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Livan Hernandez Hopes To Pitch With El Duque

Livan Hernandez, half-brother of Orlando, were all set to pitch together as Expos in 2003 until El Duque succumbed to a shoulder injury. Livan, a free-agent-to-be, mentioned recently that he still aims to pitch with his half-brother. El Duque is signed through 2008 as a Met; could they make room for Livan in next year's rotation? Duque, Oliver Perez, and John Maine are locked in. Tom Glavine's status is in question; Livan could conceivably fill Glavine's rotation spot. If Glavine reaches 200 innings this year, he'll have a $13MM player option for '08. It might be hard to turn that..   Continue Reading

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What's In Store For Oakland?

Susan Slusser's recent article for the San Francisco Chronicle had some interesting rumor tidbits. The Dodgers see the Esteban Loaiza handover as something of a small gift from the A's. The team's talked about sending someone to Oakland - Brett Tomko was mentioned - but ultimately Oakland moved Loaiza only for salary relief. However, the goodwill between Ned Colletti and Billy Beane from the deal could result in positive offseason discussions about Joe Blanton. The Dodgers could sweeten a Blanton package beyond what's necessary, in rememberance of the Loaiza gift. The Tigers haven't asked about Mike Piazza, and the Twins..   Continue Reading

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Cubs Acquire Steve Trachsel

The prodigal son returns - Chicago radio stations are reporting that the Cubs have acquired starter Steve Trachsel for third baseman Scott Moore and reliever Rocky Cherry. Apparently the two minor leaguers were able to slip through waivers, or perhaps Baltimore won claims on them. The obvious question - where does Trax fit into the Cubs' rotation? It's hard to picture him outpitching Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, Rich Hill, Jason Marquis, or Sean Marshall. Zambrano, Lilly, and Marquis are locks given their contracts, and Hill has the best ERA on the staff. Marshall doesn't seem to be ailing; his last..   Continue Reading

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White Sox Targeting Eckstein

According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, shortstop David Eckstein is the #1 target of the White Sox this offseason. An Eckstein signing would then result in the team paying $300K to buy out Juan Uribe's $5MM option for '08. Eckstein signed a three-year, $10.25MM deal with the Cardinals after being non-tendered by the Angels in December of 2004. He'll be 33 heading into the '08 season, and injuries have been increasing over the years. Another three-year pact for $15-18MM would be fairly risky for the White Sox. Especially for a player whose value is tied so closely to..   Continue Reading

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2008 Non-tender Candidates

On Wednesday, the non-tender deadline will occur. Basically, that's when teams decide whether to offer a contract to the unsigned players on their 40-man roster. Players not tendered a contract become free agents. Past non-tenders include David Ortiz, Rick Ankiel, Joel Pineiro, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Spilborghs, and David Eckstein. Usually at least a few useful guys are unearthed. Here's my initial crack at a list of non-tender candidates. Ben Broussard Emil Brown Brian Bruney Kiko Calero Neal Cotts Joe Crede Brendan Donnelly Morgan Ensberg Johnny Estrada Mark Hendrickson Reed Johnson Jason Lane Felipe Lopez Kevin Mench Miguel Olivo Scott Podsednik..   Continue Reading

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Dodgers Receive Loaiza On Waiver Claim

Given the $8MM+ owed to 35 year-old starter Esteban Loaiza, Billy Beane chose to hand him over to the Dodgers solely for salary relief. The Dodgers basically inherit Loaiza on a one-year, $7MM deal for 2008, which is less than he'd cost on the open market. If healthy he's a more than credible fourth starter. He had great success for the Nationals in the NL back in '05. Loaiza slots into the fourth slot for the rest of the season, behind Chad Billingsley but ahead of David Wells. Ned Colletti did a fine job adding two respectable starters for nothing...   Continue Reading

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Mariners Close To Extension With Guillen

According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Mariners are close to completing a three-year contract extension with right fielder Jose Guillen. The deal would replace Guillen's '08 option, running from 2008-10. Guillen's bounced back from Tommy John surgery to hit .293/.360/.467 with 19 HR and 83 RBIs so far this year. Geoff Baker said recently that the Eric Byrnes contract might serve as a model, so Guillen might be in line for about $30MM. As I mentioned in this post, Wladimir Balentien seems to be the odd man out in Seattle's outfield. And in order to give Adam Jones a regular..   Continue Reading

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Renck's Latest Rockie Rumors

Rockies beat reporter Troy E. Renck had the scoop on all kinds of Rockie rumors yesterday; I'm just now getting to it. Let's look at some highlights from his column. Renck suggests the Rox take a look at Bob Wickman. Meanwhile, the Phillies actually inquired but aren't expected to work out a deal. The Indians will take a pass. Renck mentions that the Rockies have "long coveted" catcher Paul Lo Duca. Lo Duca should be there for the signing this winter. The Rockies will have around $45MM tied up in Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, Garrett Atkins, Brad Hawpe, Brian Fuentes,..   Continue Reading

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Dodgers Interested In Loaiza

According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Dodgers have "genuine interest" in Oakland starter Esteban Loaiza. The 35 year-old righty has been excellent in two starts against the Blue Jays since coming off the DL. Loaiza was coming off a fine 34-start 2005 season for the Nationals when the A's signed him to a three year, $21MM pact. I wasn't high on the deal at the time, though it's more palatable given some of the starting pitching deals that followed. Loaiza pitched for Mexico in the WBC in March of '06. He reached April with a marked..   Continue Reading

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