys at work the baseball conversations would die pretty quickly. There are many different ways to appreciate the game. Chass, however, comes out firing against "new-age" statistics...   Continue Reading

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2007 Oakland Athletics

Next up in our refreshed team outlooks, the A's. Billy Beane's contract obligations: C - Jason Kendall - $8MM C - Adam Melhuse - $0.815MM 1B - Dan Johnson - $0.38MM 2B - Mark Ellis - $3.5MM SS - Bobby Crosby - $2.5MM 3B - Eric Chavez - $9.5MM IF - Marco Scutaro - $1.55MM IF - Antonio Perez - $0.5MM LF - Nick Swisher - $0.38MM CF - Mark Kotsay - $7.5MM RF - Milton Bradley - $4MM OF - Bobby Kielty - $2.1MM OF - Shannon Stewart - $1MM + incentives DH - Mike Piazza - $8.5MM SP..   Continue Reading

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2007 Chicago Cubs

A reader suggested that during this slow rumor period, with 30+ days until the season starts, I do Team Outlooks once again. Sounds like a good idea to me; a lot has changed with most teams. Let's kick it off with the Cubs. Jim Hendry's contract obligations: C - Michael Barrett - $4.5MM + $0.133 of signing bonus = 4.63MM C - Henry Blanco - $1.8MM 1B - Derrek Lee - $13MM 2B - Mark DeRosa - $4.33MM SS - Cesar Izturis - $4.15MM 3B - Aramis Ramirez - $8MM + $1MM of signing bonus = $9MM IF - Daryle..   Continue Reading

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