Today's Non-tenders: Towers, Prior, Everett, Durbin

You can add Nook Logan and Michael O'Connor, per rotoworld.

Well, apparently I was right, Adam Everett will more likely than not be non-tendered:

"Wade informed former starting shortstop Adam Everett that, barring some unforeseen move, he will not be tendered a contract. Therefore, Everett will become a free agent."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5372325.html

This SUCKS. We had the next Ozzie Smith (minus the stolen bases) and just let him go. Yeah, his offense isn't helping out any, but his defense makes up for that...

lol, where are all the Angels fans saying D-Mac was the third basemen of now and the future?

Good riddance Andy, as for Heath, I hope you get a real shot somewhere else.

And it pisses me off that an elite defender like Everett simply gets nontendered. The 'Stros should have traded Wiggington if they planned on trading for Tejada and put him at third. Then again, the 'Stros do a lot of things wrong.

I wonder what will come of Teixeira in Atlanta. Obviously they were going to hold onto him right now, but I don't know if Atl. can manage to keep him in the future. Where's Ted Turner and his check book when we need him most?!

thats if the twins dont get a hold of mcpherson first, he would fit with twins well

If the Cubs go with Theriot at SS next season, I'd just assume they sign Everett and have him start everyday. That pretty much goes for any team going into 2008 with a no-hit SS. Adam Everett is, flat out, the best defensive player in baseball at any position.

with McPherson's history of back spasms, he'd likely be a better 1B candidate i'd think.

i cou ld see the twins makign arun at everett as well

Padres non-tenders:

Ensberg, Cassel, and Lane.

I guess I have roughly three hours to get rid of my Cubs Authentic Alternate Blue Mark Prior jersey... any takers? Anyway, he's worth a shot at $3.5 million.

the rangers will be in on prior as well

What about McPherson to the Marlins? They need a 3B since Miguel is gone and he still has great potential. He goes into a no pressure situation and can just go out and play ball and maybe live up to his potential.

anyone think Prior is worth $3.5 million as a potential setup man for the Yanks. Nah, I've lost my mind.

Anybody catch Bochy's dream lineup with Winn, Molina, and Rowand batting 3,4,5. Yikes.

I'm betting Rowand's going to drop well off without the protection in the lineup he's had in Chicago and Philly.

Interesting comment by Beane about liking to do big deals around the bowl games and NFL playoffs so everyone "forgets".

All that was on cbssportsline by the way.

I am having a hard time figuring out all the excitement over the Fukudome signing while bashing the Astros over the Matsui signing. Regardless of how experts project Fukudome, most of his Japanese stats pale in comparison to Matsui's. At least Matsui is a proven .270 hitter with speed and some power who can switch hit. He plays 2nd base; he doesn't have to be a bomber, just a consistent contributor to the lineup. I will predict that he out performs the Cubs' newly acquired and very expensive right fielder.

"A proven .270 hitter" rofl

Matsui is garbage.

LOL bluemustangpride, that's cute.

On the face of things, you are correct. Kazuo Matsui outstole and hit just as many if not more HRs than Fukudome. Their averages are even comparable. Luckily for Cub fans, this isn't Fantasy Baseball. The key difference between Fukudome and Matsui is patience. Fukudome's OBP was almost .070 points higher than Matsui's in their last three years before coming to the MLB. Fukudome's BB/K ratio was about 3/4 while Matsui's was 1/2 or worse.

This is the exact reason why Craig Brazell is going over to Japan next year instead of trying to cut it with a major league team. He isn't a patient hitter, but you can get away with that in Japan because the parks are smaller and the pitchers aren't as good. You can hack away in Japan and survive. Try and be a hacker in the MLB and you end up, well, like Kazuo Matsui.

We didn't pay $50,000,000 for a corner outfielder. We paid for a middle infielder, who is expected to steal bases, bunt, and go from 1st to 3rd on a base hit, then make the routine plays. I am a huge Biggio fan, but based on his stats the past four years and his defense, Matsui is a statistical upgrade. Competitive spirit and clubhouse leadership will not measure up to Biggio, but statistically, he will be an improvement.

