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Stark's Latest: Sabathia, Bedard, Phillies, Freel

It's Thursday, and you know what that means.  Time for another installment of Jayson Stark's Rumblings and Grumblings at ESPN.com.

• Stark runs through a laundry list of candidates for the Mariners' and Mets' manager and GM vacancies.
• The Indians will not be giving a negotiation window for a team hoping to sign C.C. Sabathia while acquiring him.
• Erik Bedard is "now officially on the market."  Bedard's value has diminished since the Mariners acquired him, however.
• The Phillies have already inquired on Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Bronson Arroyo, and Jarrod Washburn.  Stark sees Bedard joining that group, but believes it'd require Carlos Carrasco and Antonio Bastardo.
• Ryan Freel is drawing strong interest; Stark names the Phillies, Braves, Mets, and Marlins as suitors.
• Ken Griffey Jr. apparently still wants to finish his career in Seattle.
• Stark agrees with Ken Rosenthal - Mark Teixeira is not available.  Nor is Ben Sheets, by the way.
• The Marlins are looking for center field, catcher, and bullpen help.  Stark believes they'd be willing to give up a near-arb Josh Willingham type for players with less service time.
• The Yankees seem open to bringing back Jason Giambi next year, after they buy out his option.  Giambi is currently third in the AL in OPS at .979.

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