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Odds and Ends: Peavy, Ellsbury, Montero, Fukumori

By Tim Dierkes [December 4, 2007 at 10:32pm CST]

More random rumors to devour...

The Braves are looking at adding Damian Miller as their backup catcher. The Nats are known to have interest and more playing time for Miller. The Padres are considering him as well; Miller will definitely play in '08.

Jake Peavy will get a three-year, $52MM extension with a $22MM option for 2013. Who knows how the Padres will feel about that option when they get there. Peavy will earn $15MM in 2010, $16MM in '11, and $17MM in '12. The '13 option has a $4MM buyout attached.

Jacoby Ellsbury signed on with the Scott Boras Corporation. I made an error earlier saying Jon Lester had as well.

Pirates inked utility man Chris Gomez for a million bucks.

The Nationals have their eye on Arizona's Miguel Montero. They're also one of the ten teams in on Kazuo Fukumori. Barry Svrluga tosses a new Japanese reliever into the mix: Katsuhiko Maekawa. Don't know a thing about him yet.

Larry LaRue tries to explain why the Mariners didn't offer arbitration to Jose Guillen.

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perfect, thats all we need in the santana mix, scott boras...

Posted by: 04Forever | December 04, 2007 at 06:01 PM

I like the idea of adding Miller as the backup backstop...as long as he doesn't cost too much. His veteran leadership could help some of the younger pitchers.

Posted by: Thundersticks | December 04, 2007 at 06:03 PM

If Guillen would have accepted arbitration couldn't the Mariners have traded him? Wouldn't take much to replace a supplemental picks value.

Posted by: bjsguess | December 04, 2007 at 06:06 PM

If that news about Lester and Ellbury is true, it sure seems that they do not want to go to Minnesota and are creating a poison pill. Maybe the Yankees will be back in the mix.

Posted by: New York Twin | December 04, 2007 at 06:14 PM

"it sure seems that they do not want to go to Minnesota and are creating a poison pill."

Yeah baseball executives are such pussies they are terrified that 3-4 years from now they might have to talk contract with Boras.

Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | December 04, 2007 at 10:46 PM

Larue puts up a weak argument. Very weak. Basically first insinuating that Guillen would take a 1/11m deal over a 3/36m deal. Yah... not happening. Then he goes onto say that if he did accept arby, the Mariners would be forced to bench him since Ibanez/Ichiro/Jones are the OFers. What a bunch of crap.
Heres an idea... If Guillen accepted you could move Ibanez to DH where he belongs.
Larue is trying to rationalize the irrational.

Posted by: thr33niL | December 04, 2007 at 10:50 PM

Actually USS Mariner pointed out that MLB has a rule that you owe 1/6 of the salary if you cut a player after they win an arbitration case and before March 15th. They basically blew a supplemental first rounder over a 10% chance that Guillen would cost them 2 million bucks. Bavasi is a terrible general manager.

Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | December 04, 2007 at 10:57 PM

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