Yes, I already did and I explained to you what the stats really mean.

Also, there's this wonderful little thing that helps teams win games called defense. Matsui can't play it, Fukudome can. It's only 50% of the game.

Non-tendering Prior really saddens me. It is a tragedy, considering how high expectations were for him.

The only thing I can guess is his name is in the Mitchell report.

What about the Phils going after McPherson or Prior. They need a 3rd and pitcher and despite what some commenters on this site think, they arent cheap

Prior to the Yanks as Mr. 8th inning!!!

Would Kevin Mench be a better bat for LF than Reed Johnson? I don't trust Reed. He's just not that good a bat.

Blue, the problem there is that he has not been any better (and you could argue worse) than the guy he replaced (Burke) and he will cost 10 times as much this year.

That being said, he is a great baserunner - if he can just get on base 35% of the time this year he should thrive in front of Berkman/Lee/Tejada/Pence

I think its a given that Prior will be a Padre.

Ensberg could be a nice addition for the Brewers, finally pushing Braun to LF. He should be fairly cheap, and any sort of bounce back in terms of OBP and some solid defense at 3B would be exactly what Doug Melvin is looking for.

The Mets seem a good fit for Prior....I mean so did this Cubs but now that it's not happening it makes sense for a team as desperate as the Mets for pitching would take a small risk, high reward potential in Prior, hoping to catch lightning in a bottle.

You can have him. anybody that would deliberately sabotage the team that pays them by being a dick can take a F'n hike. So long Prior, don't let the needle hit you on the ass as you leave.

He'll need Petco park to save all his 85mph fastballs from winding up in Japan.

lol@bluemustang

Kaz isn't a statistical upgrade over anybody, as I believe someone already pointed out he was one of the worst hitters in the bigs on the road. Though Minute Maid is also hitter friendly, it doesn't come close to Coors, especially for a guy like Matsui with little power. The huge gaps at Coors really help him, and lest we forget despite that he still only hit .288 with 4 homers.
He's yet to stay healthy in the majors and produce anywhere other than Coors, and you think this is in anyway a good signing?

Wouldn't it just be amazing if the Whtie Sox took a chance on him and he returned to form? The way this offseason has gone for KW, taking a chance on Prior has to at least be pondered in the back of the mind of Kenny? I mean how much worse can this offseason get for my White Sox? It would be a great way to give the fans something to look forward to seeing next year, and the buzz it would create around town? It would be an interesting, inexpensive attempt to get some excitement back to the Cell.

HOORAY! Josh Towers is gone!.... FOR GOOD!

What would be more amazing is if he joined the White Sox and never pitched again.

Anyone with extra 40man space could take a chance with Prior really, particularly those in some neeed of pitching and have a decent pitchers park.

Yankee non-tender list: TJ Beams , Matt DeSalvo , Darrell Rasner, weak... only Rasner look like he has anything to offer.

McPherson, Mench, Towers...

Get to work Gillick!

Bluemustangpride did you do any statistical research to support what you have said? No, but guess who did? Me. You are a moron for calling me the know that doesn't know anything because I have zero doubt that I know well more than you. You are a moron, lol I love your 120 game season comment...Ramirez hasn't played less than 120 games since 2000, and he has averaged 145 games per season over that time span...even more amusing Matsui has never played more than 114 games in a season and has averaged 94 games a year over his whole career. You make yourself look really dumb, Matsui is a very poor player. Your very wrong about the stats, the average batting average of qualifying starting 2nd basemen in MLB last year was .285, 15 points higher than your studly proven ".270" hitter. The National League average is .278, STILL 8 points higher than what you claim is such a solid .270 average. Shut up before you make yourself look dumber than you already have. Your a joke.

lol, CF handed him his ass pretty much.